84 —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 83
- 2021: 84
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Biggs Flat · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer than 100 people live in Biggs Flat, making it smaller than most similar areas. The community is noticeably older than the national average, though it has a surprisingly high number of children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Biggs Flat — lower than 63% of areas.
| Biggs Flat | 84 |
|---|---|
| 5153, SA | 6,732 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 84 people. The typical resident is 43, which is a little older than the South Australian figure and noticeably older than the national typical age of 38.
84 —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
43 yrs —
Younger than 57% 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 21.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why the 10.7% of seniors is much lower than most areas and well below the state average.
10.7% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.4% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Biggs Flat, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Children (0–14) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the 84 residents are married (63.6%) or have never been married (28.8%). No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.3% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Biggs Flat, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 29%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Biggs Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40105/biggs-flat/topic/demographics-identity