2,184 ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,340
- 2016: 2,239
- 2021: 2,184
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Glenelg South · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Glenelg South
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Glenelg South is 52 years old, making the area far older than both the state and national averages. This community of 2,184 people is characterised by a high proportion of seniors and very few children.
2,184
▼ -6.7%
- 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 Glenelg South — higher than 79% of areas.
| Glenelg South | 2,184 |
|---|---|
| 5045, SA | 16,071 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 52, which is far older than the typical Australian (38) or South Australian (41).
52 yrs ▲ +10.6%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 32.1% of the population, far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few here, at just 9.7%, which is well below the national average of 18.2%.
32.1% ▲ +45.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.7% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Glenelg South splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 0.5% of the population, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 2.4%. About 11.5% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the national average.
0.5% ▲ +42.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% ▲ +12.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Glenelg South, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Glenelg South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40508/glenelg-south/topic/demographics-identity