222 ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 197
- 2016: 216
- 2021: 222
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lynton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lynton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Lynton is 51, making this area far older than most other places in the region. With a small population of 222 people, the community is heavily weighted towards seniors and older adults.
222
▲ +12.7%
- 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 Lynton — higher than 56% of areas.
| Lynton | 222 |
|---|---|
| 5062, SA | 15,502 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is 222 people, which is larger than about 56% of similar areas. The typical resident is 51, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
51 yrs ▲ +6.3%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 28.8% of the population, a figure far above the Australian average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are less common here, at just 14.0%.
28.8% ▲ +127.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.0% ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lynton splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married (58.5%), while 0.0% of the population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure.
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.
10.9% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lynton, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Lynton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40795/lynton/topic/demographics-identity