37,543 ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 34,605
- 2016: 35,360
- 2021: 37,543
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Holdfast Bay · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Holdfast Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population that has grown by 8.5% since 2011 has seen Holdfast Bay become noticeably older. The typical resident is now 48, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
37,543
▲ +8.5%
- 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 Holdfast Bay — higher than 71% of areas.
| Holdfast Bay | 37,543 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | 1,387,290 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Holdfast Bay has grown to 37,543 people, a total that is larger than about 71% of similar areas. The typical resident is now 48, which is 3 years older than in 2011.
48 yrs ▲ +6.7%
Older than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This area is much older than most, with 26.9% of people aged 65 and over—a figure well above the national 17.2%. This trend is linked to a much lower share of children under 15, which at 13.1% is well below the Australian figure of 18.2%.
26.9% ▲ +24.6%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.1% ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Holdfast Bay splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.9% of the population, which is a little below the national figure. Most residents are married (47.2%), while those in de facto relationships (10.6%) are about the same as the state average.
0.9% ▲ +73.5%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.6% ▲ +19.0%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Holdfast Bay, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (33%) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Holdfast Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA42600/holdfast-bay/topic/demographics-identity