1,252 ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,018
- 2016: 1,090
- 2021: 1,252
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Robe · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Robe
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Robe is 54, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age gap defines the area, where nearly a third of the 1,252 residents are retirees. It is a place where older adults and seniors dominate the population profile.
1,252
▲ +23.0%
- 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 Robe — higher than 74% of areas.
| Robe | 1,252 |
|---|---|
| 5276, SA | 1,335 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 54, making Robe far older than both South Australia and the rest of the country. Its total population of 1,252 is larger than about 76% of similar areas.
54 yrs ▲ +17.4%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 30.8% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national averages at just 13.6%.
30.8% ▲ +40.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.6% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Robe splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 15.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Those identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander represent 1.0%, a little below the state and national averages.
1.0% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.5% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Robe, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Robe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41264/robe/topic/demographics-identity