42 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42
- 2021: 42
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bool Lagoon · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bool Lagoon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer seniors live in Bool Lagoon than in the rest of the state, with only 11.9% of the population aged 65 and over. This sparsely populated area has a small community of just 42 people. The typical resident is 39 years old, making them a little younger than the South Australian average.
42
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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 Bool Lagoon — lower than 76% of areas.
| Bool Lagoon | 42 |
|---|---|
| 5271, SA | 7,663 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 42 people, which is smaller than about 75% of similar areas.
39 yrs —
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 14.3% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. This contributes to a younger profile, with the largest age group being young adults aged 25 to 44 at 23.8%.
11.9% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.3% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bool Lagoon, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 34%, followed by Children (0–14) (21%) and Seniors (65+) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.5%, which is well above the 11.5% seen across Australia. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.5% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Bool Lagoon splits fairly evenly between Married (35%) and Never married (33%), with Divorced at 15%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Bool Lagoon
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bool Lagoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40137/bool-lagoon/topic/demographics-identity