3,311 → 0.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,311
- 2016: 3,349
- 2021: 3,311
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Colonel Light Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Colonel Light Gardens
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer seniors than most similar areas live in Colonel Light Gardens, where 14.6% of the population is aged 65 or over. This creates a demographic shift toward families, with a population of 3,311 people that is notably younger than the local average for similar suburbs.
3,311
→ 0.0%
- 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 Colonel Light Gardens — higher than 85% of areas.
| Colonel Light Gardens | 3,311 |
|---|---|
| 5041, SA | 13,540 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 42, which is a little older than the South Australian figure of 41 and noticeably older than the national typical age of 38.
42 yrs ▲ +7.7%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 20.4% of the population, which is well above the state figure of 17.0%. This high proportion of children helps explain why the area has fewer seniors than most similar places.
14.6% ▲ +55.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.4% ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Colonel Light Gardens, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Children (0–14) (20%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (57.2%), while those in de facto relationships make up 9.5%, which is a little below the national figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 0.6% of the population, a figure lower than most areas.
0.6% → 0.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.5% ▲ +27.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Colonel Light Gardens, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Colonel Light Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40286/colonel-light-gardens/topic/demographics-identity