106 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 91
- 2021: 106
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Emu Flat · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Emu Flat
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 30% of the population are children under 15 in Emu Flat, a figure far above the national average. This makes it a notably young area where families are common, though it remains a small community of just 106 people.
106
—
- 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 Emu Flat — lower than 57% of areas.
| Emu Flat | 106 |
|---|---|
| 5453, SA | 5,100 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41 years old. This is about the same as the South Australian average, though noticeably older than the typical person across Australia.
41 yrs —
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 29.2% of the population, which is among the highest for similar areas and far above the national figure. Conversely, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over is just 10.4%, which is well below both the state and national averages.
10.4% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
29.2% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Emu Flat splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (34%) and Children (0–14) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, at 67.1%, while only 4.6% are in de facto relationships, which is much lower than in most other areas. No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.6% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Emu Flat, Married is the majority at 66%; Never married is next at 22%.
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 Emu Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40409/emu-flat/topic/demographics-identity