8,699 ▲ +38.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6,275
- 2016: 8,043
- 2021: 8,699
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Andrews Farm · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Andrews Farm
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Andrews Farm is just 28 years old, making it one of the youngest areas in the region. With 8,699 people, it is one of the largest communities at this level and is defined by a very high number of children and young adults.
8,699
▲ +38.6%
- 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 Andrews Farm — higher than 87% of areas.
| Andrews Farm | 8,699 |
|---|---|
| 5114, SA | 36,847 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 28, which is far younger than the South Australian figure of 41 and the national figure of 38.
28 yrs ▲ +12.0%
Younger than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25 yrs
- 2016: 26 yrs
- 2021: 28 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 28.4% of the population, far above the 18.2% national average. This helps explain why the area is so young, as those aged 65 and over make up only 5.7% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 17.2%.
5.7% ▲ +86.8%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
28.4% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Andrews Farm splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (33%) and Children (0–14) (28%), with Older adults (45–64) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.9% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 17.1% compared to 11.5% nationally.
4.9% ▲ +82.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.1% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Andrews Farm, the largest group is Never married at 48%, followed by Married (35%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Andrews Farm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40026/andrews-farm/topic/demographics-identity