346 ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 350
- 2016: 329
- 2021: 346
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Blewitt Springs · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Blewitt Springs
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Blewitt Springs is far older than the national figure, with the usual age being 49. This creates a community where older adults and seniors make up over half the population. With 346 people living here, it is larger than about 63% of similar areas.
346
▼ -1.1%
- 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 Blewitt Springs — higher than 60% of areas.
| Blewitt Springs | 346 |
|---|---|
| 5171, SA | 6,265 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 49, which is far older than the South Australian figure of 41 and the Australian figure of 38.
49 yrs ▲ +2.1%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults and seniors are the biggest groups here, together making up 51.4% of the population. This means the proportion of people aged 65 and over is well above the national figure.
20.2% ▲ +77.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.6% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Blewitt Springs, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Seniors (65+) (21%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married, with 63.6% of residents in this status. However, those in de facto relationships make up only 7.8%, which is much lower than in most similar areas.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.8% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Blewitt Springs, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Blewitt Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40126/blewitt-springs/topic/demographics-identity