2,712 ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,549
- 2016: 2,622
- 2021: 2,712
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bellevue Heights · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bellevue Heights
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 31% of residents are aged 65 or older in Bellevue Heights, making it a place where seniors are far more common than in the rest of the country. This trend is reflected in a typical resident's age of 47, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
2,712
▲ +6.4%
- 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 Bellevue Heights — higher than 82% of areas.
| Bellevue Heights | 2,712 |
|---|---|
| 5050, SA | 5,734 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area is home to 2,712 people, a population that is larger than about 83% of similar areas.
47 yrs ▼ -6.0%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The community has a very high proportion of seniors, while children under 15 make up only 15.1% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%.
31.5% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.1% ▲ +15.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bellevue Heights, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 31%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married (53.4%), though those in de facto relationships are a little less common than in the rest of Australia. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.5% of the population, which is a little below the state average.
0.5% ▲ +35.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.8% ▲ +46.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bellevue Heights, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 28%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Bellevue Heights
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bellevue Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40092/bellevue-heights/topic/demographics-identity