31 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19
- 2021: 31
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hamley · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Hamley is 61 years old, making it far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated area of 31 people is dominated by older adults, with no children under 15 living here.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hamley — lower than 81% of areas.
| Hamley | 31 |
|---|---|
| 5558, SA | 5,214 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 61 is among the highest for similar areas and is 23 years older than the Australian average.
31 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
61 yrs —
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up 64.5% of the population, which helps explain why there are no children under 15 in the area.
16.1% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Hamley, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 57%; Youth (15–24) is next at 14%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 22.2% of residents, a figure far above the 11.5% national average. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.2% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Hamley splits fairly evenly between Married (35%) and Never married (35%), with Divorced at 21%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Hamley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40557/hamley/topic/demographics-identity