506 ▼ -34.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 771
- 2016: 475
- 2021: 506
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mypolonga · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 506 people now calls Mypolonga home, marking it as larger than about 67% of similar areas. The community is noticeably older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 43.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mypolonga — higher than 65% of areas.
| Mypolonga | 506 |
|---|---|
| 5254, SA | 2,502 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 43, which is a little older than the South Australian figure and noticeably older than the national average.
506 ▼ -34.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
43 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Families are common in Mypolonga, with children under 15 making up 20.8% of the population, a figure well above the state average. This helps explain why the proportion of seniors is lower than most areas at 14.8%.
14.8% ▲ +21.9%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.8% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Mypolonga, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Children (0–14) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Nearly half of residents are married, while those in de facto relationships make up 10.4%, which is a little below the national figure. About 1.8% of the population identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
1.8% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.4% ▲ +21.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Mypolonga, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (12%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mypolonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40996/mypolonga/topic/demographics-identity