216 ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 195
- 2016: 279
- 2021: 216
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Smoky Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Smoky Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Smoky Bay is now 57, making this community far older than the national figure. With 216 people living here, the area is mostly made up of older adults and seniors, while children are notably few.
216
▲ +10.8%
- 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 Smoky Bay — higher than 55% of areas.
| Smoky Bay | 216 |
|---|---|
| 5680, SA | 2,123 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 57, which is far older than the typical South Australian aged 41. This makes Smoky Bay much older than most similar areas.
57 yrs ▲ +16.3%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 28.7% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at only 8.3%.
28.7% ▲ +97.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.3% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Smoky Bay, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Seniors (65+) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
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 national figure. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most areas, accounting for 15.0% of residents.
4.6% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.0% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Smoky Bay, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 Smoky Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41348/smoky-bay/topic/demographics-identity