161 —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 145
- 2021: 161
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Waterfall Gully · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Waterfall Gully
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Young families shape the feel of Waterfall Gully, where children under 15 make up 21.7% of the population. This is well above both the state and national figures. With very few seniors, the area is much younger than most similar places.
161
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- 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 Waterfall Gully — lower than 51% of areas.
| Waterfall Gully | 161 |
|---|---|
| 5066, SA | 12,237 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
There are 161 people living here. The typical resident is 40 years old, which is a little younger than the South Australian figure.
40 yrs —
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children are very common here, while those aged 65 and over make up only 8.7% of the population. This proportion of seniors is far below the state average of 20.0%.
8.7% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.7% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Waterfall Gully, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Children (0–14) (20%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half of residents are married, while 35.8% have never been married. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure.
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.
11.0% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Waterfall Gully, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 37%.
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 Waterfall Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41545/waterfall-gully/topic/demographics-identity