9,164 ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8,136
- 2016: 8,642
- 2021: 9,164
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mid Murray · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Mid Murray
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mid Murray is 54, making the area far older than the national figure. This aging trend is clear, as the population has grown by 13% since 2011 while the proportion of seniors has climbed significantly.
9,164
▲ +12.6%
- 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 Mid Murray — lower than 55% of areas.
| Mid Murray | 9,164 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 390,843 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 54, which is far older than the Australian average of 38. This age has risen by 6 years since 2011, and the total population grew by 1,028 people during that time to reach 9,164.
54 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Older than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 51 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 30.1% of the area, a figure far above the national 17.2%. This older profile is reinforced by the fact that children under 15 are well below the national average at just 12.9%.
30.1% ▲ +45.7%
Higher than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.9% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mid Murray splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.5% of people are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Most residents are married (46.7%), while those in de facto relationships make up 12.2% of the population.
2.5% ▲ +29.2%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.2% ▲ +23.9%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mid Murray, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Mid Murray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA44210/mid-murray/topic/demographics-identity