20 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27
- 2021: 20
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sandleton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sandleton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Sandleton is 63, making it far older than both the state and national figures. This sparsely populated area is now almost entirely made up of seniors and older adults, with no children or young adults living here.
20
—
- 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 Sandleton — lower than 86% of areas.
| Sandleton | 20 |
|---|---|
| 5356, SA | 799 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Sandleton has a small population of just 20 people. This is smaller than about 85% of similar areas.
63 yrs —
Older than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 63 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is heavily weighted towards seniors, who make up 45% of the population. This is far above the national figure of 17.2%, while there are no children under 15 living here.
45.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Sandleton, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 69%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 31%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Half of the residents are married, while 30% are separated. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Sandleton, Married is the majority at 53%; Separated is next at 32%.
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 Sandleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41304/sandleton/topic/demographics-identity