36 ▼ -81.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 198
- 2016: 53
- 2021: 36
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Paruna · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Paruna
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Paruna is now 53, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has seen a shift toward a senior population, with no children under 15 living here as of the latest census.
36
▼ -81.8%
- 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 Paruna — lower than 78% of areas.
| Paruna | 36 |
|---|---|
| 5311, SA | 398 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is small at just 36 people, which is lower than about 77% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those across South Australia and Australia.
53 yrs ▲ +8.2%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 in the area, a figure far below the national average. Instead, seniors aged 65 and over make up 30.6% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas.
30.6% ▲ +79.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Paruna splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (39%) and Seniors (65+) (35%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Additionally, 25.0% of residents are in a de facto relationship, among the highest rates for areas of this type.
8.3% ▲ —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
25.0% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Paruna, the largest group is Never married at 45%, followed by Married (34%) and Divorced (21%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Paruna
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Paruna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41119/paruna/topic/demographics-identity