40 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33
- 2021: 40
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Petherick · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Petherick
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably younger population now defines Petherick, where the typical resident is just 35. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits well below both the state and national figures. The community is small and lacks any residents aged 65 or over.
40
—
- 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 Petherick — lower than 76% of areas.
| Petherick | 40 |
|---|---|
| 5267, SA | 2,026 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Petherick has a total population of 40 people, which is smaller than about 76% of similar areas. The typical age here is 35, making it noticeably younger than the South Australian figure of 41.
35 yrs —
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 25% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain the youth of the area, as there are no residents aged 65 and over, a figure far below the state average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Petherick splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (34%) and Young adults (25–44) (32%), with Children (0–14) at 26%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Australian average of 3.2%. Nearly half of the population is married, while 24.1% have never been married.
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.
Marital status
View on map →In Petherick, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (22%) and Separated (19%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Petherick
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Petherick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41146/petherick/topic/demographics-identity