9,783 ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9,245
- 2016: 9,475
- 2021: 9,783
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Renmark Paringa · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Renmark Paringa
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Renmark Paringa is 44 years old, making the area noticeably older than both the state and national figures. This shift is part of a broader trend toward an ageing population, with the total number of people growing by 5.8% since 2011 to reach 9,783.
9,783
▲ +5.8%
- 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 Renmark Paringa — lower than 54% of areas.
| Renmark Paringa | 9,783 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 390,843 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has grown by 538 people since 2011. Residents are generally older here than in most similar areas, with the typical age rising by 4 years over the last decade.
44 yrs ▲ +10.0%
Older than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 23% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This increase in older residents is mirrored by a drop in children under 15, who now make up 16.3% of the area.
23.0% ▲ +39.9%
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Renmark Paringa splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.2% of the population identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national average. Most residents are married (47.8%), while those in de facto relationships make up 11.7% of the community.
3.2% ▲ +79.3%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.7% ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Renmark Paringa, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Renmark Paringa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA46670/renmark-paringa/topic/demographics-identity