35 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29
- 2021: 35
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Silverton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Silverton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A gap of 18 years separates the typical resident of Silverton from the national average. This sparsely populated area is far older than most of the country, with no children under 15 living here. The population totals just 35 people.
35
—
- 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 Silverton — lower than 79% of areas.
| Silverton | 35 |
|---|---|
| 5204, SA | 3,373 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 56, making Silverton far older than the South Australian average of 41. This small community is smaller than about 78% of similar areas.
56 yrs —
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60 yrs
- 2021: 56 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 25.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. There are no children under 15, a figure far below the South Australian average of 17%.
25.7% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Silverton, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 39%, followed by Seniors (65+) (32%) and Youth (15–24) (29%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 28% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a result lower than most 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.
28.0% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Silverton, the largest group is Never married at 50%, followed by Married (32%) and Divorced (18%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Silverton
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Silverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41343/silverton/topic/demographics-identity