101 —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 101
- 2021: 101
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Koolywurtie · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 101 residents in Koolywurtie are married, reflecting a strong trend toward family-based households. This small community is notably young, with a high proportion of children and very few seniors compared to the rest of the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Koolywurtie — lower than 59% of areas.
| Koolywurtie | 101 |
|---|---|
| 5575, SA | 2,391 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 39 years old, which is a little younger than the South Australian average of 41.
101 —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
39 yrs —
Younger than 74% 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 25.7% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is much younger than most, as those aged 65 and over represent only 8.9% of residents.
8.9% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.7% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Koolywurtie splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are far more common here than in the rest of the country, at 24.6% compared to 11.5% nationally. No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
24.6% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Koolywurtie, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (27%) and Divorced (10%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Koolywurtie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40710/koolywurtie/topic/demographics-identity