7,672 ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7,313
- 2016: 7,271
- 2021: 7,672
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kaleen · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kaleen
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A well above average share of seniors live in Kaleen, where 20.2% of the population is aged 65 or over. This makes the area noticeably older than the typical ACT suburb, with 7,672 people calling the neighbourhood home.
7,672
▲ +4.9%
- 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 Kaleen — higher than 87% of areas.
| Kaleen | 7,672 |
|---|---|
| 2617, ACT | 38,073 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 454,499 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 39, which is a little older than the national figure and noticeably older than the ACT average.
39 yrs ▲ +5.4%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
While the proportion of children is about the same as the national figure at 18%, the 20.2% of residents aged 65 and over is well above the ACT average.
20.2% ▲ +101.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.0% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kaleen splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the population is married at 52.1%, though the 9.6% of people in de facto relationships is a little below the national figure. About 2.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the ACT average.
2.2% ▲ +94.1%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.6% ▲ +24.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kaleen, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Kaleen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80081/kaleen/topic/demographics-identity