3,358 ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,269
- 2016: 3,325
- 2021: 3,358
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Surrey Downs · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Surrey Downs
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost half of the 3,358 residents in Surrey Downs are married. This is a larger population than most similar areas, where the typical person is 38 years old. This makes the area noticeably younger than the South Australian average.
3,358
▲ +2.7%
- 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 Surrey Downs — higher than 86% of areas.
| Surrey Downs | 3,358 |
|---|---|
| 5126, SA | 7,406 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 38, which is much lower than in most similar areas. This age is noticeably younger than the South Australian figure, though it matches the national average.
38 yrs ▲ +5.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 19.2% of the population, which is higher than most areas and a little above the state figure. This helps explain the younger overall feel, as seniors aged 65 and over are well below the South Australian average at 16.9%.
16.9% ▲ +69.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.2% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Surrey Downs splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is around the middle for similar areas. People in de facto relationships make up 12.7% of the population, a figure a little above both the state and national levels.
1.5% ▲ +143.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Surrey Downs, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Surrey Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41410/surrey-downs/topic/demographics-identity