857 ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 847
- 2016: 852
- 2021: 857
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lameroo · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lameroo
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population defines daily life in Lameroo, where the typical resident is 45 years old. This is noticeably older than the national figure, with a large number of seniors contributing to a mature community profile.
857
▲ +1.2%
- 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 Lameroo — higher than 72% of areas.
| Lameroo | 857 |
|---|---|
| 5302, SA | 855 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The town has 857 people, making it larger than about 73% of similar areas. Residents are generally older than those in the rest of the state and the nation.
45 yrs ▲ +4.7%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 24.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 17.9%, a figure roughly the same as the state and national averages.
24.7% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.9% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lameroo splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the community are married (55.1%), while those in de facto relationships (9.1%) are a little below the national average. About 2.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
2.6% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.1% ▲ +23.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lameroo, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Lameroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40746/lameroo/topic/demographics-identity