6,780 ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6,662
- 2016: 6,801
- 2021: 6,780
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wakefield · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Wakefield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 6,780 people in Wakefield are married, reflecting a community with a strong tradition of family structures. The area is noticeably older than the national average, with the typical resident now 45 years old. This aging trend is clear, as the population has grown older over the last decade.
6,780
▲ +1.8%
- 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 Wakefield — lower than 61% of areas.
| Wakefield | 6,780 |
|---|---|
| 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 is 45, which is noticeably older than the South Australian figure of 41 and the national figure of 38. The total population grew by 1.8% since 2011, adding about 118 people to reach 6,780.
45 yrs ▲ +7.1%
Older than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 44 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 22.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. While the proportion of children under 15 is a little above the state average at 18.9%, this group has actually fallen since 2011.
22.3% ▲ +25.5%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.9% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wakefield, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 28%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.0% of the population, a figure that rose 1.5 percentage points since 2011. People in de facto relationships account for 12.5% of residents, which is a little above the state figure.
3.0% ▲ +103.4%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.5% ▲ +20.6%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wakefield, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Wakefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA48130/wakefield/topic/demographics-identity