325 ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 308
- 2016: 290
- 2021: 325
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Longwood · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Longwood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 37% of people in Longwood are older adults aged 45 to 64, making them the largest age group. This is a family-focused area where 325 people live, with a typical resident being 43 years old—noticeably older than the national figure.
325
▲ +5.5%
- 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 Longwood — higher than 60% of areas.
| Longwood | 325 |
|---|---|
| 5153, SA | 6,732 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 43, which is a little older than the South Australian average. Longwood is larger than about 62% of similar areas.
43 yrs ▲ +10.3%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 23.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why the area is much younger than most, with seniors aged 65 and over at only 10.2%.
10.2% ▲ +42.2%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.7% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Longwood, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Children (0–14) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married at 58.3%, while 7.7% are in de facto relationships, which is well below the state and national figures. About 1.5% of the population identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
1.5% ▲ —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.7% ▼ -37.9%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Longwood, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Longwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40778/longwood/topic/demographics-identity