262 ▼ -55.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 592
- 2016: 316
- 2021: 262
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Andamooka · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Andamooka
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Andamooka is 57, making the population far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area has 262 residents and is shaped by a high proportion of seniors.
262
▼ -55.7%
- 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 Andamooka — higher than 58% of areas.
| Andamooka | 262 |
|---|---|
| 5722, SA | 262 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 262 is larger than about 59% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those across South Australia and Australia.
57 yrs ▲ +35.7%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 30.2% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 10.3% of the area, a figure well below the state and national averages.
30.2% ▲ +91.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.3% ▼ -49.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Andamooka, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.6% of the population, which is a little above the state and national figures. About 36.2% of residents are married, while 11.3% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the national average.
4.6% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.3% ▼ -44.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Andamooka splits fairly evenly between Married (36%) and Never married (33%), with Divorced at 19%.
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 Andamooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40023/andamooka/topic/demographics-identity