436 ▲ +39.3%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 313
- 2016: 429
- 2021: 436
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kenthurst · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Kenthurst
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents and a high number of children define the demographic profile of Kenthurst (L). The area is noticeably older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 44. The population has grown by 39% since 2011, now totalling 436 people.
436
▲ +39.3%
- 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 Kenthurst — lower than 71% of areas.
| Kenthurst | 436 |
|---|---|
| 2156, NSW | 13,403 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 44, which is noticeably older than the New South Wales figure of 39. This age has climbed by 2 years since 2011.
44 yrs ▲ +4.8%
Younger than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 21.8% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 18.2%. This sits alongside a growing number of seniors, with those aged 65 and over rising 11 points since 2011 to reach 23.4%.
23.4% ▲ +87.2%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.8% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kenthurst splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
The proportion of people in de facto relationships is 5.3%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. There are no residents identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a fall of 4.1 points since 2011.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.3% ▼ -58.5%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kenthurst, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 25%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Kenthurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122070/kenthurst/topic/demographics-identity