2,729 ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2,627
- 2016: 2,655
- 2021: 2,729
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Clarendon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Clarendon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 2,729 people in Clarendon are married, reflecting a community that is far older than the national average. The typical resident is now 48, which is 10 years older than the typical Australian. This ageing trend is clear, with a significant rise in the number of seniors over the last decade.
2,729
▲ +3.9%
- 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 Clarendon — lower than 90% of areas.
| Clarendon | 2,729 |
|---|---|
| 5157, SA | 3,015 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has grown by 3.9% since 2011, adding about 102 people. However, it remains smaller than about 91% of similar areas.
48 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Older than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Clarendon is an older community where 22% of people are seniors, a figure that rose 9.8 percentage points since 2011. This helps explain why the area has far fewer children under 15 than most other places.
22.0% ▲ +80.5%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.0% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Clarendon, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up only 0.2% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Meanwhile, people in de facto relationships now make up 11.8% of the community, up 3.1 percentage points from 2011.
0.2% ▼ -59.9%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.8% ▲ +34.9%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Clarendon, Married is the majority at 58%; 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Clarendon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403041075/clarendon/topic/demographics-identity