2,508 ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,325
- 2016: 2,504
- 2021: 2,508
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Novar Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Novar Gardens
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A quarter of the 2,508 people living in Novar Gardens are aged 65 and over. This makes the area noticeably older than the rest of South Australia, with a typical resident aged 45. The population is larger than about 82% of similar areas.
2,508
▲ +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 Novar Gardens — higher than 81% of areas.
| Novar Gardens | 2,508 |
|---|---|
| 5040, SA | 2,508 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 45, which is noticeably older than the typical person in South Australia and Australia. The total population stands at 2,508 people.
45 yrs ▼ -4.3%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 25.5% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 15.6% of the area, which is a little below the state and national figures.
25.5% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.6% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Novar Gardens splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.0% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the South Australian figure. Half of the population are married, while 9.0% are in a de facto relationship, which is lower than most areas.
2.0% ▲ +32.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.0% ▲ +84.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Novar Gardens, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Novar Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41055/novar-gardens/topic/demographics-identity