2,604 ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,493
- 2016: 2,623
- 2021: 2,604
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Toorak Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Toorak Gardens
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 2,604 people in Toorak Gardens are married, making it a community with a strong presence of established couples. This area is far older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 47.
2,604
▲ +4.5%
- 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 Toorak Gardens — higher than 82% of areas.
| Toorak Gardens | 2,604 |
|---|---|
| 5065, SA | 10,987 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 47, which is noticeably older than the South Australian figure of 41 and far older than the Australian average of 38.
47 yrs ▲ +6.8%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A high proportion of seniors live here, with those aged 65 and over making up 25% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the number of children under 15 is a little below the state and national averages.
25.0% ▲ +37.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.4% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Toorak Gardens splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Very few people here identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander at 0.1%, which is well below the national figure. Additionally, only 6.3% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a rate much lower than most similar areas.
0.1% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.1%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.3% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Toorak Gardens, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Toorak Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41461/toorak-gardens/topic/demographics-identity