72 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 89
- 2021: 72
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kauring · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Kauring is now 53, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This sparsely populated place has a small community of 72 people, where a high proportion of children and seniors live side-by-side.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kauring — lower than 66% of areas.
| Kauring | 72 |
|---|---|
| 6302, WA | 3,485 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small at 72 people, which is lower than about 65% of similar areas. The typical age here is 53, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
72 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
53 yrs —
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 22.2% of the population, well above the Australian average of 18.2%. This high number of children sits alongside a senior population of 20.8%, which is also well above the state figure.
20.8% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.2% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Kauring, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Children (0–14) (23%) and Seniors (65+) (21%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national rates. Meanwhile, 16% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a figure much higher than most other areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Kauring, the largest group is Married at 39%, followed by Never married (27%) and Divorced (25%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Kauring [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50744/kauring/topic/demographics-identity