5,175 ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,480
- 2016: 4,964
- 2021: 5,175
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
West Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in West Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of residents in West Beach are married, contributing to a community that is noticeably older than the national average. The area is larger than 90% of similar places, with a typical resident aged 45. This blend of established households and a growing senior population defines the local identity.
5,175
▲ +15.5%
- 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 West Beach — higher than 86% of areas.
| West Beach | 5,175 |
|---|---|
| 5024, SA | 14,670 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in West Beach is 45, which is noticeably older than the South Australian figure of 41 and 7 years older than the national average.
45 yrs ▲ +4.7%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 22.5% of the population, a figure well above the Australian average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are a little below the national proportion at 15.4%.
22.5% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.4% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →West Beach splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A small number of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander at 0.8%, which is a little below the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships make up 10.4%, slightly lower than most similar areas.
0.8% ▲ +57.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.4% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In West Beach, Married is the majority at 52%; 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 West Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41564/west-beach/topic/demographics-identity