9,601 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9,258
- 2016: 9,152
- 2021: 9,601
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Athelstone · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Athelstone
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably older than the national average, Athelstone is a community where the typical resident is 43. It is one of the largest areas of its kind in the region, with 9,601 people living here.
9,601
▲ +3.7%
- 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 Athelstone — higher than 87% of areas.
| Athelstone | 9,601 |
|---|---|
| 5076, SA | 9,619 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 43, which is a little older than the South Australian figure of 41 and noticeably older than the national typical age of 38.
43 yrs ▲ +7.5%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
One in five residents is aged 65 or over, which is about the same as the state figure. Children under 15 make up 16.2% of the population, a little below the national average of 18.2%.
20.0% ▲ +44.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.2% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Athelstone splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 0.6% of the population, which is a little below the state and national figures. De facto relationships are also much less common here than in most areas, at 6.9%.
0.6% ▲ +122.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.9% ▲ +26.7%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Athelstone, Married is the majority at 57%; 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 Athelstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40049/athelstone/topic/demographics-identity