400 ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 403
- 2016: 433
- 2021: 400
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Brukunga · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Brukunga
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost half of the 400 people living in Brukunga are married. This small community has a typical resident aged 42, making it noticeably older than the Australian average. While the population is larger than most similar areas, it has a much smaller proportion of seniors than usual.
400
▼ -0.7%
- 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 Brukunga — higher than 62% of areas.
| Brukunga | 400 |
|---|---|
| 5252, SA | 6,783 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 42, which is a little older than the South Australian figure and noticeably older than the national typical age of 38.
42 yrs ▲ +5.0%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up only 13.0% of the population, a figure well below both the state and national averages. Children under 15 account for 18.0%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
13.0% ▲ +41.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.0% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Brukunga, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, sitting at 14.5% compared to the national figure of 11.5%. About 2.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as across South Australia.
2.3% ▲ +202.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.5% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Brukunga, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Brukunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40174/brukunga/topic/demographics-identity