4,677 ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,365
- 2016: 4,568
- 2021: 4,677
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Loxton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Loxton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shift towards an older population marks the recent trend for Loxton, where the typical resident is now 47. This makes the area far older than the national figure. With 4,677 people, it is larger than about 89% of similar areas.
4,677
▲ +7.1%
- 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 Loxton — higher than 86% of areas.
| Loxton | 4,677 |
|---|---|
| 5333, SA | 6,121 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 47, which is noticeably older than the South Australian average of 41 and far older than the own national figure of 38.
47 yrs ▲ +9.3%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 27.6% of the population, a figure that is far above the Australian average of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 18%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
27.6% ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.0% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Loxton splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.2% of the community, which is higher than most similar areas. Nearly half of the population, 48.8%, are married.
3.2% ▲ +30.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.7% ▲ +42.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Loxton, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (30%) and Widowed (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Loxton
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Loxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40789/loxton/topic/demographics-identity