417 ▲ +26.4%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 330
- 2016: 288
- 2021: 417
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kersbrook · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Kersbrook
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 417 people in Kersbrook are married, reflecting a community that has grown 26% since 2011. The area has shifted dramatically toward a younger demographic, with the typical resident now just 35 years old. This makes Kersbrook noticeably younger than both South Australia and the national average.
417
▲ +26.4%
- 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 Kersbrook — lower than 72% of areas.
| Kersbrook | 417 |
|---|---|
| 5231, SA | 1,284 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has increased by about 87 people since 2011. The typical resident is now 35, which is 17 years younger than the usual resident in 2011.
35 yrs ▼ -32.7%
Younger than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52 yrs
- 2016: 42 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 22.3% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why the area is so much younger than most, while the proportion of seniors has fallen sharply to 11.8%.
11.8% ▼ -62.0%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.3% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kersbrook splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 0.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is among the lowest figures for similar areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 12.7% of the population, a figure that rose nearly 9 percentage points since 2011.
0.7% ▼ -73.6%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▲ +234.2%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kersbrook, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Kersbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422026/kersbrook/topic/demographics-identity