40 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37
- 2021: 40
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Buckingham · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Buckingham
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Buckingham is just 36 years old, making it noticeably younger than most similar areas. This sparsely populated place has only 40 residents, with a population structure dominated by adults between 25 and 64.
40
—
- 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 Buckingham — lower than 76% of areas.
| Buckingham | 40 |
|---|---|
| 5270, SA | 624 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is small at 40 people, which is lower than about 76% of similar areas. Residents here are a little younger than the national figure, with a typical age of 36.
36 yrs —
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Half of the population are older adults aged 45 to 64. Both children and seniors make up only 10% of the group, which is well below the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
10.0% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.0% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Buckingham, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 48%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Children (0–14) (10%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 13.3% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is a little above the national figure. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, and there are no divorced or widowed people living here.
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.
13.3% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Buckingham, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 48%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Buckingham
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Buckingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40177/buckingham/topic/demographics-identity