686 ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 707
- 2016: 720
- 2021: 686
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kanmantoo · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer seniors and more children than most similar areas make Kanmantoo a notably young place. The typical resident is 38, and the population has grown to 686 people.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kanmantoo — higher than 70% of areas.
| Kanmantoo | 686 |
|---|---|
| 5252, SA | 6,783 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 38, which is noticeably younger than the South Australian figure of 41. With 686 residents, this area is larger than about 70% of similar places.
686 ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
38 yrs ▲ +5.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 22.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area feels young, as the proportion of people aged 65 and over is far below the state average.
8.2% ▲ +41.0%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.7% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Kanmantoo splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 18.0%. Around 2.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the South Australian figure.
2.5% ▲ +75.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.0% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Kanmantoo, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (12%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Kanmantoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40660/kanmantoo/topic/demographics-identity