67,617 ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 62,898
- 2016: 64,805
- 2021: 67,617
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mitcham · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Mitcham
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mitcham is 42, making the area noticeably older than the national figure. The population has grown by 7.5% since 2011 to reach 67,617 people. While the number of children has remained steady, there has been a clear increase in the proportion of seniors living here.
67,617
▲ +7.5%
- 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 Mitcham — higher than 78% of areas.
| Mitcham | 67,617 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | 1,387,290 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Mitcham is larger than about 81% of similar areas, with its population growing by 4,719 people over the last decade. The usual age of a resident has risen slightly to 42 years.
42 yrs ▲ +2.4%
Older than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 now make up 20.9% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This group has grown by 3.4 percentage points since 2011, while children under 15 have remained steady at 17.2%.
20.9% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.2% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mitcham splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.6% of the population, which is among the lowest for similar areas. Most residents are married (51.9%), and those in de facto relationships (9.7%) are much lower than in most other areas.
0.6% ▲ +24.4%
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.7% ▲ +31.6%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mitcham, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Mitcham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA44340/mitcham/topic/demographics-identity