49 —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37
- 2021: 49
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Birchmore · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A strikingly high proportion of children shapes daily life in Birchmore, where 26.5% of the 49 residents are under 15. This creates a unique age gap for the area, as there are no residents aged 65 or over.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Birchmore — lower than 72% of areas.
| Birchmore | 49 |
|---|---|
| 5223, SA | 3,734 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 39 years old, which is a little younger than the South Australian figure of 41. With only 49 people, this is a smaller community than about 72% of similar areas.
49 —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
39 yrs —
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children make up more than a quarter of the population, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. In a sharp contrast, the 0.0% of people aged 65 and over is far below the own state's average of 20.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.5% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Birchmore splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (33%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married (60.6%) or have never been married (42.4%). No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.0% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Birchmore, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 38%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Birchmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40108/birchmore/topic/demographics-identity