271 —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 283
- 2021: 271
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Swan Reach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Swan Reach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Swan Reach is 59 years old, making the area far older than most of the state and nation. This older age profile is reflected in the low number of children and a high proportion of seniors. The total population is 271 people.
271
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- 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 Swan Reach — higher than 58% of areas.
| Swan Reach | 271 |
|---|---|
| 5354, SA | 416 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 59, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This is among the highest typical ages for areas of this type.
59 yrs —
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 59 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 4.4% of the population, which is far below the national average of 18.2%. This helps explain why 31.4% of residents are seniors, a figure far above the 17.2% seen across Australia.
31.4% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
4.4% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Swan Reach, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 40%, followed by Seniors (65+) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.0% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 11.2% of the population, which is about the same as the South Australian figure.
3.0% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.2% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Swan Reach, the largest group is Married at 40%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (14%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Swan Reach
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Swan Reach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41413/swan-reach/topic/demographics-identity