285 ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 287
- 2016: 274
- 2021: 285
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Wistow · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Wistow
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Wistow is now 50, making this a far older community than the national average. With a small population of 285 people, the area is shaped by a high proportion of seniors and very few children.
285
▼ -0.7%
- 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 Wistow — higher than 59% of areas.
| Wistow | 285 |
|---|---|
| 5251, SA | 19,184 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 50, which is far older than the South Australian figure of 41 and the national figure of 38.
50 yrs ▲ +13.6%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 27% of the population, well above the national 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 13%, well below the Australian average of 18.2%.
27.0% ▲ +98.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.0% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Wistow, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (29%) and Children (0–14) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Most residents are married (57.1%), while those in de facto relationships account for 13.1%, a little above the national average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.1% ▲ +77.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Wistow, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Wistow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41627/wistow/topic/demographics-identity