46,030 ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 42,193
- 2016: 43,911
- 2021: 46,030
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Burnside · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Burnside
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the people in Burnside are married, making it a place with a very established population. The typical resident is 44, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This creates a community where seniors are much more common than in most other similar areas.
46,030
▲ +9.1%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–6: 0 areas
- 6–9: 2 areas
- 9–15: 2 areas
- 15–23: 1 area
- 23–37: 0 areas
- 37–57: 1 area
- 57–90: 0 areas
- 90–141: 1 area
- 141–221: 1 area
- 221–347: 1 area
- 347–545: 2 areas
- 545–854: 3 areas
- 854–1,340: 0 areas
- 1,340–2,101: 3 areas
- 2,101–3,296: 1 area
- 3,296–5,169: 2 areas
- 5,169–8,107: 3 areas
- 8,107–12,714: 7 areas
- 12,714–19,940: 16 areas
- 19,940–31,273: 30 areas
- 31,273–49,048: 61 areas
- 49,048–76,924: 90 areas
- 76,924–120,643: 70 areas
- 120,643–189,211: 46 areas
- 189,211–296,748: 12 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Burnside — lower than 64% of areas.
| Burnside | 46,030 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | 1,387,290 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 9.1% since 2011 to reach 46,030 people. Residents are generally older than those in the rest of the state, with the typical age remaining steady at 44 years over the last decade.
44 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 23.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. In contrast, children under 15 make up 16.8% of the area, a little below the Australian average.
23.4% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▲ +6.0%
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Burnside splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
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 similar areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 7.0% of the population, well below the national figure of 11.5%.
0.4% ▲ +26.3%
Lower than 95% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.0% ▲ +14.9%
Lower than 94% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Burnside, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 30%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Burnside
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Burnside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40103/burnside/topic/demographics-identity