9,137 ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,794
- 2016: 8,730
- 2021: 9,137
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kardinya · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kardinya
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population marks Kardinya, where the typical resident is 42. This is four years older than the national figure. With over 9,000 people, it is one of the largest areas of its kind in the region.
9,137
▲ +3.9%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kardinya — higher than 87% of areas.
| Kardinya | 9,137 |
|---|---|
| 6163, WA | 54,704 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 42, which is noticeably older than the state and national average of 38. The total population of 9,137 makes this one of the largest areas at this level.
42 yrs ▲ +7.7%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up only 13.9% of the area, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the population is older, with seniors aged 65 and over making up 20.4% of residents.
20.4% ▲ +49.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.9% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kardinya splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the state average. Additionally, those in de facto relationships make up 7.9%, a figure well below the Australian average of 11.5%.
0.7% ▲ +20.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.9% ▲ +15.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kardinya, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 34%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Kardinya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50725/kardinya/topic/demographics-identity