205 ▼ -42.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 355
- 2016: 218
- 2021: 205
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Booborowie · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Booborowie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Booborowie is 56, making it far older than most similar areas. This small community of 205 people has a very mature age profile, with nearly a third of the population aged 65 or over.
205
▼ -42.3%
- 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 Booborowie — higher than 54% of areas.
| Booborowie | 205 |
|---|---|
| 5417, SA | 1,501 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 56, which is far older than the typical person in South Australia (41) or Australia (38).
56 yrs ▲ +16.7%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 56 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 29.3% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few here, at just 9.3%.
29.3% ▲ +29.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.3% ▼ -37.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Booborowie splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (35%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married, making up 60.0% of the area, while those in de facto relationships are much less common here than in the rest of the country. About 2.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
2.9% ▲ —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.9% ▼ -28.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Booborowie, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Booborowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40135/booborowie/topic/demographics-identity