1,113 —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Eyre · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Eyre
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost 44% of people in Eyre have never been married, reflecting a very young population. The typical resident is only 28, which is far younger than the national figure of 38. This makes the area stand out as one of the youngest in the region.
1,113
—
- 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 Eyre — higher than 73% of areas.
| Eyre | 1,113 |
|---|---|
| 5121, SA | 2,347 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 1,113 residents, Eyre is larger than about 75% of similar areas. The typical age here is 28, which is far younger than both the state and national averages.
28 yrs —
Younger than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
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 26.2% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why seniors aged 65 and over are so few here, at just 4.9%.
4.9% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.2% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Eyre, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 43%, followed by Children (0–14) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 22.3%, which is far above the state and national figures. About 2.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
2.2% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.3% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Eyre splits fairly evenly between Never married (45%) and Married (42%), with Divorced at 7%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Eyre
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Eyre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40428/eyre/topic/demographics-identity