554 ▼ -36.5%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 873
- 2016: 936
- 2021: 554
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kitchener · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Kitchener
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much younger population than the state average defines Kitchener (L), where the typical resident is just 35. This shift is stark, with the area becoming five years younger since 2011 while the total population shrank by 37% to 554 people.
554
▼ -36.5%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Kitchener — lower than 63% of areas.
| Kitchener | 554 |
|---|---|
| 2325, NSW | 31,073 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 35, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38. The total population of 554 is smaller than about 62% of similar areas.
35 yrs ▼ -12.5%
Younger than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 24.0% of the population, well above the 18.2% seen across Australia. This helps explain the youthful feel of the area, while those aged 65 and over are much lower than most areas at 12.3%.
12.3% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.0% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kitchener splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Children (0–14) (24%), with Older adults (45–64) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much higher here than in most areas, with 10.3% of people identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 3.4% and has risen by 9.6 percentage points since 2011.
10.3% ▲ +1397.0%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.3% ▲ +12.7%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kitchener, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (7%).
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 Kitchener [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121061/kitchener/topic/demographics-identity