New Well · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in New Well

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Fewer people live here than in about 85% of similar areas, making New Well a sparsely populated place. With only 21 residents, the population is notably small and consists entirely of people under the age of 65.

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📍 New Well, Suburb / Locality

Where New Well sits — Total population

21
  • 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 New Well — lower than 85% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
New Well21
5357, SA 442
South Australia 1,781,516
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident is 42, which is a little older than the South Australian figure of 41 and noticeably older than the national figure of 38.

21

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17
  • 2021: 21

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

42 yrs

Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 44 yrs
  • 2021: 42 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

There are no children under 15 or seniors aged 65 and over, figures that are far below both state and national levels. Instead, the population is split evenly between youth and young adults, who each make up 23.8% of the area.

Age structure

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New Well splits fairly evenly between Youth (15–24) (50%) and Young adults (25–44) (50%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 2.4% and well below the national figure of 3.2%.

Marital status

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New Well splits fairly evenly between Married (28%) and Never married (28%), with Divorced at 28%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 5 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 New Well [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41027/new-well/topic/demographics-identity