517 ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 576
- 2016: 512
- 2021: 517
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Karoonda · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Karoonda
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Karoonda is 55, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This gap is driven by a high proportion of seniors, who make up nearly a third of the population. The town has 517 people in total.
517
▼ -10.2%
- 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 Karoonda — higher than 65% of areas.
| Karoonda | 517 |
|---|---|
| 5307, SA | 560 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The usual resident here is 55 years old, which is far older than the typical person in South Australia (41) or Australia (38).
55 yrs ▲ +17.0%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 32.9% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% seen across Australia. In contrast, the 16.2% of children under 15 is just a little below the national average.
32.9% ▲ +32.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.2% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Karoonda, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 33%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 7.4% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 2.9% of the community.
2.9% ▲ +85.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.4% ▲ +32.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Karoonda, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 22%.
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 Karoonda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40670/karoonda/topic/demographics-identity