428 ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 434
- 2016: 414
- 2021: 428
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Carey Gully · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Carey Gully
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than most similar areas, Carey Gully is a community where the typical resident is 53 years old. This age gap is most evident in the high proportion of seniors and a notably low number of children compared to the rest of the state.
428
▼ -1.4%
- 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 Carey Gully — higher than 62% of areas.
| Carey Gully | 428 |
|---|---|
| 5144, SA | 428 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 428 people is larger than about 66% of similar areas. On average, residents are far older than those in South Australia and across the country.
53 yrs ▲ +15.2%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 26.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 12.4% of the area, a figure well below the state average.
26.6% ▲ +84.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.4% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Carey Gully, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas. Most residents are married (58.4%), while 10.6% are in a de facto relationship, a figure about the same as the national average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.6% ▲ +42.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Carey Gully, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 29%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Carey Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40226/carey-gully/topic/demographics-identity