59 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 68
- 2021: 59
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Emita · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Emita
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Emita is now 60 years old, making it far older than both the state and national figures. This sparsely populated area is shaped by a high number of seniors and a notably strong Indigenous presence.
59
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- 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 Emita — lower than 69% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Emita has a small population of 59 people. The typical resident is 60, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
60 yrs —
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 60 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 33.9% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This explains why children under 15 are much less common here at just 10.2%.
33.9% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.2% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Emita, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 39%, followed by Seniors (65+) (33%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 10.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Additionally, 27.1% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is far above the average for Australia.
10.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
27.1% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Emita splits fairly evenly between Married (40%) and Never married (40%), with Divorced at 13%.
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 Emita [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60189/emita/topic/demographics-identity