3,671 ▼ -21.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,702
- 2016: 3,884
- 2021: 3,671
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Roxby Downs · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Roxby Downs
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer seniors live here than in most similar areas, making Roxby Downs a notably young community. The typical resident is just 30 years old, and the town is home to 3,671 people.
3,671
▼ -21.9%
- 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 Roxby Downs — higher than 86% of areas.
| Roxby Downs | 3,671 |
|---|---|
| 5725, SA | 3,976 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Residents are far younger than the state and national figures. The typical person here is 30, which is 11 years younger than the South Australian average.
30 yrs ▲ +3.4%
Younger than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 30 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This is a family-heavy area where children under 15 make up 27.7% of the population, well above the national figure. In contrast, people aged 65 and over are very rare, making up only 1.4% of the population.
1.4% ▲ +121.9%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
27.7% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Roxby Downs, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 39%, followed by Children (0–14) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.2% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national average. De facto relationships are also very common here, at 22.6%, which is far above the figures for South Australia and Australia.
5.2% ▲ +230.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.6% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Roxby Downs splits fairly evenly between Married (44%) and Never married (43%), with Divorced at 7%.
Age & sex structure
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 Roxby Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41281/roxby-downs/topic/demographics-identity