5,110 ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,024
- 2016: 5,109
- 2021: 5,110
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Millicent · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Millicent
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than the national average, Millicent has a typical resident aged 49. This population of 5,110 people is larger than about 90% of similar areas, though it is an aging community with a very high proportion of seniors.
5,110
▲ +1.7%
- 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 Millicent — higher than 86% of areas.
| Millicent | 5,110 |
|---|---|
| 5280, SA | 7,561 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 5,110 people. This is a much older community than most, with a typical resident aged 49, which is 11 years older than the national figure.
49 yrs ▲ +16.7%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 27.0% of the population, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This is consistent with there being fewer children under 15 (14.8%) than in most other areas.
27.0% ▲ +38.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.8% ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Millicent splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.3% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. About 44.0% of residents are married, while 11.7% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
3.3% ▲ +44.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.7% ▲ +12.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Millicent, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Millicent [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40878/millicent/topic/demographics-identity