1,504 ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,444
- 2016: 1,645
- 2021: 1,504
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Highgate · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Highgate
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 1,504 people living in Highgate are married. This is a well-established area where the typical resident is 41 years old, making the population noticeably older than the national figure.
1,504
▲ +4.2%
- 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 Highgate — higher than 76% of areas.
| Highgate | 1,504 |
|---|---|
| 5063, SA | 12,742 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Highgate is larger than about 78% of similar areas. The typical resident's age is 41, which is about the same as the South Australian average.
41 yrs ▲ +5.1%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age mix is fairly balanced, with children under 15 making up 17.6% and seniors aged 65 and over accounting for 17.8%, both of which are around the middle for this level.
17.8% ▲ +38.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.6% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Highgate, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 28%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas. People in de facto relationships make up 7.6% of the population, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
0.2% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.6% ▲ +18.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Highgate, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Highgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40588/highgate/topic/demographics-identity