8,686 ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8,116
- 2016: 8,291
- 2021: 8,686
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Naracoorte Lucindale · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Naracoorte Lucindale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 570 people moved into Naracoorte Lucindale between 2011 and 2021, bringing the total population to 8,686. The area has aged slightly over the last decade, with the typical resident now 41 years old. This makes the community noticeably older than the national typical age of 38.
8,686
▲ +7.0%
- 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 Naracoorte Lucindale — lower than 56% of areas.
| Naracoorte Lucindale | 8,686 |
|---|---|
| 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 7% since 2011. The typical resident is 41, which is about the same as the South Australian figure but three years older than the national average.
41 yrs ▲ +2.5%
Younger than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 20.5% of the population, a rise of 4.8 percentage points since 2011. This is well above the national figure of 17.2%, while children under 15 (18.7%) are a little more common here than in the rest of the state.
20.5% ▲ +30.5%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.7% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Naracoorte Lucindale splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half the population is married (54.2%), and 11.8% are in de facto relationships. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.7% of the community, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1.7% ▲ +11.2%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.8% ▲ +8.5%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Naracoorte Lucindale, Married is the majority at 54%; 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Naracoorte Lucindale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA45090/naracoorte-lucindale/topic/demographics-identity