193,709 ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 55% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 177,122
- 2016: 184,742
- 2021: 193,709
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
South Australia - South East · Region (SA4)
Demographics & Identity in South Australia - South East
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in South Australia - South East is 48, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This region is seeing a notable shift toward an older population, with more than a quarter of residents now aged 65 or over.
193,709
▲ +9.4%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–11: 1 area
- 11–19: 1 area
- 19–30: 1 area
- 30–50: 1 area
- 50–81: 0 areas
- 81–132: 1 area
- 132–214: 1 area
- 214–349: 0 areas
- 349–569: 1 area
- 569–927: 1 area
- 927–1,511: 1 area
- 1,511–2,461: 0 areas
- 2,461–4,010: 2 areas
- 4,010–6,532: 1 area
- 6,532–10,641: 2 areas
- 10,641–17,336: 2 areas
- 17,336–28,242: 0 areas
- 28,242–46,009: 1 area
- 46,009–74,953: 0 areas
- 74,953–122,107: 9 areas
- 122,107–198,924: 21 areas
- 198,924–324,066: 28 areas
- 324,066–527,936: 21 areas
- 527,936–860,060: 8 areas
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is South Australia - South East — lower than 55% of areas.
| South Australia - South East | 193,709 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 390,843 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 9.4% since 2011 to reach 193,709 people. The typical resident is now 48, which is 10 years older than the national average and 5 years older than in 2011.
48 yrs ▲ +11.6%
Older than 94% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 26.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area has a much lower proportion of children under 15 (15.9%) than most other areas.
26.8% ▲ +37.7%
Higher than 98% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.9% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 75% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →South Australia - South East splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.9% of the population identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures. People in de facto relationships make up 12.0% of the population, a small increase since 2011.
2.9% ▲ +26.1%
Lower than 54% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.0% ▲ +17.1%
Lower than 55% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In South Australia - South East, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (30%) 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 South Australia - South East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/407/south-australia-south-east/topic/demographics-identity