260 ▼ -31.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 382
- 2016: 284
- 2021: 260
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Spalding · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Spalding
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Spalding is 46 years old, making the community far older than the national figure of 38. With 260 people, the town has a population larger than about 59% of similar areas. This older profile is balanced by a higher-than-usual number of children and seniors.
260
▼ -31.9%
- 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 Spalding — higher than 58% of areas.
| Spalding | 260 |
|---|---|
| 5454, SA | 391 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 46, which is noticeably older than the South Australian figure of 41. This puts the town's age profile around the middle for areas of its level.
46 yrs ▲ +9.5%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 21.5% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 are also common at 18.5%, a rate slightly above the state average.
21.5% ▲ +50.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Spalding splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 5.4% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 3.2%. Nearly half of the residents are married, while 11.3% are in a de facto relationship.
5.4% ▲ +246.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.3% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Spalding, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Spalding [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41358/spalding/topic/demographics-identity