4,559 ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4,504
- 2016: 4,524
- 2021: 4,559
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Northern Areas · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Northern Areas
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing number of seniors is the main story for Northern Areas, where the population has aged since 2011. The typical resident is now 49, making this area far older than most other parts of the state. This shift is most visible in the 26.3% of residents now aged 65 and over.
4,559
▲ +1.2%
- 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 Northern Areas — lower than 68% of areas.
| Northern Areas | 4,559 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 390,843 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Northern Areas grew by 1.2% since 2011 to reach 4,559 people. This is a much older community than the national average, with the typical resident being 11 years older than the typical person in Australia.
49 yrs ▲ +6.5%
Older than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
People aged 65 and over make up 26.3% of the population, a figure that is well above the national mark and rose 5.9 points since 2011. Meanwhile, children under 15 make up 17.9%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
26.3% ▲ +29.1%
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.9% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Northern Areas splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.0% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure. More than half of residents are married, while 11.1% are in a de facto relationship, which is much lower than most similar areas.
3.0% ▲ +99.0%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.1% ▲ +27.6%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Northern Areas, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Northern Areas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA45120/northern-areas/topic/demographics-identity