346 ▼ -17.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 419
- 2016: 301
- 2021: 346
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lyrup · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lyrup
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much older population than most similar areas defines Lyrup, where the typical resident is 51 years old. This is far older than the national figure of 38 years. With 346 people living here, the area has a high proportion of seniors and very few children.
346
▼ -17.4%
- 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 Lyrup — higher than 60% of areas.
| Lyrup | 346 |
|---|---|
| 5343, SA | 4,977 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Lyrup is 51, which is far older than the South Australian average of 41. This population of 346 people is larger than about 63% of similar areas.
51 yrs ▲ +10.9%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 49 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 25.7% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, making up only 12.7% of the residents.
25.7% ▲ +49.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.7% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lyrup splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state average. Nearly half of the population is married, while those in de facto relationships are a little below the national figure at 9.4%.
1.4% ▲ +101.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.4% ▲ +12.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lyrup, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (31%) and Widowed (9%).
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 Lyrup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40796/lyrup/topic/demographics-identity