122 ▼ -53.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 260
- 2016: 96
- 2021: 122
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lochaber · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lochaber
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much younger residents than most similar areas live in Lochaber. The typical person here is 38, and the community is shaped by a high number of children, with 23% of the population under 15 years old.
122
▼ -53.1%
- 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 Lochaber — lower than 55% of areas.
| Lochaber | 122 |
|---|---|
| 5271, SA | 7,663 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Lochaber has 122 people, making it smaller than about 55% of similar areas. The typical resident is 38, which is noticeably younger than the South Australian figure of 41.
38 yrs ▲ +5.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 23% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. This contributes to a younger profile, as people aged 65 and over are well below the state average at 13.9%.
13.9% ▲ +51.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.0% ▼ -25.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lochaber splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Children (0–14) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married, though those in de facto relationships are well below the national figure at 6.6%. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.6% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lochaber, Married is the majority at 70%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Lochaber [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40772/lochaber/topic/demographics-identity