83 ▼ -68.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 259
- 2016: 92
- 2021: 83
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Menzies · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Menzies
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A small population of 83 people lives in Menzies, where the demographic is strikingly young for the region. With nearly 29% of residents being children, the community is far younger than the state average.
83
▼ -68.0%
- 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 Menzies — lower than 63% of areas.
| Menzies | 83 |
|---|---|
| 5223, SA | 3,734 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 38 years old, which is noticeably younger than the South Australian figure and about the same as the national average.
38 yrs ▼ -19.1%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 28.9% of the population, a figure far above both the state and national rates. This helps explain why seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here at just 7.2%.
7.2% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
28.9% ▲ +34.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Menzies, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Children (0–14) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, with 24.4% of people in one, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Australian average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
24.4% ▲ +98.6%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Menzies, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 Menzies [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40862/menzies/topic/demographics-identity