472 ▲ +96.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 240
- 2016: 350
- 2021: 472
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Clayton Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Clayton Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Clayton Bay is 60 years old, making the area far older than both the state and national averages. With 472 people living here, the community is shaped by a very high proportion of seniors and a small number of children.
472
▲ +96.7%
- 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 Clayton Bay — higher than 64% of areas.
| Clayton Bay | 472 |
|---|---|
| 5256, SA | 1,547 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 60 is among the highest for similar areas, and is 22 years older than the national figure.
60 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60 yrs
- 2016: 60 yrs
- 2021: 60 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 38.8% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at just 10%.
38.8% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.0% ▲ +60.6%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Clayton Bay splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (39%) and Older adults (45–64) (37%), with Young adults (25–44) at 11%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.4% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national average. Those in de facto relationships make up 15.6% of the area, well above the state figure.
4.4% ▲ +255.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.6% ▲ +48.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Clayton Bay, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 20%.
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 Clayton Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40265/clayton-bay/topic/demographics-identity