243 ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 281
- 2016: 224
- 2021: 243
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Commissariat Point · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Commissariat Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Commissariat Point is 61 years old, making it far older than the national figure. This retirement-heavy profile is reflected in the high number of seniors and a very small population of children.
243
▼ -13.5%
- 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 Commissariat Point — higher than 57% of areas.
| Commissariat Point | 243 |
|---|---|
| 5700, SA | 11,042 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 243 people, which is larger than about 58% of similar areas.
61 yrs ▲ +27.1%
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 61 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This is an older community, where those aged 65 and over make up 35.4% of the population, far above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, at just 7.4%.
35.4% ▲ +117.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.4% ▼ -56.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Commissariat Point splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (39%) and Seniors (65+) (36%), with Young adults (25–44) at 12%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 17.2% of people are in de facto relationships, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Additionally, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 3.7%, a little above the state average.
3.7% ▲ +249.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.2% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Commissariat Point, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Commissariat Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40289/commissariat-point/topic/demographics-identity