92 ▼ -70.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 312
- 2016: 71
- 2021: 92
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Balgowan · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Balgowan
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Balgowan is 60 years old, making it one of the oldest areas in the region. This sparsely populated place has a small community of 92 people where seniors make up a very large portion of the population.
92
▼ -70.5%
- 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 Balgowan — lower than 61% of areas.
| Balgowan | 92 |
|---|---|
| 5573, SA | 2,206 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 60, which is far older than the national figure of 38. There are 92 people living in the area.
60 yrs ▲ +53.8%
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 61 yrs
- 2021: 60 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 35.9% of the population, far above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, at just 3.3%.
35.9% ▲ +140.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
3.3% ▼ -88.0%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Balgowan splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (40%) and Seniors (65+) (38%), with Young adults (25–44) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Most people are married at 59.6%, while no one is in a de facto relationship.
3.3% ▲ —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Balgowan, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 16%.
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 Balgowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40065/balgowan/topic/demographics-identity