2,610 ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,534
- 2016: 2,530
- 2021: 2,610
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Onkaparinga Hills · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Onkaparinga Hills
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More people live in Onkaparinga Hills than in about 83% of similar areas, with a total population of 2,610. Residents here are noticeably older than the national average, with the typical person aged 45. This creates a community where older adults make up the largest age group.
2,610
▲ +3.0%
- 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 Onkaparinga Hills — higher than 82% of areas.
| Onkaparinga Hills | 2,610 |
|---|---|
| 5163, SA | 14,922 |
| 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 South Australian figure of 41 and the national figure of 38.
45 yrs ▲ +15.4%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the biggest slice of the population at 33%. Meanwhile, children under 15 make up 16.4% of the area, which is a little below the Australian figure of 18.2%.
17.9% ▲ +120.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.4% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Onkaparinga Hills, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (20%) and Seniors (65+) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marriage is common here, with 59.6% of people married, while only 0.7% of the population identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This is a little below the national figure of 3.2%.
0.7% ▲ +83.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.5% ▲ +31.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Onkaparinga Hills, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Onkaparinga Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41076/onkaparinga-hills/topic/demographics-identity