Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Adelaide Lead is 50 years old, making this community far older than the Victorian and national average of 38. With a small population of only 85 people, the area is heavily weighted towards older adults and seniors.
The population is small, with only 85 residents. The typical age here is 50, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or across Australia.
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 21.2% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 17.6%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. About half the population are married, while 11.8% are in a de facto relationship, matching Victorian and national trends.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Adelaide Lead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20009/adelaide-lead/topic/demographics-identity