768 ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 638
- 2016: 711
- 2021: 768
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Torrens · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Torrens
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Torrens is 45, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This community of 768 people is larger than about 72% of similar areas, with a population that skews toward middle-aged adults.
768
▲ +20.4%
- 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 Torrens — higher than 72% of areas.
| Mount Torrens | 768 |
|---|---|
| 5244, SA | 4,451 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The usual age for residents is 45, making the area noticeably older than both South Australia and the rest of the country.
45 yrs ▲ +9.8%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 36.6%. Seniors aged 65 and over represent 14.8% of the population, which is well below the state figure of 20.0%.
14.8% ▲ +55.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mount Torrens, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (18%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married, though those in de facto relationships make up only 8.5%, a figure much lower than most similar areas. Around 0.7% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national average.
0.7% ▲ —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.5% ▼ -39.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Torrens, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Torrens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40964/mount-torrens/topic/demographics-identity