50 —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39
- 2021: 50
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gerard · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gerard
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A massive 90% of people in Gerard identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, far above the national figure of 3.2%. This sparsely populated area is exceptionally young, with a typical resident aged just 27 and no one aged 65 or over.
50
—
- 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 Gerard — lower than 72% of areas.
| Gerard | 50 |
|---|---|
| 5343, SA | 4,977 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 50 people, and the typical resident is 27, which is far younger than the typical person in South Australia or Australia.
27 yrs —
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 27 yrs
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 24% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why the area is so young, especially as there are no residents aged 65 or over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Gerard, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 42%, followed by Children (0–14) (27%) and Youth (15–24) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong here, and 17.6% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is much higher than most similar areas.
90.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 74.4%
- 2021: 90.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.6% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gerard, Never married is the majority at 73%; Married is next at 13%.
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 Gerard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40486/gerard/topic/demographics-identity