32 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31
- 2021: 32
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sheringa · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sheringa
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Sheringa is now 55, making the population far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated area has just 32 people and is defined by a very high proportion of married couples.
32
—
- 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 Sheringa — lower than 80% of areas.
| Sheringa | 32 |
|---|---|
| 5607, SA | 5,360 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 55, which is far older than the typical person in South Australia (41) or across Australia (38).
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 only 12.5% of the population, a figure well below the national average. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 37.5%.
15.6% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.5% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Sheringa, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 9.4% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the state and national figures. Most residents are married, while no one is in a de facto relationship.
9.4% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sheringa, Married is the majority at 79%; Never married is next at 21%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Sheringa
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Sheringa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41339/sheringa/topic/demographics-identity