187 ▼ -62.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 497
- 2016: 135
- 2021: 187
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wirrina Cove · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wirrina Cove
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Daily life in Wirrina Cove is shaped by a very mature population, where the typical resident is 61 years old. This is far older than the national figure of 38 years, creating a community dominated by older adults and seniors.
187
▼ -62.4%
- 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 Wirrina Cove — higher than 52% of areas.
| Wirrina Cove | 187 |
|---|---|
| 5204, SA | 3,373 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area has 187 residents, making it larger than about 53% of similar areas. The typical age here is 61, which is far older than the South Australian average of 41.
61 yrs ▲ +27.1%
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 61 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 40.1% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few here, at just 7.0%.
40.1% ▲ +155.0%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 40.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.0% ▼ -51.4%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Wirrina Cove splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (38%) and Seniors (65+) (38%), with Young adults (25–44) at 13%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.6% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the Australian figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships account for 13.0% of the community, slightly above the national rate.
1.6% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.0% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wirrina Cove, the largest group is Married at 37%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (23%).
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 Wirrina Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41624/wirrina-cove/topic/demographics-identity