177 ▼ -41.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 303
- 2016: 173
- 2021: 177
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Flaxley · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Flaxley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are a defining feature of daily life in Flaxley, where the typical person is 48. This is far older than the national figure of 38, creating a community with a mature population and fewer children than most other areas.
177
▼ -41.6%
- 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 Flaxley — higher than 51% of areas.
| Flaxley | 177 |
|---|---|
| 5153, SA | 6,732 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Flaxley has 177 residents, making it larger than about 52% of similar areas. The typical resident is 48 years old, which is noticeably older than the South Australian average of 41.
48 yrs ▲ +4.3%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 22.6% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. This shift towards older adults is mirrored by the low number of children under 15, who make up only 14.7% of the area.
22.6% ▲ +84.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.7% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Flaxley, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married, accounting for 55.8% of the population. Those in de facto relationships make up 13.1%, which is a little above the national figure of 11.5%.
1.7% ▲ —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.1% ▼ -23.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Flaxley, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Flaxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40445/flaxley/topic/demographics-identity