8,023 ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7,000
- 2016: 7,550
- 2021: 8,023
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Walkerville · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Walkerville
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growth of 1,023 people since 2011 has seen Walkerville expand its population by 15%. This is an older community than most, where the typical resident is 45 and nearly a quarter of people are aged 65 or over.
8,023
▲ +14.6%
- 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 Walkerville — lower than 57% of areas.
| Walkerville | 8,023 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | 1,387,290 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population reached 8,023 people in 2021, which is smaller than about 57% of similar areas. Residents are noticeably older than the national figure, with the typical age rising by one year since 2011.
45 yrs ▲ +2.3%
Older than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 44 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 24.6% of the area, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why the typical resident is older, while children under 15 are well below the national figure at 14.8%.
24.6% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.8% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Walkerville splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is among the lowest for this level. People in de facto relationships are also well below the national figure at 7.9%, though this has risen since 2011.
0.4% ▲ +25.7%
Lower than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.9% ▲ +43.4%
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Walkerville, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Walkerville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA48260/walkerville/topic/demographics-identity