46,030 ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 42,192
- 2016: 43,911
- 2021: 46,030
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Burnside · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Burnside
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Burnside is 44, making the area noticeably older than the national figure. This community has grown by 9.1% since 2011 and is now home to 46,030 people. The population is heavily weighted towards older adults and seniors.
46,030
▲ +9.1%
- 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 Burnside — higher than 73% of areas.
| Burnside | 46,030 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | 1,387,290 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 3,838 people since 2011 to reach 46,030. This makes Burnside larger than about 76% of similar areas, with a typical resident age of 44 that has barely changed over the last decade.
44 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 23.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 16.8%, a figure that is a little below the Australian average.
23.4% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▲ +6.0%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Burnside splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is among the lowest for areas at this level. People in de facto relationships make up 7.0%, a figure that is well below both the state and national figures.
0.4% ▲ +27.2%
Lower than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.0% ▲ +14.9%
Lower than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Burnside, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 30%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Burnside
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Burnside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA40700/burnside/topic/demographics-identity