38,250 ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 37,185
- 2016: 34,417
- 2021: 38,250
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kavel · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Kavel
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A little more than one fifth of the population in Kavel are children under 15, which is higher than most similar areas. The community has grown to 38,250 people, and the typical resident is now 39 years old.
38,250
▲ +2.9%
- 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 Kavel — lower than 80% of areas.
| Kavel | 38,250 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | 1,387,290 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 2.9% since 2011, adding about 1,065 people. Residents are slightly older than the national figure but a little younger than the South Australian average.
39 yrs ▲ +11.4%
Older than 50% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children make up 19.6% of the area, which is a little above the state and national figures. Meanwhile, the share of seniors aged 65 and over rose by 4.8 percentage points since 2011 to reach 17.8%.
17.8% ▲ +37.0%
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.6% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kavel splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 13.0% of the population, which is higher than most areas. Those identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander represent 1.2%, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages.
1.2% ▼ -28.3%
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.0% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kavel, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Kavel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40025/kavel/topic/demographics-identity