356 ▼ -38.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 577
- 2016: 376
- 2021: 356
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sunlands · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sunlands
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 356 people living in Sunlands are married. This is an older area where the typical resident is 50, making it far older than the national figure of 38.
356
▼ -38.3%
- 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 Sunlands — higher than 61% of areas.
| Sunlands | 356 |
|---|---|
| 5322, SA | 942 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Sunlands has a total population of 356 people, which is larger than about 63% of similar areas. The typical resident here is 50, which is far older than the South Australian average of 41.
50 yrs ▲ +6.4%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A small number of children under 15 live here at 12.4%, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so much older, with seniors aged 65 and over making up 25.8% of the population.
25.8% ▲ +32.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.4% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Sunlands splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in Sunlands identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. About 11.3% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.3% ▲ +34.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sunlands, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 30%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Sunlands
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Sunlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41405/sunlands/topic/demographics-identity