158 ▼ -53.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 341
- 2016: 159
- 2021: 158
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Prospect Hill · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Prospect Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Prospect Hill, where nearly 40% of residents fall into this bracket. The area is noticeably older than the rest of the state, with a typical resident aged 47. It is a small community of 158 people.
158
▼ -53.7%
- 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 Prospect Hill — lower than 51% of areas.
| Prospect Hill | 158 |
|---|---|
| 5201, SA | 2,305 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 47, making the area far older than the national figure and noticeably older than South Australia.
47 yrs ▲ +17.5%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 are well below the national average at 15.2%, while the 12% of residents aged 65 and over is much lower than most similar areas.
12.0% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.2% ▼ -31.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Prospect Hill, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (19%) and Children (0–14) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half of residents are married, though those in de facto relationships make up only 8.8%, which is much lower than most areas. No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.8% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Prospect Hill, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Prospect Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41221/prospect-hill/topic/demographics-identity