232 ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 198
- 2016: 228
- 2021: 232
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Dry Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Dry Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Dry Creek is just 35 years old, making the area noticeably younger than the state and national figures. With a small population of 232 people, this is a community where young adults and those in de facto relationships are particularly common.
232
▲ +17.2%
- 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 Dry Creek — higher than 57% of areas.
| Dry Creek | 232 |
|---|---|
| 5094, SA | 912 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 35, which is much lower than most similar areas and 6 years younger than the South Australian average.
35 yrs ▼ -10.3%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up only 9.1% of the population, a figure that is far below the state average of 20%. Young adults aged 25 to 44 are the largest group, making up 32.8% of the area.
9.1% ▼ -36.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.9% ▲ +37.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Dry Creek splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Children (0–14) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, accounting for 17.8% of residents compared to 11.5% nationally. About 2.6% of the population are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people.
2.6% ▼ -36.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.8% ▲ +66.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Dry Creek, Never married is the majority at 53%; Married is next at 27%.
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 Dry Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40373/dry-creek/topic/demographics-identity