6,204 ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,895
- 2016: 5,331
- 2021: 6,204
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Enfield · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Enfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than a third of people in Enfield are young adults aged 25 to 44. This makes the area noticeably younger than both the state and national figures, with a typical resident aged just 34. It is one of the largest areas of its kind in the region, home to 6,204 people.
6,204
▲ +26.7%
- 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 Enfield — higher than 86% of areas.
| Enfield | 6,204 |
|---|---|
| 5085, SA | 24,786 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 34 years old, which is much lower than most similar areas. This makes the population noticeably younger than the South Australian average by 7 years.
34 yrs ▼ -2.9%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults make up the biggest age group at 36.4%. This helps explain why the number of seniors is well below the state figure, with people aged 65 and over making up only 14.5% of the population.
14.5% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.2% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Enfield, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 36%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (19%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are either married or have never married, though those in de facto relationships are a little less common here than across Australia. Around 2.1% of the population identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
2.1% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.4% ▲ +10.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Enfield splits fairly evenly between Married (44%) and Never married (40%), with Divorced at 8%.
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 Enfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40411/enfield/topic/demographics-identity