771 ▲ +29.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 595
- 2016: 744
- 2021: 771
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Myponga · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Myponga
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 22% of the 771 people living in Myponga are children under 15, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area noticeably younger than most similar places and the rest of South Australia. It is a family-oriented community where the typical resident is 38 years old.
771
▲ +29.6%
- 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 Myponga — higher than 72% of areas.
| Myponga | 771 |
|---|---|
| 5202, SA | 938 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Myponga has a population of 771 people, which is larger than about 72% of similar areas. The typical resident is 38, making the area noticeably younger than the South Australian figure of 41.
38 yrs ▼ -13.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a high proportion of children, with 22.4% under 15, while seniors aged 65 and over make up only 13.2%. This is well below the 17.2% seen across Australia.
13.2% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.4% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Myponga, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Children (0–14) (23%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half the population is married, and those in de facto relationships make up 13.4%, which is a little above the national figure. About 1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
1.0% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Myponga, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Myponga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40997/myponga/topic/demographics-identity