1,088 ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,064
- 2016: 1,107
- 2021: 1,088
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Solomontown · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Solomontown
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 1,088 residents in Solomontown have never been married. This community is noticeably older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 44 and a strong presence of seniors.
1,088
▲ +2.3%
- 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 Solomontown — higher than 73% of areas.
| Solomontown | 1,088 |
|---|---|
| 5540, SA | 15,241 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 1,088, which is larger than about 75% of similar areas. Residents here are typically 44, making them noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
44 yrs ▲ +10.0%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 22.1% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 16.2%, which is about the same as the state average.
22.1% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.2% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Solomontown, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 27%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7% of the population, a figure well above both the state and national levels. Those in de facto relationships are also more common here than in most other areas.
7.0% ▲ +51.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.4% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Solomontown, the largest group is Never married at 45%, followed by Married (32%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Solomontown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41351/solomontown/topic/demographics-identity