1,496 ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,312
- 2016: 1,384
- 2021: 1,496
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Collinswood · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Collinswood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Collinswood is just 36, making the area noticeably younger than most of South Australia. This creates a community dominated by working-age adults, with far fewer seniors than the state or national figures.
1,496
▲ +14.0%
- 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 Collinswood — higher than 75% of areas.
| Collinswood | 1,496 |
|---|---|
| 5081, SA | 9,874 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
There are 1,496 people living here, which is more than about 78% of similar areas. The typical resident is 36, which is a little younger than the national figure of 38.
36 yrs ▲ +5.9%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the largest group at 32.6%. This helps explain why the area is so young, with people aged 65 and over at 13.2%, well below the state average of 20.0%.
13.2% ▲ +18.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Collinswood, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 33%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Nearly half of the population is married, while 37.3% have never married. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 1.0%, which is a little below the national figure of 3.2%.
1.0% ▲ +46.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.8% ▲ +26.8%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Collinswood, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Collinswood
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Collinswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40285/collinswood/topic/demographics-identity