78 ▲ —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0
- 2016: 99
- 2021: 78
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Salisbury South · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Salisbury South is 83 years old, making it one of the oldest areas in the region. This sparsely populated place is dominated by seniors, who make up the vast majority of the population.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Salisbury South — lower than 65% of areas.
| Salisbury South | 78 |
|---|---|
| 5106, SA | 99 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 78 people living here. This is smaller than about 63% of similar areas.
78 ▲ —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
83 yrs —
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 87.2% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This explains why there are no children under 15 in the area.
87.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Salisbury South, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 89%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 11%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Nearly half of the residents are widowed, while 19.2% are married. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Australian average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
In Salisbury South, the largest group is Widowed at 47%, followed by Married (19%) and Never married (19%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Salisbury South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41295/salisbury-south/topic/demographics-identity