1,961 ▲ +41.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,390
- 2016: 1,950
- 2021: 1,961
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Whyalla Jenkins · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Whyalla Jenkins
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Whyalla Jenkins is just 33, making the area far younger than the South Australian average. This youthfulness is seen in the high number of children and a much smaller proportion of seniors compared to the rest of the country.
1,961
▲ +41.1%
- 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 Whyalla Jenkins — higher than 78% of areas.
| Whyalla Jenkins | 1,961 |
|---|---|
| 5609, SA | 1,961 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals ,1961 people, which is larger than about 80% of similar areas. Residents here are noticeably younger than the national typical age of 38.
33 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 33 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 22.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, with only 12% of people aged 65 and over, well below the state average.
12.0% ▲ +8.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.6% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Whyalla Jenkins, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 31%, followed by Children (0–14) (22%) and Older adults (45–64) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here at 18.2%, well above the 11.5% seen across Australia. About 2.9% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is higher than most similar areas.
2.9% ▲ +49.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.2% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Whyalla Jenkins, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (39%) and Divorced (5%).
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 Whyalla Jenkins [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41587/whyalla-jenkins/topic/demographics-identity