Spectacle Lake · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Spectacle Lake

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Spectacle Lake is just 34 years old, making the area noticeably younger than the state and national figures. This sparsely populated place has a small community of only 5 people.

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📍 Spectacle Lake, Suburb / Locality

Where Spectacle Lake sits — Total population

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 Spectacle Lake — lower than 96% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Spectacle Lake5
5345, SA 3,545
South Australia 1,781,516
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical age here is 34, which is much lower than most similar areas and noticeably younger than the South Australian average of 41.

5 —

Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4
  • 2021: 5

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

34 yrs —

Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11 yrs
  • 2021: 34 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

The most common age structure is Children (0–14) at 0%, ahead of Youth (15–24) (0%).

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 Spectacle Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41359/spectacle-lake/topic/demographics-identity