5,987 ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,450
- 2016: 5,628
- 2021: 5,987
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lockleys · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lockleys
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population defines daily life in Lockleys, where the typical resident is 44. This is older than the national figure of 38, and the area is larger than about 91% of similar places with nearly 6,000 residents.
5,987
▲ +9.9%
- 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 Lockleys — higher than 86% of areas.
| Lockleys | 5,987 |
|---|---|
| 5032, SA | 13,452 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 44, which is noticeably older than the South Australian figure of 41. The total population is 5,987 people.
44 yrs ▲ +4.8%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 23.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 16% of residents, a little below the state average of 17%.
23.4% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.0% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lockleys splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Half of the residents are married, while those in de facto relationships make up 8%, which is well below the Australian figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.6% of the population, which is a little below the state average.
0.6% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.0% ▲ +33.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lockleys, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Lockleys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40775/lockleys/topic/demographics-identity