2,933 ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,869
- 2016: 2,864
- 2021: 2,933
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Elizabeth South · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Elizabeth South
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Younger families and children shape daily life in Elizabeth South, where the typical resident is just 35. This makes the area noticeably younger than both the state and national averages. With 2,933 people, it is larger than about 84% of similar areas.
2,933
▲ +2.2%
- 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 Elizabeth South — higher than 83% of areas.
| Elizabeth South | 2,933 |
|---|---|
| 5112, SA | 20,445 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 35 years old, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38. This age is also much lower than most similar areas.
35 yrs ▼ -2.8%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A high proportion of children under 15 (20.9%) makes this area's population much younger than most, while seniors aged 65 and over (14.0%) are well below the state figure.
14.0% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.9% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Elizabeth South splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most areas, with 7.1% of people identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is well above the national figure of 3.2%.
7.1% ▲ +28.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.2% ▲ +20.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Elizabeth South, Never married is the majority at 51%; Married is next at 24%.
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 Elizabeth South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40403/elizabeth-south/topic/demographics-identity