648 ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 595
- 2016: 634
- 2021: 648
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gepps Cross · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gepps Cross
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A high proportion of seniors is a standout feature for Gepps Cross, where 20.8% of residents are aged 65 and over. This community of 648 people has a typical resident aged 41, which is about the same as the South Australian figure.
648
▲ +8.9%
- 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 Gepps Cross — higher than 69% of areas.
| Gepps Cross | 648 |
|---|---|
| 5094, SA | 912 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Gepps Cross is larger than about 70% of similar areas, with a typical resident aged 41. This age is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
41 yrs ▲ +5.1%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 20.8% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 15.9%, a little below both the state and national levels.
20.8% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.9% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gepps Cross splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Almost half of residents are married, though those in de facto relationships make up only 7.6%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. About 2.2% of the population are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people.
2.2% ▼ -66.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.6% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gepps Cross, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Gepps Cross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40483/gepps-cross/topic/demographics-identity