4,101 ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,760
- 2016: 3,902
- 2021: 4,101
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Marion · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Marion
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population defines daily life in Marion, where the typical resident is 43. With 4,101 people, this is a larger area than most similar places, though it has a much smaller proportion of children and a far higher number of seniors than the national average.
4,101
▲ +9.1%
- 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 Marion — higher than 86% of areas.
| Marion | 4,101 |
|---|---|
| 5043, SA | 20,327 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 43, which is a little older than the South Australian figure and noticeably older than the Australian average of 38.
43 yrs ▼ -8.5%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This is an area of seniors, with those aged 65 and over making up 28% of the population—far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 12.3% of the population, which is well below most other areas.
28.0% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.3% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Marion splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Older adults (45–64) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state average. Marriage is the most common status at 44%, while those in de facto relationships make up 9.4%, a little below the national figure.
1.4% ▲ +59.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.4% ▲ +59.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Marion, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (35%) and Widowed (10%).
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 Marion [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40830/marion/topic/demographics-identity