668 ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 598
- 2016: 661
- 2021: 668
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Auburn · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Auburn
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 668 people living in Auburn are married, marking a strong trend for couples in the area. It is a place where residents are far older than the national average, with the typical person aged 54.
668
▲ +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 Auburn — higher than 69% of areas.
| Auburn | 668 |
|---|---|
| 5451, SA | 702 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Auburn is larger than about 70% of similar areas, with a typical resident aged 54. This is far older than the national figure of 38.
54 yrs ▲ +10.2%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a very high proportion of seniors, with 28.4% aged 65 and over, which is far above the Australian figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the child population is well below the national average at 14.2%.
28.4% ▲ +55.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.2% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Auburn, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships make up 12.7% of the population, a little above the national average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▲ +47.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Auburn, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Auburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40051/auburn/topic/demographics-identity