3,976 ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4,702
- 2016: 3,884
- 2021: 3,976
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Roxby Downs · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Roxby Downs
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Roxby Downs is just 31, making it one of the youngest areas at this level. This youthfulness is driven by a high proportion of children and working-age adults, though the total population shrank by 15% since 2011 to 3,976 people.
3,976
▼ -15.4%
- 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 Roxby Downs — lower than 70% of areas.
| Roxby Downs | 3,976 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 390,843 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 31, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38. This age has risen slightly by 2 years since 2011.
31 yrs ▲ +6.9%
Younger than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 31 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 25.5% of the population, a figure well above the national 18.2%. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over are far below the national figure at just 1.6%.
1.6% ▲ +175.7%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.5% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Roxby Downs, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 40%, followed by Children (0–14) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are far more common here than across Australia, at 22.6%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population rose to 5.0% since 2011, which is a little above the state and national figures.
5.0% ▲ +216.5%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.6% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Roxby Downs splits fairly evenly between Never married (44%) and Married (43%), with Divorced at 8%.
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 Roxby Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA46970/roxby-downs/topic/demographics-identity