1,979 ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2,100
- 2016: 2,027
- 2021: 1,979
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Southern Mallee · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Southern Mallee
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are much more common in Southern Mallee than in most similar areas. The typical person here is 45, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This shift is part of a broader trend, as the population has grown older and shrunk by about 121 people since 2011.
1,979
▼ -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 Southern Mallee — lower than 80% of areas.
| Southern Mallee | 1,979 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 390,843 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 1,979, which is smaller than about 77% of similar areas. This figure has fallen by 5.8% over the last decade.
45 yrs ▲ +4.7%
Older than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 23.6% of the area, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. This rise in older residents is mirrored by a drop in children under 15, who now make up 16.5% of the population.
23.6% ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.5% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Southern Mallee splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.7% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas. More than half of residents are married, while 12.5% are in a de facto relationship.
1.7% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.5% ▲ +34.6%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Southern Mallee, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Southern Mallee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA47290/southern-mallee/topic/demographics-identity