135 ▼ -41.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 229
- 2016: 131
- 2021: 135
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Terowie · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Terowie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Terowie is 56, making the community far older than the national figure. With 135 people living here, the area has a very high proportion of seniors and a much smaller number of children than most other places.
135
▼ -41.0%
- 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 Terowie — lower than 54% of areas.
| Terowie | 135 |
|---|---|
| 5421, SA | 135 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 56, which is far older than the South Australian average of 41 and the national figure of 38.
56 yrs ▲ +14.3%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 28.9% of the population, well above the state average. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few here, at just 5.9%, which is far below the national figure.
28.9% ▲ +42.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.9% ▼ -68.2%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Terowie, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 44%, followed by Seniors (65+) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (12%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 7.4% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the national average. Those in de facto relationships make up 20.9% of the population, a figure much higher than most other similar areas.
7.4% ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.9% ▲ +203.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Terowie, the largest group is Never married at 42%, followed by Married (30%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Terowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41439/terowie/topic/demographics-identity