3,067 ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,947
- 2016: 2,966
- 2021: 3,067
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Stirling · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Stirling
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing population of 3,067 people now lives in Stirling, where the typical resident is 48. This makes the area far older than the national figure. The community has a high proportion of seniors, who make up over a quarter of the population.
3,067
▲ +4.1%
- 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 Stirling — higher than 84% of areas.
| Stirling | 3,067 |
|---|---|
| 5152, SA | 6,389 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 48, which is noticeably older than the South Australian average of 41 and far older than the Australian figure of 38.
48 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 25.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 make up 18.2%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
25.9% ▲ +43.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.2% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Stirling splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples are common here at 59.6%, while people in de facto relationships make up 8.2%, which is well below the 11.5% national figure. Only 0.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a little below the national average.
0.5% ▲ +92.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.2% ▲ +21.9%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Stirling, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Stirling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41384/stirling/topic/demographics-identity