86,822 ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 67,317
- 2016: 80,223
- 2021: 86,822
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ku-ring-gai · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Ku-ring-gai
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Ku-ring-gai stands out from similar areas as a larger, older community where nearly 60% of residents are married. The population has grown by 29% since 2011 to reach 86,822 people, though the typical age has actually dropped slightly to 41 years.
86,822
▲ +29.0%
- 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 Ku-ring-gai — higher than 87% of areas.
| Ku-ring-gai | 86,822 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 5,231,147 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This age is a little older than the New South Wales average, despite falling by two years since 2011.
41 yrs ▼ -4.7%
Older than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 and seniors aged 65 and over each make up 19.0% of the population, both of which are higher than most similar areas. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 25.9%.
19.0% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.0% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ku-ring-gai splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state average. Additionally, those in de facto relationships make up just 5.6%, a figure well below the national average of 11.5%.
0.3% ▼ -90.5%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.6% ▼ -35.4%
Lower than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ku-ring-gai, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Ku-ring-gai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10041/ku-ring-gai/topic/demographics-identity