11,666 ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11,287
- 2016: 11,487
- 2021: 11,666
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Loxton Waikerie · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Loxton Waikerie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Loxton Waikerie is 48 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This older profile is driven by a significant rise in the number of seniors over the last decade. The population has grown slightly to 11,666 people, adding about 379 residents since 2011.
11,666
▲ +3.4%
- 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 Loxton Waikerie — lower than 51% of areas.
| Loxton Waikerie | 11,666 |
|---|---|
| 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 3.4% since 2011 to reach 11,666 people. This makes the area larger than about half of similar regions, though the overall age of the community has climbed by 5 years since 2011.
48 yrs ▲ +11.6%
Older than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 43 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.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 26.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This group has grown by 7.9 percentage points since 2011, while the proportion of children under 15 has fallen slightly to 17.3%.
26.8% ▲ +41.6%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.3% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Loxton Waikerie splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half of the population is married, and 11.4% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.8% of the community, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
2.8% ▲ +34.9%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.4% ▲ +21.6%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Loxton Waikerie, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Loxton Waikerie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA43790/loxton-waikerie/topic/demographics-identity