1,333 ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,166
- 2016: 1,212
- 2021: 1,333
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Salisbury Plain · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Salisbury Plain
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Salisbury Plain is now just 37, making the area noticeably younger than the state average. This youthfulness is reflected in the high proportion of children under 15, who make up about 20% of the population. It is a larger community than most similar areas, with 1,333 people living here.
1,333
▲ +14.3%
- 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 Plain — higher than 75% of areas.
| Salisbury Plain | 1,333 |
|---|---|
| 5109, SA | 20,748 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is 1,333, which is larger than about 77% of similar areas. The typical resident is 37, which is noticeably younger than the South Australian figure of 41.
37 yrs ▼ -2.6%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 20.3% of the area, which is well above the state figure of 17.0%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over represent 16.7% of residents, a figure well below the state average.
16.7% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.3% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Salisbury Plain splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.1% of the population identifies as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 9.5% of the community, a little below the national figure of 11.5%.
3.1% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.5% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Salisbury Plain, the largest group is Married at 45%, 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 Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41294/salisbury-plain/topic/demographics-identity