1,405 ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,320
- 2016: 1,355
- 2021: 1,405
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Keith · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Keith
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults make up a significant part of life in Keith, where the typical resident is 43. This is noticeably older than the national figure, with over 22% of the population being seniors. The town is larger than about 77% of similar areas, housing 1,405 people.
1,405
▲ +6.4%
- 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 Keith — higher than 75% of areas.
| Keith | 1,405 |
|---|---|
| 5267, SA | 2,026 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Keith is 43 years old, which is a little older than the South Australian average and noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
43 yrs ▲ +4.9%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 22.2% of the population, a figure that is well above the national average of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 17.9%, which is about the same as the rest of the state.
22.2% ▲ +24.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.9% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Keith splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.4% of the population, which is a little below the national figure. Most residents are married (51.0%), while 12.2% are in a de facto relationship, slightly above the state average.
1.4% ▲ +198.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.2% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Keith, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Keith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40674/keith/topic/demographics-identity