304 ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 273
- 2016: 335
- 2021: 304
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Penfield Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Penfield Gardens
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population defines daily life in Penfield Gardens, where the typical resident is 48. This is far older than the same figure for Australia, creating a community with a high proportion of seniors and few children.
304
▲ +11.4%
- 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 Penfield Gardens — higher than 59% of areas.
| Penfield Gardens | 304 |
|---|---|
| 5121, SA | 2,347 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 304 people. This is larger than about 61% of similar areas.
48 yrs ▲ +20.0%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 27.3% of the area, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at just 13.8%.
27.3% ▲ +54.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.8% ▼ -37.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Penfield Gardens splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 7.9% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 1.0% of residents, a little below the South Australian average.
1.0% ▲ —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.9% ▲ +38.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Penfield Gardens, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (31%) and Widowed (8%).
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 Penfield Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41134/penfield-gardens/topic/demographics-identity