2,351 ▼ -34.7%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3,600
- 2016: 1,641
- 2021: 2,351
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kilcoy · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Kilcoy
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A little younger than the national figure, Kilcoy has a typical resident aged 37. The population has shrunk by 35% since 2011, falling to 2,351 people, while the age profile has shifted toward a larger number of seniors.
2,351
▼ -34.7%
- 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 Kilcoy — higher than 74% of areas.
| Kilcoy | 2,351 |
|---|---|
| 4515, QLD | 4,467 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Kilcoy has 2,351 residents, which is larger than about 76% of similar areas. However, the population has fallen since 2011, losing about 1,249 people.
37 yrs ▲ +8.8%
Younger than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 18.8% of the population, which is higher than most areas. Seniors aged 65 and over also represent 18.7%, a figure that rose 11 points since 2011.
18.7% ▲ +148.8%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.8% ▼ -29.8%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Kilcoy, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 33%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (20%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.1% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure. De facto relationships are much less common here than in most areas, at just 9.5%.
3.1% ▲ +22.4%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.5% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kilcoy, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (30%) 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 Kilcoy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315046/kilcoy/topic/demographics-identity