765 ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 793
- 2016: 658
- 2021: 765
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Laura · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Laura
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Laura is 48, making the area far older than the national figure. With a population of 765 people, it is a small community that has a significantly higher proportion of seniors than both the state and the country.
765
▼ -3.5%
- 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 Laura — higher than 71% of areas.
| Laura | 765 |
|---|---|
| 5480, SA | 886 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 48, which is noticeably older than the South Australian average and far older than the national figure of 38.
48 yrs ▼ -2.0%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 29% of the population, a figure far above the Australian average. At the same time, children under 15 account for 19.7%, which is a little above the national rate.
29.0% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.7% ▲ +26.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Laura splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Most people are married, while 11.1% are in a de facto relationship.
2.7% ▲ +142.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.1% ▲ +34.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Laura, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Laura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40751/laura/topic/demographics-identity