115 —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 107
- 2021: 115
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Burrungule · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far lower proportion of seniors than the state average defines the population of Burrungule. Only 4.3% of residents are aged 65 or over, which is much lower than the South Australian figure of 20.0%. This creates a community with a skewed age profile, dominated by older adults and a high number of children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Burrungule — lower than 56% of areas.
| Burrungule | 115 |
|---|---|
| 5291, SA | 10,151 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 115 people. The typical resident is 39 years old, which is a little younger than the state average and a little older than the national figure.
115 —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
39 yrs —
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 24.3% of the population, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This high number of children helps explain why the area has so few seniors compared to most other places.
4.3% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Burrungule, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Children (0–14) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national average. Regarding relationships, 14.0% of people are in a de facto relationship, a little above the figures for South Australia and Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Burrungule, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 24%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Burrungule [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40195/burrungule/topic/demographics-identity