203 ▼ -46.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 377
- 2016: 206
- 2021: 203
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lower Light · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lower Light
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 203 people in Lower Light are married, creating a community with a strong family foundation. The area is noticeably older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 45.
203
▼ -46.2%
- 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 Lower Light — higher than 54% of areas.
| Lower Light | 203 |
|---|---|
| 5501, SA | 8,156 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is 203 people, which is larger than about 55% of similar areas. Those living here are noticeably older than people across South Australia and the rest of the country.
45 yrs ▲ +25.0%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 44 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 24.1% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This contributes to a smaller proportion of children under 15, at 15.8%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
24.1% ▲ +138.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.8% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lower Light splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the South Australian average. De facto relationships are also common, at 11.3%, matching typical patterns seen across the state and nation.
1.5% ▼ -44.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.3% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lower Light, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 39%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Lower Light
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lower Light [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40787/lower-light/topic/demographics-identity