272 ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 252
- 2016: 248
- 2021: 272
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mullaquana · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mullaquana
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population defines Mullaquana, where the typical resident is now 52 years old. This is far older than the national figure of 38. The area has 272 people and is much more likely to have Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents than most similar places.
272
▲ +7.9%
- 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 Mullaquana — higher than 58% of areas.
| Mullaquana | 272 |
|---|---|
| 5608, SA | 13,041 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 52, which is far older than the typical resident in South Australia. Mullaquana is larger than about 59% of other areas at this level.
52 yrs ▲ +30.0%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Very few children under 15 live here, at just 7.0%, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so much older, with nearly half of all residents aged between 45 and 64.
18.0% ▲ +200.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.0% ▼ -69.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mullaquana, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 47%, followed by Seniors (65+) (18%) and Youth (15–24) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.5% of the population, which is well above the state figure of 2.4%. Most residents are married (46.6%) or have never been married (32.3%).
5.5% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.8% ▼ -38.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mullaquana, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mullaquana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40970/mullaquana/topic/demographics-identity