1,169 ▲ +36.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 856
- 2016: 969
- 2021: 1,169
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Boston · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Boston
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A larger population than 76% of similar areas now lives in Boston, where the age profile has shifted towards younger families. This is a notably young community, with over a quarter of residents being children under 15. These families make up a significant part of the 1,169 people living here.
1,169
▲ +36.6%
- 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 Boston — higher than 74% of areas.
| Boston | 1,169 |
|---|---|
| 5607, SA | 5,360 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 40 years old, which is a little younger than the South Australian figure of 41 years, though a little older than the national typical age of 38.
40 yrs ▲ +11.1%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 25.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why seniors aged 65 and over are much lower here at 13.0%, compared to 17.2% across Australia.
13.0% ▲ +68.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.4% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Boston splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married (65.2%), while 13.8% are in de facto relationships, which is a little above the national figure. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 0.9%, a little below the 3.2% seen across Australia.
0.9% ▼ -43.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.8% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Boston, Married is the majority at 65%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 Boston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40145/boston/topic/demographics-identity