Pleasant Park · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Pleasant Park

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Pleasant Park is now 62, making the area far older than most other parts of the country. This sparsely populated place has a small population of just 37 people and a very distinct age profile.

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📍 Pleasant Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Pleasant Park sits — Total population

37
  • 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 Pleasant Park — lower than 78% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Pleasant Park37
5277, SA 2,885
South Australia 1,781,516
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical age here is 62 years, which is far older than the national figure of 38. Only 37 people live in the area.

37

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 39
  • 2021: 37

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

62 yrs

Older than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 38 yrs
  • 2021: 62 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 here, which is far below the national figure. This helps explain why seniors make up 32.4% of the population, a proportion far above the 17.2% seen across Australia.

32.4%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.7%
  • 2021: 32.4%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 28.2%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Pleasant Park, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 52%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 30%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Indigenous people make up 8.1% of the population, which is well above the Australian average of 3.2%. Most residents are married, while no one is in a de facto relationship.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Pleasant Park, Married is the majority at 80%; Never married is next at 20%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 4 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 3 males; 70–74: 4 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 5 males; 60–64: 4 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 3 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Pleasant Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41166/pleasant-park/topic/demographics-identity