48 ▼ -82.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 276
- 2016: 48
- 2021: 48
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Whitwarta · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Whitwarta
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the people in Whitwarta are older adults aged 45 to 64, making it a mature area. The typical resident is 49, which is far older than the national figure of 38. With only 48 people living here, it is a small, sparsely populated community.
48
▼ -82.6%
- 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 Whitwarta — lower than 73% of areas.
| Whitwarta | 48 |
|---|---|
| 5461, SA | 2,598 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 49 years old, which is far older than the state average of 41 and the national figure of 38. The total population is small, with only 48 people living in the area.
49 yrs ▲ +16.7%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 14.6% of the population, which is well below the national figure. Meanwhile, the 8.3% of people aged 65 and over is far below the South Australian average of 20.0%.
8.3% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.6% ▼ -39.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Whitwarta, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 62%; Children (0–14) is next at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 26.5%, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
26.5% ▲ +312.5%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Whitwarta, the largest group is Married at 41%, followed by Never married (24%) and Separated (15%).
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 Whitwarta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41584/whitwarta/topic/demographics-identity