1,005 → 0.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,005
- 2016: 951
- 2021: 1,005
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Upper Sturt · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Upper Sturt
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More people live in Upper Sturt than in about 74% of similar areas. The community has a population of 1,005 people and a typical age of 41, which is noticeably older than the national figure.
1,005
→ 0.0%
- 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 Upper Sturt — higher than 73% of areas.
| Upper Sturt | 1,005 |
|---|---|
| 5156, SA | 1,005 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 1,005. The typical resident is 41 years old, which is about the same as South Australia but older than the national average.
41 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 19.6% of the population, which is higher than most areas and a little above the state and national figures. This group is the third largest, after older adults (28.4%) and young adults (24.1%).
17.8% ▲ +92.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.6% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Upper Sturt splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 14.4% of the population, a figure well above the South Australian average. This sits alongside a high proportion of married residents at 54.7%.
0.5% ▲ +66.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.4% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Upper Sturt, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Upper Sturt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41494/upper-sturt/topic/demographics-identity