305 ▲ +45.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 210
- 2016: 307
- 2021: 305
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Blanchetown · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Blanchetown
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Blanchetown is 58, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This small town of 305 people has a population that is much older than most similar areas. The age gap is striking, with seniors making up over a third of the community.
305
▲ +45.2%
- 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 Blanchetown — higher than 59% of areas.
| Blanchetown | 305 |
|---|---|
| 5357, SA | 442 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Blanchetown is home to 305 people, making it larger than about 61% of similar areas. The population is far older than the state and national averages.
58 yrs ▲ +3.6%
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 58 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 36.1% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much lower here than in most areas, at just 11.1%.
36.1% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.1% ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Blanchetown splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (36%) and Seniors (65+) (36%), with Young adults (25–44) at 14%.
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. Around 44.7% of residents are married, while those in de facto relationships are at 11%, which is about the same as the state and national rates.
4.3% ▲ +49.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.0% ▲ +19.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Blanchetown, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (24%) and Divorced (18%).
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 Blanchetown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40124/blanchetown/topic/demographics-identity