72 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 70
- 2021: 72
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Blackfellows Caves · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Blackfellows Caves
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population than almost anywhere else in the region defines Blackfellows Caves, where the typical resident is 59. This small community of 72 people is marked by a striking lack of children and a high proportion of seniors.
72
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- 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 Blackfellows Caves — lower than 66% of areas.
| Blackfellows Caves | 72 |
|---|---|
| 5291, SA | 10,151 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 59, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This puts the area among the oldest of its kind in the region.
59 yrs —
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60 yrs
- 2021: 59 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
No children under 15 live here, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. This shift toward an older age profile is seen in the 36.1% of residents aged 65 and over, a figure far above the 17.2% seen across Australia.
36.1% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Blackfellows Caves splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (39%) and Seniors (65+) (35%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little over 12% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the national figure. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Australian average of 3.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.3% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Blackfellows Caves, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (15%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Blackfellows Caves [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40116/blackfellows-caves/topic/demographics-identity