54 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23
- 2021: 54
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Shaugh · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 54 people living in Shaugh are young adults aged 25 to 44. This makes the area far younger than the national average, with a typical resident aged just 30. It is a small, sparsely populated area where the youth population is significantly more prominent than in most other similar places.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Shaugh — lower than 71% of areas.
| Shaugh | 54 |
|---|---|
| 5267, SA | 2,026 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 30 years old, which is far younger than the state figure of 41 and the national figure of 38. With only 54 people, Shaugh is smaller than about 70% of similar areas.
54 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
30 yrs —
Younger than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 18.5% of the population, which is higher than most areas. In a striking contrast to the rest of Australia, there are no residents aged 65 and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Shaugh, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 48%, followed by Children (0–14) (19%) and Youth (15–24) (17%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, and there are no people in de facto relationships. Over half of the residents have never been married, while 38.1% are married.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Shaugh, Never married is the majority at 52%; Married is next at 38%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Shaugh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41335/shaugh/topic/demographics-identity