6,143 ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,857
- 2016: 5,916
- 2021: 6,143
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Grange · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Grange
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national figure defines Grange, where the typical resident is now 49. This shift is most clear in the high number of seniors, who make up over a quarter of the local community.
6,143
▲ +4.9%
- 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 Grange — higher than 86% of areas.
| Grange | 6,143 |
|---|---|
| 5022, SA | 16,343 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area is among the largest of its kind with 6,143 residents. People here are far older than those in the rest of the state and the country.
49 yrs ▲ +6.5%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 28.4% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the Australian average at 14.5%.
28.4% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Grange splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the state and national figures. People in de facto relationships make up 9.9%, while 50.8% of residents are married.
1.1% ▲ +85.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.9% ▲ +18.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Grange, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Grange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40530/grange/topic/demographics-identity