425 ▼ -31.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 617
- 2016: 467
- 2021: 425
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Snowtown · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Snowtown
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Snowtown is 54, making the area far older than the national figure. This community of 425 people has a population that is significantly older than most similar areas, with a particularly strong presence of seniors.
425
▼ -31.1%
- 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 Snowtown — higher than 62% of areas.
| Snowtown | 425 |
|---|---|
| 5520, SA | 540 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is 425 people, which is larger than about 65% of areas at this level. The typical resident is 54, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
54 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 29.6% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. Interestingly, children under 15 are also more common here than in most areas, at 18.6%.
29.6% ▲ +27.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.6% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Snowtown splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.2% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%. About 39.5% of residents are married, while 11.4% are in a de facto relationship.
5.2% ▲ +77.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.4% ▲ +35.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Snowtown, the largest group is Married at 39%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (16%).
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 Snowtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41349/snowtown/topic/demographics-identity