32 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29
- 2021: 32
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Salt Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Salt Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Salt Creek is now 55, making this a far older community than the national average. This sparsely populated area has no children under 15 and a high proportion of seniors.
32
—
- 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 Salt Creek — lower than 80% of areas.
| Salt Creek | 32 |
|---|---|
| 5264, SA | 1,287 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Salt Creek is a very small community of just 32 people. The typical age of 55 is far older than the South Australian figure of 41.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 here, which is far below the national figure. This helps explain why the area is so old, with 28.1% of residents aged 65 and over, well above the state average.
28.1% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Salt Creek, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 47%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (37%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most similar areas. There are no people in de facto relationships here, and 34.6% of residents are married.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Salt Creek splits fairly evenly between Married (36%) and Never married (32%), with Divorced at 16%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Salt Creek
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Salt Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41296/salt-creek/topic/demographics-identity