59 ▼ -81.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 322
- 2016: 54
- 2021: 59
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Venus Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Venus Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Venus Bay is now 60 years old, making it one of the oldest areas at this level. This sparsely populated place has a very small community of just 59 people, with a population structure heavily weighted toward retirees.
59
▼ -81.7%
- 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 Venus Bay — lower than 69% of areas.
| Venus Bay | 59 |
|---|---|
| 5607, SA | 5,360 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 60, which is far older than the South Australian figure of 41 and the national figure of 38.
60 yrs ▲ +27.7%
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 60 yrs
- 2021: 60 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is heavily skewed toward older adults, who make up 40.7% of the population. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 30.5%, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%, while children under 15 are far below the state average at just 5.1%.
30.5% ▲ +108.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.1% ▼ -67.4%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Venus Bay, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 44%, followed by Seniors (65+) (33%) and Young adults (25–44) (11%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the community is married, accounting for 64.2% of residents. Those in de facto relationships make up 12.1%, which is about the same as the national figure.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.1% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Venus Bay, Married is the majority at 68%; Never married is next at 18%.
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 Venus Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41502/venus-bay/topic/demographics-identity