229 ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 279
- 2016: 215
- 2021: 229
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Younghusband · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Younghusband
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 40% of the 229 people living in Younghusband are seniors aged 65 and over. This makes the area far older than the rest of the state and country, with a typical resident aged 61. The population is largely made up of older adults and retirees.
229
▼ -17.9%
- 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 Younghusband — higher than 57% of areas.
| Younghusband | 229 |
|---|---|
| 5238, SA | 4,422 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 61, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age is among the highest seen in similar areas.
61 yrs ▲ +8.9%
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56 yrs
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 61 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older residents dominate the profile, with 39.7% aged 65 and over, which is far above the South Australian figure of 20%. Conversely, children under 15 make up only 6.6% of the population, a figure far below the national average.
39.7% ▲ +55.1%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 39.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.6% ▼ -54.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Younghusband splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (41%) and Seniors (65+) (41%), with Young adults (25–44) at 10%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 14.4% of the population, which is well above the state average. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, a figure lower than most other areas.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.4% ▲ +75.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Younghusband, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (20%) and Divorced (20%).
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 Younghusband [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41690/younghusband/topic/demographics-identity