64 —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 69
- 2021: 64
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Point Sturt · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Point Sturt
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Point Sturt is 56 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area has a small population of 64 people, with a strong presence of older adults and seniors.
64
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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 Point Sturt — lower than 68% of areas.
| Point Sturt | 64 |
|---|---|
| 5256, SA | 1,547 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 64 people is smaller than about 67% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in South Australia and across Australia.
56 yrs —
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 26.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are far below the state and national averages at just 6.3%.
26.6% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.3% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Point Sturt, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 46%, followed by Seniors (65+) (33%) and Children (0–14) (8%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are far more common here than in the rest of the state, accounting for 22% of residents. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas.
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.
22.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Point Sturt, the largest group is Married at 38%, followed by Divorced (29%) and Never married (26%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Point Sturt
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Point Sturt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41174/point-sturt/topic/demographics-identity