1,269 ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,136
- 2016: 1,167
- 2021: 1,269
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ardrossan · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ardrossan
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than four in ten residents are now seniors, making Ardrossan one of the oldest towns in the region. This shift is clear in the age profile, where the typical resident is 61 years old—far older than the national figure of 38. With 1,269 people, it is larger than about 76% of similar areas.
1,269
▲ +11.7%
- 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 Ardrossan — higher than 74% of areas.
| Ardrossan | 1,269 |
|---|---|
| 5571, SA | 1,978 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 61, which is far older than the typical South Australian (41) and the average Australian (38).
61 yrs ▲ +5.2%
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58 yrs
- 2016: 59 yrs
- 2021: 61 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 43.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 10.7% of the town, which is well below both state and national levels.
43.4% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.7% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Ardrossan, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 43%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state figure. Over half the population is married, while 10.6% are in a de facto relationship, a rate slightly lower than most other areas.
1.7% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.6% ▲ +18.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ardrossan, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 20%.
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 Ardrossan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40039/ardrossan/topic/demographics-identity