166 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 143
- 2021: 166
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Avoca Dell · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 166 people in Avoca Dell are married, making it a community where family ties are central. It is a noticeably young area, with a typical resident aged 35, which is well below the national figure of 38.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Avoca Dell — higher than 50% of areas.
| Avoca Dell | 166 |
|---|---|
| 5253, SA | 19,261 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Avoca Dell is home to 166 people. The typical resident here is 35, making the area noticeably younger than both South Australia and the rest of the country.
166 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
35 yrs —
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 25.9% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why the area is so young, while seniors aged 65 and over are far less common here than across the state.
7.2% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.9% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Avoca Dell splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (34%) and Children (0–14) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 6.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the Australian figure. De facto relationships are also very common, at 23.5%, which is far above the state and national rates.
6.6% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23.5% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Avoca Dell, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 26%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Avoca Dell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40055/avoca-dell/topic/demographics-identity