24 —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32
- 2021: 24
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Colton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Colton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Colton is 51, making the area far older than the state and national figures. With only 24 people, it is a very small community where a quarter of the population identifies as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
24
—
- 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 Colton — lower than 84% of areas.
| Colton | 24 |
|---|---|
| 5670, SA | 494 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 24 people living here. This makes it smaller than about 83% of similar areas.
51 yrs —
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 in the area, which is far below the national figure. This is consistent with an age profile where 100% of the adults are aged 45 to 64, while 16.7% of the total population are seniors.
16.7% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Colton, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 86%; Seniors (65+) is next at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
The proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is 25%, which is far above the state and national figures. Nearly half of the residents are married.
25.0% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Colton, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (19%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Colton
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Colton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40287/colton/topic/demographics-identity