264 ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 317
- 2016: 249
- 2021: 264
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Schank · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Schank
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer seniors and more children than most similar areas define the population of Mount Schank. The typical resident is 38, which is noticeably younger than the South Australian figure of 41. This creates a demographic profile that stands out from the usual patterns seen in nearby regions.
264
▼ -16.7%
- 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 Mount Schank — higher than 58% of areas.
| Mount Schank | 264 |
|---|---|
| 5291, SA | 10,151 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Mount Schank has a total population of 264 people, making it larger than about 59% of similar areas. The typical age of 38 is about the same as the national figure.
38 yrs ▲ +5.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 36 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 25.4% of the population, which is well above the South Australian figure of 17.0%. This helps explain why the area is much younger than most, with seniors aged 65 and over sitting well below the state average at just 12.1%.
12.1% ▲ +83.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.4% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Schank splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Children (0–14) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married at 67.2%, though those in de facto relationships are well above the state figure at 14.4%. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.4% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Schank, Married is the majority at 66%; 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 Mount Schank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40961/mount-schank/topic/demographics-identity