66 ▼ -83.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 391
- 2016: 54
- 2021: 66
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cape Jaffa · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cape Jaffa
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 40% of residents are seniors, making Cape Jaffa a remarkably old community. With a typical resident aged 61, the area is far older than the national figure. This small population of 66 people is dominated by older adults, with very few children living here.
66
▼ -83.1%
- 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 Cape Jaffa — lower than 68% of areas.
| Cape Jaffa | 66 |
|---|---|
| 5275, SA | 2,380 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 61, which is far older than the average person in South Australia or across the country. The total population is small, with only 66 people living in the area.
61 yrs ▲ +27.1%
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 61 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 40.9% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 make up just 7.6% of the residents, which is far below the Australian figure.
40.9% ▲ +219.9%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 40.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.6% ▼ -55.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cape Jaffa, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 47%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (12%).
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. Nearly 45% of residents are married, while 10.9% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.9% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cape Jaffa, the largest group is Married at 40%, followed by Divorced (27%) and Never married (18%).
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 Cape Jaffa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40220/cape-jaffa/topic/demographics-identity