435 ▲ +26.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 343
- 2016: 426
- 2021: 435
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Paracombe · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Paracombe
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Two-thirds of residents in Paracombe are married, making it a place with a very high proportion of coupled households. This community is notably older than most, with the typical resident being 47 years old. Across the area, there are 435 people in total.
435
▲ +26.8%
- 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 Paracombe — higher than 63% of areas.
| Paracombe | 435 |
|---|---|
| 5132, SA | 435 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 47, which is far older than the Australian figure of 38 and noticeably older than the South Australian average.
47 yrs ▲ +4.4%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 26.7% of the population, a figure well above both the state and national levels. Children under 15 account for 15.9%, which is a little below the national figure of 18.2%.
26.7% ▲ +56.8%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.9% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Paracombe splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married, though those in de facto relationships make up only 8.3%, which is well below the national figure. About 1.4% of the population identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
1.4% ▲ +17.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.3% ▲ +16.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Paracombe, Married is the majority at 68%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Paracombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41100/paracombe/topic/demographics-identity