511 ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 575
- 2016: 492
- 2021: 511
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Houghton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Houghton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Houghton, where 38.7% of the population falls into this bracket. This makes the area far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 50. It is a small community of 511 people with a distinct age profile.
511
▼ -11.1%
- 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 Houghton — higher than 65% of areas.
| Houghton | 511 |
|---|---|
| 5131, SA | 979 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 50, which is far older than the typical person in South Australia (41) or Australia (38).
50 yrs ▲ +19.0%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 14.5% of the population, a figure well below the national average. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over represent 20.2% of the area, which is slightly above the Australian figure.
20.2% ▲ +123.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% ▼ -31.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Houghton, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (20%) and Children (0–14) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marriage is common here, with 62.6% of residents married, though the 7.8% in de facto relationships is much lower than in most other areas. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the national average.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.8% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Houghton, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 27%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Houghton
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Houghton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40611/houghton/topic/demographics-identity