3,073 ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,893
- 2016: 2,993
- 2021: 3,073
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pasadena · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population marks the current face of Pasadena, where the typical resident is now 49. This age is far higher than the national figure of 38, creating a community with a very high proportion of seniors.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pasadena — higher than 84% of areas.
| Pasadena | 3,073 |
|---|---|
| 5042, SA | 11,832 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Pasadena is larger than about 85% of similar areas, with a total population of 3,073 people. The typical resident here is 49, making the area far older than South Australia's typical age of 41.
3,073 ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
49 yrs ▼ -2.0%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a very high number of seniors, with 33.3% of people aged 65 and over, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 13% of the population, a figure well below the Australian average.
33.3% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.0% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Pasadena, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 33%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Older adults (45–64) (22%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (51.7%), while those in de facto relationships make up 8.4%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 0.5% of the population, a little below the state average.
0.5% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.4% ▲ +58.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Pasadena, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Pasadena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41120/pasadena/topic/demographics-identity