33 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27
- 2021: 33
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Waltowa · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Waltowa is now 57, making the area far older than most other places. This sparsely populated community of just 33 people is dominated by older adults, with no children under 15 living here at all.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Waltowa — lower than 80% of areas.
| Waltowa | 33 |
|---|---|
| 5264, SA | 1,287 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 33 people living in the area. The typical resident is 57 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
33 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
57 yrs —
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
No children under 15 live here, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. Most of the population consists of older adults aged 45 to 64, who make up 66.7% of the area.
18.2% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Waltowa, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 65%; Youth (15–24) is next at 18%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 22.2% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.2% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Waltowa, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (40%) and Divorced (10%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Waltowa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41522/waltowa/topic/demographics-identity