22 —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11
- 2021: 22
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Short · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Short
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Half of all residents in Short are children, making it a very young-skewing place for a small population of just 22 people. While the typical resident is 47, this is skewed by a lack of young adults and seniors, creating a unique age gap.
22
—
- 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 Short — lower than 85% of areas.
| Short | 22 |
|---|---|
| 5279, SA | 557 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 47, which is noticeably older than the South Australian figure of 41 and far older than the national average of 38.
47 yrs —
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 50% of the population, a figure far above the national 18.2%. In contrast, there are no residents aged 65 and over, which is far below the state and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
50.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Short splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (46%) and Older adults (45–64) (42%), with Youth (15–24) at 13%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in Short identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the South Australian figure and well below the national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →Short splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (41%), with Divorced at 18%.
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 Short [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41342/short/topic/demographics-identity