503 ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 455
- 2016: 534
- 2021: 503
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Macdonald Park · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Macdonald Park
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing population of 503 people now lives in Macdonald Park, where residents are far older than the national average. The typical person here is 49, which is 11 years older than the typical Australian. This creates a community with a strong lean towards older adults and seniors.
503
▲ +10.5%
- 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 Macdonald Park — higher than 65% of areas.
| Macdonald Park | 503 |
|---|---|
| 5121, SA | 2,347 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 503 is larger than about 67% of similar areas. Residents are far older than those in the rest of the state and nation, with a typical age of 49.
49 yrs ▲ +8.9%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 22.9% of the area, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the Australian average at only 14.5%.
22.9% ▲ +51.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Macdonald Park, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Almost half of the residents are married, while 2.2% identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the South Australian figure. Those in de facto relationships make up 9.3%, a little below the national average.
2.2% ▲ +233.1%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.3% ▲ +12.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Macdonald Park, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (8%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Macdonald Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40800/macdonald-park/topic/demographics-identity