31 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37
- 2021: 31
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Watchman · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Watchman
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Very few people live in Watchman, making it smaller than about 80% of similar areas. The typical resident is 46 years old, which is far older than the Australian average of 38. This sparsely populated area has a small population of just 31 people.
31
—
- 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 Watchman — lower than 81% of areas.
| Watchman | 31 |
|---|---|
| 5461, SA | 2,598 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With a total population of 31, Watchman is smaller than most areas at this level. Residents are noticeably older than the South Australian average, with a typical age of 46.
46 yrs —
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 and seniors aged 65 and over are both well below the national figures, each making up just 12.9% of the population. Young people aged 15 to 24 are the largest group at 19.4%, while there are no residents aged 25 to 44.
12.9% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.9% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Watchman, the largest group is Youth (15–24) at 32%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Children (0–14) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. Marital status varies widely, with 76% married and 48% having never married, while there are no people in de facto relationships.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Watchman, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 39%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Watchman
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Watchman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41544/watchman/topic/demographics-identity