30,173
Lower than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Adelaide City · Sub-region (SA3)
Economy & Advantage in Adelaide City
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
An 18.2% population jump since 2021 has seen Adelaide City grow far faster than the rest of the state. This rapid increase is one of the highest for areas of this size, pushing the total population to 30,173 people.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
Population growth has been exceptional, rising 18.2% since 2021. This is far above the South Australian figure of 5.6%.
18.2%
Higher than 95% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Sources
- Regional Population (Estimated Resident Population) — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Adelaide City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40101/adelaide-city/topic/economy-advantage