61 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54
- 2021: 61
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Grace Plains · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A high proportion of children makes Grace Plains a family-oriented place. Only 61 people live here, but nearly a quarter are under 15, which is well above the national figure. This creates a small community where young families are a prominent part of daily life.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Grace Plains — lower than 69% of areas.
| Grace Plains | 61 |
|---|---|
| 5502, SA | 1,716 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41 years old. This is about the same as the South Australian average and noticeably older than the typical person across Australia.
61 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
41 yrs —
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 23% of the population, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 19.7% of residents, which is roughly the same as the state figure.
19.7% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.0% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Grace Plains splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Children (0–14) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 63.3% of the population. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Grace Plains, Married is the majority at 65%; Never married is next at 29%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Grace Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40528/grace-plains/topic/demographics-identity