50 —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51
- 2021: 50
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Spence · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Spence
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Population levels in Spence have remained very small, with only 50 people living across the area. While the typical resident is 41, this is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
50
—
- 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 Spence — lower than 72% of areas.
| Spence | 50 |
|---|---|
| 5271, SA | 7,663 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Spence is a sparsely populated area with just 50 residents, making it smaller than about 72% of similar areas.
41 yrs —
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up only 8.0% of the population, which is far below the South Australian figure of 20.0%. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 28.0%.
8.0% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.0% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Spence, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Children (0–14) (20%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples make up over half the population at 52.3%, while people in de facto relationships are at 7.5%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.5% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Spence, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 39%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Spence
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Spence [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41360/spence/topic/demographics-identity