943 ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 984
- 2016: 803
- 2021: 943
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kettering · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kettering
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Kettering is 51 years old, making this area far older than the national figure. This older demographic is reflected in the high proportion of seniors living here. The population totals 943 people.
943
▼ -4.2%
- 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 Kettering — higher than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 51, which is far older than the usual person in Tasmania or across Australia. Kettering is larger than about 74% of similar areas.
51 yrs ▲ +15.9%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 28% of the population, a figure far above the national average. In contrast, children under 15 are a little below the national figure at 15.7%.
28.0% ▲ +61.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.7% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kettering splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 19.4%. Around 4.2% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national figure.
4.2% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.4% ▲ +55.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kettering, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Kettering [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60302/kettering/topic/demographics-identity