377 ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 351
- 2016: 381
- 2021: 377
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Blakiston · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Blakiston
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Blakiston is 46, making the area far older than the Australian average. With 377 people, it is larger than about 64% of similar areas. The community is mostly made up of older adults and married couples.
377
▲ +7.4%
- 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 Blakiston — higher than 61% of areas.
| Blakiston | 377 |
|---|---|
| 5250, SA | 3,767 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 46, which is noticeably older than the South Australian figure of 41 and far older than the national average of 38.
46 yrs ▲ +15.0%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
About 17.2% of the population are children under 15, while those aged 65 and over make up 16.7%, which is well below the state figure of 20%. Older adults aged 45 to 64 form the largest age group at 33.7%.
16.7% ▲ +90.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.2% ▼ -23.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Blakiston, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Children (0–14) (18%) and Seniors (65+) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married people make up 60.3% of the population, but those in de facto relationships are at 7.0%, which is well below both the state and national figures. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, a figure well below the national average.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.0% ▲ +23.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Blakiston, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Blakiston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40122/blakiston/topic/demographics-identity