37,877 ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 32,147
- 2016: 32,936
- 2021: 37,877
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bragg · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Bragg
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much older residents than most similar areas live in Bragg, where the typical person is 44. The population grew by 18% since 2011 to reach 37,877 people. This growth happened alongside a sharp rise in the number of seniors, who now make up nearly a quarter of the community.
37,877
▲ +17.8%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–5: 0 areas
- 5–8: 0 areas
- 8–13: 2 areas
- 13–19: 1 area
- 19–29: 0 areas
- 29–44: 1 area
- 44–68: 0 areas
- 68–103: 1 area
- 103–158: 0 areas
- 158–240: 1 area
- 240–366: 1 area
- 366–559: 1 area
- 559–852: 1 area
- 852–1,299: 0 areas
- 1,299–1,980: 1 area
- 1,980–3,018: 0 areas
- 3,018–4,602: 2 areas
- 4,602–7,016: 2 areas
- 7,016–10,696: 28 areas
- 10,696–16,307: 5 areas
- 16,307–24,861: 5 areas
- 24,861–37,902: 41 areas
- 37,902–57,783: 150 areas
- 57,783–88,095: 162 areas
- 88,095–134,306: 43 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Bragg — lower than 80% of areas.
| Bragg | 37,877 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | 1,387,290 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 44 years old, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This age has barely changed since 2011.
44 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 23.7% of the population, a figure well above the 17.2% national average. This group rose by 6.5 percentage points since 2011, while children under 15 stayed about the same as the state and national figures.
23.7% ▲ +37.4%
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.2% ▲ +9.9%
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bragg splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.4% of the population, which is among the lowest for similar areas. Additionally, those in de facto relationships account for 6.8%, a figure well below the national average of 11.5%.
0.4% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.8% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bragg, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Bragg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40004/bragg/topic/demographics-identity