174 ▼ -49.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 341
- 2016: 163
- 2021: 174
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Barker Springs · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Barker Springs
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Barker Springs is far older than the national figure, with the usual age being 49. This puts the area's population well above the state and national averages for age. It is a small community of 174 people where over half the adults are aged between 45 and 64.
174
▼ -49.0%
- 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 Mount Barker Springs — higher than 50% of areas.
| Mount Barker Springs | 174 |
|---|---|
| 5251, SA | 19,184 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 49, which is far older than the South Australian average of 41 and the national figure of 38.
49 yrs ▲ +22.5%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 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.
While 18.4% of the population are children, those aged 65 and over make up 14.9%, which is well below the South Australian average of 20%.
14.9% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.4% ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount Barker Springs, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Children (0–14) (20%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.7%, which is well above the 11.5% national figure. Around 1.7% of the population identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
1.7% ▲ —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.7% ▲ +63.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Barker Springs, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Mount Barker Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40934/mount-barker-springs/topic/demographics-identity