5,305 ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,332
- 2016: 4,901
- 2021: 5,305
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Encounter Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Encounter Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Encounter Bay is 66, which is far older than the South Australian figure of 41. This age gap defines the area, where more than half of the 5,305 people are seniors.
5,305
▲ +22.5%
- 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 Encounter Bay — higher than 86% of areas.
| Encounter Bay | 5,305 |
|---|---|
| 5211, SA | 16,845 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 5,305 is larger than about 90% of similar areas. It is an older community, with a typical resident aged 66, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
66 yrs ▲ +6.5%
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62 yrs
- 2016: 64 yrs
- 2021: 66 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 only 9.2% of the population, well below the national 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so aged, as 53.1% of people are 65 or over—far above the state figure of 20%.
53.1% ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.0%
- 2016: 49.1%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.2% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Encounter Bay, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 53%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.9% of the population, which is a little below the national average. Most people are married at 56.7%, while those in de facto relationships are well below the national figure at 7.6%.
0.9% ▲ +73.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.6% ▲ +6.5%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Encounter Bay, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 18%.
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 Encounter Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40410/encounter-bay/topic/demographics-identity