9,273 ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,848
- 2016: 8,972
- 2021: 9,273
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Salisbury East · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Salisbury East
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More people live in Salisbury East than in most similar areas, with a population of 9,273. The community has a notable number of seniors, with 21% of residents aged 65 and over. Overall, the typical resident is 40 years old, making the area a little younger than the state average.
9,273
▲ +4.8%
- 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 Salisbury East — higher than 87% of areas.
| Salisbury East | 9,273 |
|---|---|
| 5109, SA | 20,748 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 9,273 people, Salisbury East is among the largest areas of its kind. The typical person here is 40, which is a little younger than the South Australian figure.
40 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors are more common here than in most similar areas, making up 21% of the population. This is well above the national figure of 17.2%, while children under 15 sit at 18.1%, which is about the same as the Australian average.
21.0% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.1% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Salisbury East splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national figure. People in de facto relationships make up 9.9% of the population, a rate lower than most similar areas.
2.0% ▲ +38.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.9% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Salisbury East, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Salisbury East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41290/salisbury-east/topic/demographics-identity