874 ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 875
- 2016: 895
- 2021: 874
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Orroroo Carrieton · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Orroroo Carrieton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Orroroo Carrieton is 52, making it one of the oldest areas of its kind. This aging trend is clear in the local population, where over a quarter of residents are seniors. The total population has remained steady at 874 people over the last decade.
874
▼ -0.1%
- 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 Orroroo Carrieton — lower than 88% of areas.
| Orroroo Carrieton | 874 |
|---|---|
| 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 52, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age has risen by 3 years since 2011.
52 yrs ▲ +6.1%
Older than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 28.5% of the population, a figure far above the Australian average of 17.2%. This group has grown by 5.6 percentage points since 2011, while children under 15 now make up 16.8% of the area.
28.5% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▲ +17.1%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Orroroo Carrieton splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Those in de facto relationships make up 7.4% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. People identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander account for 1.4% of the population, a little below the national average.
1.4% ▼ -39.7%
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.4% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Orroroo Carrieton, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 Orroroo Carrieton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA45400/orroroo-carrieton/topic/demographics-identity