420 ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 353
- 2016: 386
- 2021: 420
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kempton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kempton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Kempton has seen its population grow to 420 people, becoming larger than about 65% of similar areas. It is an older community where the typical resident is 43, making it noticeably older than the national figure.
420
▲ +19.0%
- 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 Kempton — higher than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Kempton is 43 years old, which is a little older than the Tasmanian average and five years older than the national figure.
43 yrs ▲ +2.4%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 21.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 represent 18.1% of the area, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
21.9% ▲ +45.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.1% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kempton splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, accounting for 19.8% of residents.
6.9% ▲ +103.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.8% ▲ +38.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kempton, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Kempton
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Kempton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60301/kempton/topic/demographics-identity