25,026 ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19,639
- 2016: 22,063
- 2021: 25,026
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Adelaide · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Adelaide
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A gap of nine years separates the typical resident in Adelaide from the South Australian average, making it one of the youngest areas in the state. The population has grown by 27% since 2011 to reach 25,026 people. This youthfulness is reflected in a high number of young adults and a very low proportion of children.
25,026
▲ +27.4%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Adelaide — higher than 63% of areas.
| Adelaide | 25,026 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | 1,387,290 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 32, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38. While the population has aged slightly since 2011, it remains among the youngest at this level.
32 yrs ▲ +6.7%
Younger than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 32 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 just 5.8% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. This contributes to a heavy lean toward young adults, who make up 36.9% of residents, while those aged 65 and over are well below the state average at 15.2%.
15.2% ▲ +36.1%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.8% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Adelaide, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 37%, followed by Youth (15–24) (24%) and Older adults (45–64) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, reaching 16.4% and sitting well above the national figure. This aligns with the area's young profile, as 59.5% of residents have never married, and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is a little below the national average at 1.4%.
1.4% ▲ +20.9%
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.4% ▲ +39.3%
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Adelaide, Never married is the majority at 60%; Married is next at 26%.
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 Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA40070/adelaide/topic/demographics-identity