4,718 ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,390
- 2016: 4,411
- 2021: 4,718
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Belair · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Belair
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Belair is 47 years old, making the area far older than the national average. With 4,718 people, it is larger than about 89% of similar areas. This older profile is driven by a very high proportion of seniors.
4,718
▲ +7.5%
- 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 Belair — higher than 86% of areas.
| Belair | 4,718 |
|---|---|
| 5052, SA | 6,756 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 4,718 is larger than about 89% of similar areas. Residents here are noticeably older than those in South Australia, with a typical age of 47.
47 yrs ▲ +4.4%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 25.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain the older age profile, while children under 15 account for 16.3%, which is about the same as the state average.
25.6% ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Belair splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (55.7%), though those in de facto relationships make up 11.0%, which is lower than most areas. Only 0.6% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a little below the national figure.
0.6% ▲ +101.6%
Lower than 65% 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.
11.0% ▲ +60.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Belair, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Belair [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40089/belair/topic/demographics-identity