1,560 ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,573
- 2016: 1,535
- 2021: 1,560
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
West Hindmarsh · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in West Hindmarsh
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of West Hindmarsh is 37, making the area noticeably younger than the South Australian average. It is a growing community of 1,560 people where young adults are the most common age group. This creates a distinct profile that differs from the wider state and national trends.
1,560
▼ -0.8%
- 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 Hindmarsh — higher than 76% of areas.
| West Hindmarsh | 1,560 |
|---|---|
| 5007, SA | 8,200 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 37, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little younger than the national figure of 38. With 1,560 residents, the population is larger than about 78% of areas at this level.
37 yrs ▲ +8.8%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the biggest group at 35.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 (14.6%) and seniors aged 65 and over (14.0%) are both well below the national figures.
14.0% ▲ +16.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.6% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In West Hindmarsh, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 35%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Children (0–14) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.4%, which is well above the state and national figures. About 46.4% of residents have never married, and 1.5% identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
1.5% ▲ +27.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.4% ▲ +71.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In West Hindmarsh, the largest group is Never married at 46%, followed by Married (36%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in West Hindmarsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41567/west-hindmarsh/topic/demographics-identity