Kenmare · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Kenmare

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A massive 32 percentage point gap in child population separates Kenmare from the national average. This is a very young area where half of the 36 residents are children under 15, making the typical resident just 34 years old.

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📍 Kenmare, Suburb / Locality

Where Kenmare sits — Total population

36
  • 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 Kenmare — lower than 78% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Kenmare36
6316, WA 391
Western Australia 2,660,026
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The population is small, with only 36 people living here. This makes the area smaller than about 77% of similar places.

36

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 24
  • 2021: 36

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

34 yrs

Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 46 yrs
  • 2021: 34 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Children make up 50% of the population, which is far above the state figure of 19%. This high number of young people helps explain why the typical age is lower than most areas, while seniors aged 65 and over are well below the national figure at only 8.3%.

8.3%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 8.3%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

50.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 50.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Kenmare, the largest group is Children (0–14) at 43%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (33%) and Older adults (45–64) (17%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Most of the residents are married, accounting for 74.1% of the group. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%.

Marital status

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In Kenmare, Married is the majority at 77%; Divorced is next at 23%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 3 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 3 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 5 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 4 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 3 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 4 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 4 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Kenmare [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50750/kenmare/topic/demographics-identity