15,050 ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12,949
- 2016: 14,139
- 2021: 15,050
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Copper Coast · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Copper Coast
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define the Copper Coast, where the typical person is 54. This aging trend is reflected in the high proportion of seniors and a shrinking number of children. Despite this, the population has grown by 16% since 2011 to reach 15,050 people.
15,050
▲ +16.2%
- 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 Copper Coast — higher than 54% of areas.
| Copper Coast | 15,050 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 390,843 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in the Copper Coast is 54, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age has climbed by 7 years since 2011.
54 yrs ▲ +14.9%
Older than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 32.7% of the population, a figure far above the Australian average of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area has much fewer children under 15 than most other places.
32.7% ▲ +34.7%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.1% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Copper Coast splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (33%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.5% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the South Australian figure. Half of the population is married, while 11.6% are in de facto relationships.
3.5% ▲ +65.1%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.6% ▲ +15.2%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Copper Coast, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (27%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Copper Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA41560/copper-coast/topic/demographics-identity