120 —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 116
- 2021: 120
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Senior · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Senior
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of children than usual live in Senior, where the typical resident is 41. This creates a community that is noticeably younger and more family-focused than the national average.
120
—
- 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 Senior — lower than 56% of areas.
| Senior | 120 |
|---|---|
| 5268, SA | 3,695 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Senior is small, with just 120 people living across the area.
41 yrs —
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 25.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area has far fewer seniors (7.5%) than the South Australian average of 20%.
7.5% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.8% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Senior, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Children (0–14) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (65.9%), while the 0% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships make up 7.8%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
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.
7.8% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Senior, Married is the majority at 65%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Senior [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41332/senior/topic/demographics-identity