21 —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15
- 2021: 21
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Midgee · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Midgee is now 60 years old, making it a far older place than the national average. This sparsely populated area has a small community of just 21 people, with a third of the population aged 65 or over.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Midgee — lower than 85% of areas.
| Midgee | 21 |
|---|---|
| 5602, SA | 1,349 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small at 21 people, which is lower than about 85% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than the national typical age of 38.
21 —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
60 yrs —
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 33.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. In contrast, children under 15 make up 14.3% of the area, a figure well below the Australian average.
33.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.3% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Midgee splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (33%) and Young adults (25–44) (29%), with Older adults (45–64) at 24%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in Midgee identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Midgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40871/midgee/topic/demographics-identity