3,158 ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,940
- 2016: 2,883
- 2021: 3,158
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Myrtle Bank · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Myrtle Bank
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A gap of 16 years separates the typical resident of Myrtle Bank from the national average. This is an older community of 3,158 people, where seniors make up a huge proportion of the population compared to the rest of the country.
3,158
▲ +7.4%
- 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 Myrtle Bank — higher than 85% of areas.
| Myrtle Bank | 3,158 |
|---|---|
| 5064, SA | 10,756 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 54 years old, which is far older than the typical resident in South Australia or across Australia.
54 yrs ▲ +8.0%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 38.5% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This high number of older residents helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national figures at just 13.6%.
38.5% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.6% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Myrtle Bank, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 39%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married people make up 51.5% of the area, while those in de facto relationships are well below the national figure at 6.1%. Only 0.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas.
0.2% ▼ -48.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.1%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.1% ▲ +12.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Myrtle Bank, Married is the majority at 52%; 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Myrtle Bank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40999/myrtle-bank/topic/demographics-identity