63 → 0.0%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63
- 2016: 45
- 2021: 63
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
James Well · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in James Well
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost half of the 63 people living in James Well are seniors, making it a far older community than the rest of the country. This small area is dominated by older adults and retirees, with no children or young adults recorded in the latest census.
63
→ 0.0%
- 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 James Well — lower than 68% of areas.
| James Well | 63 |
|---|---|
| 5571, SA | 1,978 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 66 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This is among the highest typical ages for areas of this size.
66 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66 yrs
- 2016: 64 yrs
- 2021: 66 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 49.2% of the population, which is far above the Australian average of 17.2%. In contrast, there are no children under 15 living here.
49.2% ▼ -17.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In James Well, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 55%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 45%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 69% of the population. There are no people in de facto relationships and no one identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure.
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.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In James Well, Married is the majority at 74%; Divorced is next at 11%.
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 James Well [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40634/james-well/topic/demographics-identity