79,058 ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 76,781
- 2016: 71,284
- 2021: 79,058
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kiama · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Kiama
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Kiama is 43, making the area noticeably older than both the state and national figures. The population has grown to 79,058 people, with a striking increase in the number of seniors living here over the last decade.
79,058
▲ +3.0%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–5: 0 areas
- 5–8: 0 areas
- 8–13: 2 areas
- 13–19: 1 area
- 19–29: 0 areas
- 29–44: 1 area
- 44–68: 0 areas
- 68–103: 1 area
- 103–158: 0 areas
- 158–240: 1 area
- 240–366: 1 area
- 366–559: 1 area
- 559–852: 1 area
- 852–1,299: 0 areas
- 1,299–1,980: 1 area
- 1,980–3,018: 0 areas
- 3,018–4,602: 2 areas
- 4,602–7,016: 2 areas
- 7,016–10,696: 28 areas
- 10,696–16,307: 5 areas
- 16,307–24,861: 5 areas
- 24,861–37,902: 41 areas
- 37,902–57,783: 150 areas
- 57,783–88,095: 162 areas
- 88,095–134,306: 43 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Kiama — higher than 80% of areas.
| Kiama | 79,058 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2,829,637 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 3% since 2011, adding about 2,277 people. This means Kiama is now larger than about 79% of similar areas.
43 yrs ▲ +16.2%
Older than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 43 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 22.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This group has grown by 8.6 percentage points since 2011, while the proportion of children has barely changed.
22.9% ▲ +59.5%
Higher than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.8% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kiama splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.8% of the population, a little above the national average. Over half of residents are married, while those in de facto relationships rose to 12.1% since 2011.
4.8% ▲ +994.0%
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.1% ▲ +165.0%
Higher than 50% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kiama, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Kiama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10039/kiama/topic/demographics-identity