1,508 ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,506
- 2016: 1,494
- 2021: 1,508
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Maylands · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Maylands
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Married couples make up the largest group in Maylands, where 44.9% of residents fall into this category. The area is home to 1,508 people, with a typical resident aged 41. This is about the same as the state average but noticeably older than the national figure.
1,508
▲ +0.1%
- 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 Maylands — higher than 76% of areas.
| Maylands | 1,508 |
|---|---|
| 5069, SA | 8,387 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 1,508 residents, Maylands is larger than about 78% of similar areas. The typical person living here is 41 years old, which is lower than most other areas of this type.
41 yrs ▲ +5.1%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age profile is fairly balanced, with 29.4% of people being older adults aged 45 to 64. Children under 15 make up 15.9% of the population, which is a little below the national figure of 18.2%.
17.2% ▲ +19.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.9% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Maylands splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Seniors (65+) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little below the national average, 0.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Those in de facto relationships make up 10.2% of the population, which is lower than most similar areas.
0.8% ▲ +299.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.2% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Maylands, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (39%) and Divorced (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 Maylands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40846/maylands/topic/demographics-identity