53 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48
- 2021: 53
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Laffer · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Laffer
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A huge gap exists between Laffer and the rest of the country, especially in its young age profile. The typical resident here is only 35, making the area noticeably younger than both South Australia and the national average. This is a sparsely populated area with only 53 people.
53
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- 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 Laffer — lower than 71% of areas.
| Laffer | 53 |
|---|---|
| 5267, SA | 2,026 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Laffer is 35, which is much lower than most similar areas. This makes the population noticeably younger than the South Australian figure of 41 and the Australian figure of 38.
35 yrs —
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 34% of the population, a figure far above the state and national averages. This high number of children helps explain why the typical age in the area is so low.
17.0% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
34.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Laffer, the largest group is Children (0–14) at 38%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Seniors (65+) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Nearly half the population, or 47.8%, are in de facto relationships, which is far above the figures for South Australia and Australia. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a result lower than most areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
47.8% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Laffer, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (18%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Laffer
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Laffer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40733/laffer/topic/demographics-identity