81 —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61
- 2021: 81
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Pata · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Pata
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Pata is now 54, making this area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has a small community of just 81 people, with a population profile heavily weighted towards older adults.
81
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- 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 Pata — lower than 64% of areas.
| Pata | 81 |
|---|---|
| 5333, SA | 6,121 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 54, which is far older than the South Australian average of 41 and the national figure of 38.
54 yrs —
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up only 4.9% of the population, a figure far below the national average. This helps explain why the typical resident is so much older, with 38.3% of people falling into the 45–64 age bracket.
17.3% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
4.9% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Pata, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 48%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Youth (15–24) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 27.6%, which is far above the 11.5% national average. No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
27.6% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Pata, the largest group is Never married at 47%, followed by Married (38%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Pata [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41122/pata/topic/demographics-identity