111 ▼ -63.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 304
- 2016: 83
- 2021: 111
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Donovans · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Donovans
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A gap of 26 years separates the typical resident in Donovans from the national figure, making it a very old community. With a typical age of 64, the area is far older than most of Australia and is home to 111 people.
111
▼ -63.5%
- 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 Donovans — lower than 57% of areas.
| Donovans | 111 |
|---|---|
| 5291, SA | 10,151 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 64, which is far older than the South Australian average of 41. This puts Donovans among the oldest areas of its kind.
64 yrs ▲ +48.8%
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 61 yrs
- 2021: 64 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Over half the population is aged 65 or older, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why there are no children under 15 living here.
52.3% ▲ +205.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Donovans, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 52%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 41%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Meanwhile, 13.6% of people are in a de facto relationship, a rate a little above the national average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Donovans, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (22%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Donovans [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40368/donovans/topic/demographics-identity