342 ▼ -42.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 599
- 2016: 302
- 2021: 342
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tungkillo · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Tungkillo is 45 years old, making the population noticeably older than the national figure. With 342 people living here, it is larger than about 63% of similar areas. The community is mostly adults, with over a third of residents aged between 45 and 64.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tungkillo — higher than 60% of areas.
| Tungkillo | 342 |
|---|---|
| 5236, SA | 342 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 342 people. Residents here are noticeably older than those in South Australia and across Australia, where the typical age is 41 and 38 respectively.
342 ▼ -42.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
45 yrs ▲ +7.1%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 13.7% of the population, which is well below the national figure. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 17.3%, a rate about the same as the rest of the state.
13.7% ▲ +34.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.3% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Tungkillo, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.8%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. About 2% of the population identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a rate slightly below the Australian average.
2.0% ▲ —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.8% ▲ +118.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Tungkillo, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (16%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tungkillo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41477/tungkillo/topic/demographics-identity