2,076 ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,055
- 2016: 1,958
- 2021: 2,076
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
McCracken · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in McCracken
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of all residents in McCracken are aged 65 or over, making it a far older community than most of Australia. With a typical resident aged 64, the area has a population of 2,076 people.
2,076
▲ +1.0%
- 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 McCracken — higher than 79% of areas.
| McCracken | 2,076 |
|---|---|
| 5211, SA | 16,845 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 64 years old, which is among the highest for similar areas and far older than the national figure of 38. This population of 2,076 is larger than about 81% of areas at this level.
64 yrs ▲ +12.3%
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57 yrs
- 2016: 60 yrs
- 2021: 64 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 49.4% of the population, a figure far above the Australian average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up just 10.5% of the community, which is well below the national rate.
49.4% ▲ +40.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 42.0%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.5% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In McCracken, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 49%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married people make up 56.1% of the area, while those in de facto relationships are at 7.6%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. About 2.0% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the South Australian average.
2.0% ▲ +30.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.6% ▲ +18.8%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In McCracken, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 20%.
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 McCracken [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40849/mccracken/topic/demographics-identity