78 —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62
- 2021: 78
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Fischer · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Fischer
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A significant shift in age has shaped Fischer, where children under 15 now make up a huge 32.1% of the population. This is far above the national figure and marks the area as being among the youngest for families. With only 78 people living here, it remains a very small community.
78
—
- 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 Fischer — lower than 65% of areas.
| Fischer | 78 |
|---|---|
| 5502, SA | 1,716 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 42, which is slightly older than the South Australian average and noticeably older than the typical Australian.
42 yrs —
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Family life is prominent here, with the number of children far above both state and national levels. In contrast, the proportion of people aged 65 and over is well below the South Australian figure.
10.3% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
32.1% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Fischer splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Children (0–14) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. Similarly, there are no people in de facto relationships, though over half of the population is married.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Fischer, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Fischer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40439/fischer/topic/demographics-identity