8,786 ▲ +55.7%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5,642
- 2016: 5,899
- 2021: 8,786
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kilmore · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Kilmore
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population jump of 56% since 2011 has shifted the feel of Kilmore, adding about 3,144 people to the area. This growth has brought in more families, making the community slightly younger than it was a decade ago.
8,786
▲ +55.7%
- 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 Kilmore — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Kilmore is now one of the largest areas of its kind with 8,786 residents. The typical person here is 39, which is a little older than the national figure of 38.
39 yrs ▼ -9.3%
Younger than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 47 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 under 15 make up 19.3% of the population, a little above the national figure. While seniors aged 65 and over are well above the state average at 20.5%, this group has actually fallen by 3.4 points since 2011.
20.5% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.3% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kilmore splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average. De facto relationships are more common here than in most similar areas, rising to 13.8% since 2011.
1.9% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.8% ▲ +84.9%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kilmore, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Kilmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214011/kilmore/topic/demographics-identity