8,023 ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Walkerville
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are far more common in Walkerville than in most similar areas. The typical person here is 45, making the community noticeably older than the South Australian and national figures. With a population of 8,023, the area has grown by 15% since 2011.
8,023
▲ +14.6%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Walkerville — lower than 59% of areas.
| Walkerville | 8,023 |
|---|---|
| 5081, SA | 9,874 |
| 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. This age has crept up slightly since 2011, when it was 44.
45 yrs ▲ +2.3%
Older than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national figure at 14.8%.
24.6% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.8% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.4% of the population, which is a little below the South Australian figure. People in de facto relationships are also much less common here than in most areas, at 7.9%.
0.4% ▲ +36.5%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.9% ▲ +42.5%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 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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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/sa2/401061022/walkerville/topic/demographics-identity