1,717 ▲ +40.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,225
- 2016: 1,369
- 2021: 1,717
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Meadows · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Meadows
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 1,717 people living in Meadows are married. This community is notably younger than the state average, with a high number of children and far fewer seniors than in most other areas.
1,717
▲ +40.2%
- 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 Meadows — higher than 77% of areas.
| Meadows | 1,717 |
|---|---|
| 5201, SA | 2,305 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 39 years old, which is a little younger than the South Australian figure of 41. This population is larger than about 79% of similar areas.
39 yrs ▼ -2.5%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 20.9% of the population, which is well above the state average. This helps explain why the area is younger, as those aged 65 and over are well below the national figure at 13.7%.
13.7% ▲ +19.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.9% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Meadows splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 15.8%. Meanwhile, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.8% of the population, which is a little below the national figure.
0.8% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.8% ▲ +24.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Meadows, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Meadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40853/meadows/topic/demographics-identity