5,102 ▲ +208.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,652
- 2016: 3,851
- 2021: 5,102
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Seaford Meadows · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Seaford Meadows
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Seaford Meadows is just 31, making it one of the youngest areas of its kind. This young feel is driven by a large number of children and a very small proportion of seniors compared to the rest of the state.
5,102
▲ +208.8%
- 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 Seaford Meadows — higher than 86% of areas.
| Seaford Meadows | 5,102 |
|---|---|
| 5169, SA | 20,086 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 5,102 people, which is larger than about 90% of similar areas. This community is noticeably younger than the national figure and far younger than the South Australian average.
31 yrs ▲ +14.8%
Younger than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27 yrs
- 2016: 28 yrs
- 2021: 31 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 24.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why the area feels so young, especially since the 8.4% of residents aged 65 and over is far below the state average.
8.4% ▲ +76.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.6% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Seaford Meadows, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 36%, followed by Children (0–14) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 18.1%, which is well above the national figure. About 2.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state average.
2.6% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.1% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Seaford Meadows splits fairly evenly between Never married (43%) and Married (42%), with Divorced at 9%.
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 Seaford Meadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41317/seaford-meadows/topic/demographics-identity