2,276 ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,070
- 2016: 2,164
- 2021: 2,276
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Salisbury Park · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Salisbury Park
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are more common in Salisbury Park than across the country, where the typical age is 38 compared to 41 here. This suburb is larger than about 81% of similar areas and has a diverse age mix, with a notable number of children and seniors.
2,276
▲ +10.0%
- 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 Salisbury Park — higher than 80% of areas.
| Salisbury Park | 2,276 |
|---|---|
| 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 41 years old, which is about the same as the South Australian figure but noticeably older than the national average. There are 2,276 people living in the area.
41 yrs ▲ +2.5%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 18.5% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. This sits alongside a senior population of 19.7%, which is a little above the national figure.
19.7% ▲ +44.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Salisbury Park splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure about the same as both the state and national averages. Those in de facto relationships make up 10.4%, which is lower than most areas.
2.7% ▲ +91.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.4% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Salisbury Park splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (37%), with Divorced at 13%.
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 Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41293/salisbury-park/topic/demographics-identity