127 —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 138
- 2021: 127
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bowhill · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bowhill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bowhill is 54, making the area far older than most other places in the state and country. With only 127 people living here, the community is small and skewed heavily towards older adults and seniors.
127
—
- 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 Bowhill — lower than 55% of areas.
| Bowhill | 127 |
|---|---|
| 5238, SA | 4,422 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The usual resident is 54, which is far older than the South Australian figure of 41 and the national figure of 38. This age is much higher than in most similar areas.
54 yrs —
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the biggest group at 38.6%, while seniors account for 21.3%, which is well above the national figure. Children under 15 are much less common here, making up only 11.8% of the population.
21.3% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.8% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bowhill, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Seniors (65+) (20%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. Just 5.2% of people are in a de facto relationship, a rate much lower than most other areas.
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.
5.2% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bowhill, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 28%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Bowhill
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bowhill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40148/bowhill/topic/demographics-identity