89 ▼ -84.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 556
- 2016: 97
- 2021: 89
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sherwood · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sherwood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far lower proportion of seniors live in Sherwood than the state average, with only 3.4% of the population aged 65 or over. This sparsely populated area has a total of 89 residents and a typical age of 39, making it a little younger than the South Australian average.
89
▼ -84.0%
- 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 Sherwood — lower than 62% of areas.
| Sherwood | 89 |
|---|---|
| 5267, SA | 2,026 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area is small, with 89 people living here. The typical resident is 39 years old, which is a little younger than the state average of 41.
39 yrs ▲ +14.7%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 13.5% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Most residents are aged between 25 and 64, while those aged 65 and over are far below the state average.
3.4% ▼ -30.7%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.5% ▼ -48.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Sherwood splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (38%) and Young adults (25–44) (37%), with Children (0–14) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Nearly half of the population (44.8%) have never been married, while 49.3% are married.
3.4% ▲ +524.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.5% ▲ +65.1%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Sherwood splits fairly evenly between Married (49%) and Never married (45%), with Divorced at 6%.
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 Sherwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41341/sherwood/topic/demographics-identity