39,078 ▲ +14.0%
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 34,279
- 2016: 38,127
- 2021: 39,078
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cheltenham · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Cheltenham
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the biggest age group in Cheltenham, where 31% of residents fall into this bracket. This helps explain why the typical resident is 37, making the area noticeably younger than the South Australian average. The population has grown steadily, adding about 4,799 people since 2011.
39,078
▲ +14.0%
- 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 Cheltenham — lower than 78% of areas.
| Cheltenham | 39,078 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | 1,387,290 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 39,078 and is smaller than about 76% of similar areas. The typical age of 37 is a little younger than the national figure and has dropped 2 years since 2011.
37 yrs ▼ -5.1%
Younger than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 16% of the population, which is much lower than most areas. Similarly, the proportion of people aged 65 and over is 15.7%, a figure well below the South Australian average.
15.7% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.0% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cheltenham, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 31%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Children (0–14) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.2% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure. Marriage is common at 40.9%, though the share of people in de facto relationships rose to 11.3% since 2011.
2.2% ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.3% ▲ +32.8%
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Cheltenham splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (40%), with Divorced at 10%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Cheltenham
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Cheltenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40006/cheltenham/topic/demographics-identity