5,910 ▲ +20.2%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4,916
- 2016: 5,510
- 2021: 5,910
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lower Eyre Peninsula · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Lower Eyre Peninsula
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Lower Eyre Peninsula is 44, making the area noticeably older than both the state and national figures. The population has grown by 20% since 2011, reaching 5,910 people. This growth comes alongside a shift toward an older community and a higher number of people in de facto relationships.
5,910
▲ +20.2%
- 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 Lower Eyre Peninsula — lower than 64% of areas.
| Lower Eyre Peninsula | 5,910 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 390,843 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 20% since 2011, adding about 994 people to reach a total of 5,910. The typical resident is now 44, which is 4 years older than in 2011.
44 yrs ▲ +10.0%
Older than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 20.1% of the population, which is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0%. Meanwhile, the share of people aged 65 and over rose by 5.4 percentage points since 2011 to 19.1%.
19.1% ▲ +39.5%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.1% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lower Eyre Peninsula, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 14.8% of the area, a figure well above the national average of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 3.0% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
3.0% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.8% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lower Eyre Peninsula, 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lower Eyre Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA43710/lower-eyre-peninsula/topic/demographics-identity