222 ▼ -27.2%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 305
- 2016: 274
- 2021: 222
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kialla West · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Kialla West
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer people are living in Kialla West than in previous years, with the total population shrinking by 27% since 2011 to just 222 residents. The area is now a little younger, as the typical resident is 40 years old, which is 5 years younger than it was in 2011.
222
▼ -27.2%
- 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 Kialla West — lower than 89% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population of 222 makes this one of the smallest areas of its kind. This represents a loss of about 83 people since the last census.
40 yrs ▼ -11.1%
Younger than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 20.7% of the population, which is a little above the national figure and a rise of 3.1 percentage points since 2011. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over make up 14.4%, a figure that is much lower than most areas and has barely changed over time.
14.4% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.7% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kialla West splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Children (0–14) (22%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.4% of the population, which is much lower than most areas and fell 5.4 percentage points since 2011. Most residents are married (58.4%), while those in de facto relationships fell to 10.4%.
1.4% ▼ -80.1%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.4% ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kialla West, Married is the majority at 58%; 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Kialla West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222038/kialla-west/topic/demographics-identity