4,896 ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4,547
- 2016: 4,603
- 2021: 4,896
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Belair · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Belair
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the people in Belair are married, reflecting a mature community where the typical resident is 47. This is far older than the national figure of 38. The area's population has grown by 7.7% since 2011 to reach 4,896 people.
4,896
▲ +7.7%
- 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 Belair — lower than 78% of areas.
| Belair | 4,896 |
|---|---|
| 5052, SA | 6,756 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is noticeably older than those in South Australia and Australia. Since 2011, the usual age has risen by 2 years to 47.
47 yrs ▲ +4.4%
Older than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Belair has a high proportion of seniors, with 25.3% aged 65 and over, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why the area has fewer children under 15 than most other places.
25.3% ▲ +29.6%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.0% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Belair splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A small number of residents, 0.5%, identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the state average. Those in de facto relationships now make up 11.4% of the population, a rise of 4.2 points since 2011.
0.5% ▲ +85.8%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.4% ▲ +58.4%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Belair, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Belair [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403031065/belair/topic/demographics-identity