154 —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 162
- 2021: 154
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Second Valley · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Second Valley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Second Valley is 65, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area is dominated by seniors, with nearly half the population aged 65 and over. It is a place where the age gap between local residents and the wider state is most striking.
154
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- 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 Second Valley — lower than 52% of areas.
| Second Valley | 154 |
|---|---|
| 5204, SA | 3,373 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 154 people, making it larger than about half of the similar areas at this level.
65 yrs —
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 65 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up a huge 46.1% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, making up just 6.5% of the community.
46.1% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 46.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.5% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Second Valley, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 50%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (35%) and Children (0–14) (7%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Half of the residents are married, while 12.5% are in de facto relationships, which is a little above the South Australian figure. About 2.6% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
2.6% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.5% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Second Valley, Married is the majority at 51%; Divorced is next at 20%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Second Valley
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Second Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41323/second-valley/topic/demographics-identity