481 ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 466
- 2016: 511
- 2021: 481
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ashton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ashton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Ashton is 51, making the area far older than the national figure. This older age profile shapes the local feel, with a high proportion of seniors and very few children compared to most other areas.
481
▲ +3.2%
- 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 Ashton — higher than 64% of areas.
| Ashton | 481 |
|---|---|
| 5137, SA | 550 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 481 people, which is larger than about 67% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than the typical person in South Australia by 10 years.
51 yrs ▲ +18.6%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 23.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 11.6%, a rate well below the state average.
23.5% ▲ +79.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.6% ▼ -36.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Ashton, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Australian average. Most residents are married, accounting for 58.9% of the population.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ashton, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Ashton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40047/ashton/topic/demographics-identity