87 ▼ -50.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 177
- 2016: 82
- 2021: 87
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Carpenter Rocks · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Carpenter Rocks
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much older residents than most similar areas live in Carpenter Rocks, where the typical person is 51. This small community of 87 people has a population that is far older than the national figure.
87
▼ -50.8%
- 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 Carpenter Rocks — lower than 62% of areas.
| Carpenter Rocks | 87 |
|---|---|
| 5291, SA | 10,151 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 51, which is far older than the South Australian figure of 41 and 13 years older than the Australian average.
51 yrs ▼ -1.9%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 13.8% of the population, which is well below the national figure. Those aged 65 and over are also less common here than in most areas, at 16.1%.
16.1% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.8% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Carpenter Rocks splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Seniors (65+) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas at 14.5%, while the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is well below the national figure at 0.0%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.5% ▲ +180.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Carpenter Rocks, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Carpenter Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40228/carpenter-rocks/topic/demographics-identity