189 ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 188
- 2016: 197
- 2021: 189
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Chaffey · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Chaffey
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are far more common in Chaffey than in most similar areas. The typical person living here is 48, which is 10 years older than the national figure. This age profile is reinforced by a very low number of children in the area.
189
▲ +0.5%
- 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 Chaffey — higher than 52% of areas.
| Chaffey | 189 |
|---|---|
| 5341, SA | 7,914 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Chaffey is 189 people, making it larger than about 54% of areas at this level. Residents are noticeably older than those in the rest of South Australia.
48 yrs ▲ +17.1%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 only 9% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 42.9%, while those aged 65 and over are a little below the Australian average.
14.8% ▲ +53.9%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.0% ▼ -55.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Chaffey, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 44%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (20%) and Seniors (65+) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.7% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the South Australian figure. Married people make up 42.9% of the population, while 13.2% are in a de facto relationship.
3.7% ▲ +132.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.2% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Chaffey, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Chaffey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40239/chaffey/topic/demographics-identity