483 ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 391
- 2016: 470
- 2021: 483
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Saddleworth · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Saddleworth
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Saddleworth is 55, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes the area's population much older than most similar places. These age gaps are most clear when looking at the high number of seniors and the small number of children living here.
483
▲ +23.5%
- 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 Saddleworth — higher than 64% of areas.
| Saddleworth | 483 |
|---|---|
| 5413, SA | 826 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Saddleworth has 483 people, making it larger than about 67% of similar areas. The typical resident is 55, which is far older than the South Australian figure of 41.
55 yrs ▲ +10.0%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 29.8% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This trend is mirrored by the low number of children under 15, who make up only 12.4% of the area.
29.8% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.4% ▼ -36.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Saddleworth splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.3% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure higher than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 12.1%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
3.3% ▲ +117.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.1% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Saddleworth, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Saddleworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41286/saddleworth/topic/demographics-identity