96 ▼ -82.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 545
- 2016: 98
- 2021: 96
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sunnyside · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sunnyside
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Sunnyside is 48, making the area far older than the Australian average. With only 96 people living here, it is a small and sparsely populated community where older adults make up the largest age group.
96
▼ -82.4%
- 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 Sunnyside — lower than 60% of areas.
| Sunnyside | 96 |
|---|---|
| 5253, SA | 19,261 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 48, which is noticeably older than the South Australian average of 41 and far older than the national figure of 38.
48 yrs ▲ +23.1%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up only 7.3% of the population, a figure far below the national average of 18.2%. This helps explain the older age profile, with 41.7% of residents being adults aged between 45 and 64.
17.7% ▲ +30.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.3% ▼ -70.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Sunnyside, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 40%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (24%) and Seniors (65+) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in Sunnyside identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Most residents are married (55.1%), while those in de facto relationships are much less common here than in most other areas.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.6% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sunnyside, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 24%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Sunnyside
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Sunnyside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41408/sunnyside/topic/demographics-identity