110 ▼ -33.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 166
- 2016: 144
- 2021: 110
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Iron Knob · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Iron Knob
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Iron Knob is 57, making the area far older than the national average. With a small population of 110 people, the community is heavily weighted towards older adults and seniors.
110
▼ -33.7%
- 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 Iron Knob — lower than 57% of areas.
| Iron Knob | 110 |
|---|---|
| 5611, SA | 125 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is far older than the rest of the country, with a typical age of 57 compared to the national figure of 38.
57 yrs ▼ -1.7%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58 yrs
- 2016: 59 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 30.9% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at just 10.9%.
30.9% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.9% ▲ +21.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Iron Knob, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Seniors (65+) (34%) and Children (0–14) (12%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.4% of the population, which is well above the state and national figures. Those in de facto relationships are much less common here than in most other areas.
6.4% ▲ +252.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.6% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Iron Knob, the largest group is Never married at 33%, followed by Married (27%) and Divorced (16%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Iron Knob [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40627/iron-knob/topic/demographics-identity