1,542 ▲ +10.3%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1,398
- 2016: 1,378
- 2021: 1,542
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Robe · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Robe
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Robe, where the typical person is 52 years old. This community has seen its population grow by 10% since 2011 to reach 1,542 people, while the age of residents has climbed by 7 years over that decade.
1,542
▲ +10.3%
- 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 Robe — lower than 83% of areas.
| Robe | 1,542 |
|---|---|
| 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 in Robe is 52, which is far older than the national figure of 38. The total population reached 1,542 people in 2021, making it smaller than about 81% of similar areas.
52 yrs ▲ +15.6%
Older than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 50 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 make up 28.6% of the population, a figure far above the Australian average of 17.2%. This shift toward an older community is mirrored by the number of children under 15, which is well below the national figure at 13.6%.
28.6% ▲ +50.9%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.6% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Robe splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 15.3%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.8%, which is a little below the national figure of 3.2%.
0.8% ▼ -42.7%
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.3% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Robe, Married is the majority at 53%; 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 Robe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA46860/robe/topic/demographics-identity