Buckleboo · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Buckleboo

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A far higher proportion of children and seniors live in Buckleboo than is typical for the state. This sparsely populated area has just 40 residents, whose typical age is 45, making them noticeably older than the national figure of 38.

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📍 Buckleboo, Suburb / Locality

Where Buckleboo sits — Total population

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 Buckleboo — lower than 76% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Buckleboo40
5641, SA 1,005
South Australia 1,781,516
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The total population is small, with only 40 people living here. This makes it smaller than about 76% of similar areas.

40

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 48
  • 2021: 40

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

45 yrs

Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 35 yrs
  • 2021: 45 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Children under 15 and seniors aged 65 and over each make up 27.5% of the population. Both groups are well above the national and state figures, with children especially far above the state average.

27.5%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.3%
  • 2021: 27.5%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

27.5%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 27.5%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Buckleboo splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Children (0–14) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 25%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Married couples make up 76.7% of the area, while no one here is in a de facto relationship. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Buckleboo, Married is the majority at 70%; Divorced is next at 18%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 4 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 4 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 5 males; 60–64: 4 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 4 males; 55–59: 6 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 3 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 4 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 3 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Buckleboo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40179/buckleboo/topic/demographics-identity