1,798 ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,716
- 2016: 1,663
- 2021: 1,798
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Birkenhead · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Birkenhead
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Forty-three percent of people in Birkenhead have never married, reflecting a local population that is younger than the state average. The area has 1,798 residents and is larger than about 79% of similar places. Overall, it is a community where young and middle-aged adults make up the bulk of the population.
1,798
▲ +4.8%
- 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 Birkenhead — higher than 77% of areas.
| Birkenhead | 1,798 |
|---|---|
| 5015, SA | 6,006 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Birkenhead is 39 years old. This is a little younger than the South Australian figure of 41, but a little older than the national typical age of 38.
39 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 14% of the population, which is well below the South Australian figure of 20%. Children under 15 account for 16.6%, a rate about the same as the state average.
14.0% ▲ +33.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.6% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Birkenhead splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.3% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Those in de facto relationships account for 18.3%, a result well above the 11.5% seen across Australia.
4.3% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.3% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Birkenhead, the largest group is Never married at 44%, followed by Married (35%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Birkenhead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40110/birkenhead/topic/demographics-identity