2,852 ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,236
- 2016: 2,422
- 2021: 2,852
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Glenside · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Glenside
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A high proportion of seniors, making up 28.1% of the population, defines the community in Glenside. The area is older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 43 and a population of 2,852 people.
2,852
▲ +27.5%
- 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 Glenside — higher than 83% of areas.
| Glenside | 2,852 |
|---|---|
| 5065, SA | 10,987 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 43, which is a little older than the South Australian figure and noticeably older than the national average.
43 yrs ▼ -8.5%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 only 14.4% of the population, which is well below the national figure. This contributes to the area's older profile, as seniors aged 65 and over are far more common here than across Australia.
28.1% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.4% ▲ +27.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Glenside splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Older adults (45–64) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Very few people are in de facto relationships at 7.0%, a figure well below both state and national levels. Only 0.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national average.
0.7% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.0% ▲ +13.5%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Glenside, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (33%) and Widowed (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Glenside
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Glenside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40511/glenside/topic/demographics-identity