36,988 ▲ +12.7%
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 32,807
- 2016: 33,581
- 2021: 36,988
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hammond · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Hammond
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the people in Hammond are married, reflecting a mature community where the typical resident is 45. This is noticeably older than the national typical age of 38, with the area's population growing by 13% since 2011 to reach 36,988 people.
36,988
▲ +12.7%
- 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 Hammond — lower than 82% of areas.
| Hammond | 36,988 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 390,843 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 45, which is much higher than most similar areas and 7 years older than the national figure. This age has trended upwards, being 4.0 years older than it was in 2011.
45 yrs ▲ +9.8%
Older than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 23.9% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This contributes to a structure where older adults and seniors together form over half the community, while children under 15 are a little below the national figure at 16.7%.
23.9% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.7% ▲ +6.9%
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hammond splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) 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 4.1% of the population, which is higher than most areas and rose 3.5 points since 2011. Those in de facto relationships account for 11.9%, a figure that is about the same as the national average.
4.1% ▲ +574.7%
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▲ +77.7%
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hammond, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Hammond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40020/hammond/topic/demographics-identity