221 ▼ -51.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 451
- 2016: 219
- 2021: 221
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kayena · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kayena
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Kayena is 59 years old, making it one of the oldest areas of its kind. This small community of 221 people is far older than the state and national averages. The population is heavily weighted toward older adults and seniors.
221
▼ -51.0%
- 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 Kayena — higher than 56% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 59, which is far older than the Tasmanian figure of 42 and the national figure of 38. Kayena's total population is 221 people.
59 yrs ▲ +25.5%
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 59 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 35.3% of the area, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at just 9.5%.
35.3% ▲ +127.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.5% ▼ -42.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kayena splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (36%) and Seniors (65+) (36%), with Young adults (25–44) at 12%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state average. Most people are married (59.3%), while those in de facto relationships (10.9%) are less common than in most other areas.
1.4% ▼ -59.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.9% ▲ +47.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kayena, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Kayena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60298/kayena/topic/demographics-identity