4,488 ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,055
- 2016: 5,184
- 2021: 4,488
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Salisbury Heights · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Salisbury Heights
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer seniors live in Salisbury Heights than in the typical South Australian town, with a typical resident aged 38. This makes the area noticeably younger than the state average, supporting a population of 4,488 people.
4,488
▼ -11.2%
- 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 Heights — higher than 86% of areas.
| Salisbury Heights | 4,488 |
|---|---|
| 5109, SA | 20,748 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 38, which is noticeably younger than the South Australian figure of 41. With 4,488 people, the population is larger than about 89% of similar areas.
38 yrs ▲ +2.7%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 19.4% of the area, which is a little above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the 15% of residents aged 65 and over is well below the South Australian average of 20%.
15.0% ▲ +62.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.4% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Salisbury Heights splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.8% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state figure. Most people are married (52.2%), while 10.8% are in a de facto relationship, a figure that is lower than most areas.
1.8% ▲ +112.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.8% ▲ +22.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Salisbury Heights, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Salisbury Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41291/salisbury-heights/topic/demographics-identity