2,482 ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,094
- 2016: 2,426
- 2021: 2,482
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Smithfield · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Smithfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than four out of ten residents in Smithfield have never been married, reflecting a young population where the typical person is just 35. This makes the area noticeably younger than the state and national figures. It is a growing community of 2,482 people with a high number of children.
2,482
▲ +18.5%
- 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 Smithfield — higher than 81% of areas.
| Smithfield | 2,482 |
|---|---|
| 5114, SA | 36,847 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 35, which is noticeably younger than the South Australian figure of 41 and the national figure of 38. Smithfield's population of 2,482 is larger than about 82% of similar areas.
35 yrs ▲ +2.9%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 21.4% of the population, which is well above the state figure of 17%. This younger tilt is mirrored by the small proportion of seniors, with those aged 65 and over sitting well below the state average.
16.4% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.4% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Smithfield splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.6% of the population, which is a little above the state and national figures. Those in de facto relationships account for 12.3%, which is about the same as the national figure.
4.6% ▲ +46.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.3% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Smithfield, the largest group is Never married at 43%, followed by Married (31%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Smithfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41346/smithfield/topic/demographics-identity