350 ▲ +42.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 246
- 2016: 333
- 2021: 350
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Point Turton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Point Turton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Point Turton is now 61, making the area far older than the national figure. This aging trend is clear in the local population, where nearly 40% of people are seniors. Most of the 350 residents are older adults or retirees.
350
▲ +42.3%
- 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 Turton — higher than 60% of areas.
| Point Turton | 350 |
|---|---|
| 5575, SA | 2,391 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 61 is among the highest for similar areas, which is far older than the South Australian figure of 41. The total population is 350 people.
61 yrs ▲ +7.0%
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57 yrs
- 2016: 60 yrs
- 2021: 61 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 39.7% of the population, a figure far above the national 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at just 11.4%.
39.7% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 39.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.4% ▲ +12.5%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Point Turton, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 39%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married at 64.4%, while those in de facto relationships are a little below the national figure at 8.9%. About 1.1% of the population are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people.
1.1% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.9% ▲ +34.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Point Turton, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 17%.
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 Point Turton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41175/point-turton/topic/demographics-identity