Middle Beach · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Middle Beach

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Middle Beach is 49, making this area far older than the national figure. The population is small, with just 94 people living across the area. This creates a community where a third of the residents are older adults between 45 and 64.

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Where Middle Beach sits — Total population

94
  • 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 Middle Beach — lower than 60% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Middle Beach94
5501, SA 8,156
South Australia 1,781,516
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical age of 49 is far older than the South Australian average of 41 and the national figure of 38.

94

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 79
  • 2021: 94

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

49 yrs

Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 49 yrs
  • 2021: 49 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

While 16% of people are children, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over is 12.8%, which is well below both the state and national figures.

12.8%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.7%
  • 2021: 12.8%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

16.0%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.4%
  • 2021: 16.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Middle Beach, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 39%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Children (0–14) (19%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the national average. Those who have never married make up the largest group at 41.6%.

9.7%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 9.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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Middle Beach splits fairly evenly between Never married (41%) and Married (38%), with Divorced at 10%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 4 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 3 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 4 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 14 males; 60–64: 3 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 3 males; 55–59: 3 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 6 males; 50–54: 4 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 8 males; 45–49: 5 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 7 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 3 males; 30–34: 9 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 3 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 3 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 5 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 3 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Middle Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40867/middle-beach/topic/demographics-identity