2,165 ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2,102
- 2016: 2,074
- 2021: 2,165
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Streaky Bay · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Streaky Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the residents in Streaky Bay are married, reflecting a stable community with a notably older population. The typical person here is 47, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age gap is driven by a large number of seniors, though the area still has a fair few children.
2,165
▲ +3.0%
- 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 Streaky Bay — lower than 79% of areas.
| Streaky Bay | 2,165 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 390,843 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 3% since 2011 to reach 2,165 people. Residents are noticeably older than those in the rest of South Australia, with the typical age rising by 4 years over the last decade.
47 yrs ▲ +9.3%
Older than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 24.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure and rose by 8.3 points since 2011. This helps explain why the area is older than most, though children under 15 still make up 19.3% of the community.
24.6% ▲ +51.3%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.3% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Streaky Bay splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 15.2%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 1.9%, which is a little below the national figure and has barely changed since 2011.
1.9% ▲ +23.6%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.2% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Streaky Bay, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Streaky Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA47490/streaky-bay/topic/demographics-identity