1,860 ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,916
- 2016: 1,818
- 2021: 1,860
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Alberton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Alberton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population sets Alberton apart, where the typical resident is 44 years old. This is six years older than the national figure. The area is larger than 80% of similar places, with 1,860 people living here.
1,860
▼ -2.9%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Alberton — higher than 77% of areas.
| Alberton | 1,860 |
|---|---|
| 5014, SA | 12,539 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 44, which is noticeably older than the state average of 41 and the national figure of 38.
44 yrs ▲ +10.0%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 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.
Children under 15 make up only 13.8% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over represent 20.3%, a figure well above the Australian average of 17.2%.
20.3% ▲ +33.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.8% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Alberton splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (28%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.4% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures. People in de facto relationships make up 13.7% of the area, which is a little above the national average.
2.4% ▼ -30.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.7% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Alberton splits fairly evenly between Never married (39%) and Married (39%), with Divorced at 12%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Alberton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40007/alberton/topic/demographics-identity