37,487 ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 34,887
- 2016: 35,362
- 2021: 37,487
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Norwood - Payneham - St Peters · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Norwood - Payneham - St Peters
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer children and more seniors than most similar areas define the population of Norwood - Payneham - St Peters. The typical resident is 41, making the area noticeably older than the national figure. With 37,487 people, the population has grown by about 2,600 since 2011.
37,487
▲ +7.5%
- 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 Norwood - Payneham - St Peters — lower than 72% of areas.
| Norwood - Payneham - St Peters | 37,487 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | 1,387,290 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41, which is about the same as the state average but older than the national figure. This age has climbed by 2 years since 2011.
41 yrs ▲ +5.1%
Older than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 21% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This trend is mirrored by the low number of children under 15, who make up only 14.3% of the area.
21.0% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.3% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Norwood - Payneham - St Peters splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.6% of the population, which is much lower than in most other areas. People in de facto relationships account for 10.4%, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas.
0.6% ▲ +14.1%
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.4% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Norwood - Payneham - St Peters, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (38%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Norwood - Payneham - St Peters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40105/norwood-payneham-st-peters/topic/demographics-identity