509 ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 634
- 2016: 511
- 2021: 509
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Owen · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Owen
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 509 people now calls Owen home, with a demographic shift toward an older age profile. The typical resident is 42, making the area noticeably older than the national figure.
509
▼ -19.7%
- 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 Owen — higher than 65% of areas.
| Owen | 509 |
|---|---|
| 5460, SA | 743 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 42, which is a little older than the South Australian figure and noticeably older than the national typical age of 38.
42 yrs ▲ +10.5%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Owen has a higher proportion of both children and seniors than most similar areas. Those aged 65 and over make up 21.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%.
21.8% ▲ +39.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.3% ▼ -19.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Owen splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (22%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.8% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Marriage is common, with 45.4% of people married and 12% in de facto relationships.
2.8% ▲ +93.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.0% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Owen, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Owen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41085/owen/topic/demographics-identity