33,477 ▲ +8.4%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 30,896
- 2016: 39,183
- 2021: 33,477
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lee · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Lee
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost a quarter of the population in Lee is aged 65 or over, making it an area with a very high proportion of seniors. This has contributed to a noticeably older population compared to the rest of Australia. The area has grown by 8.4% since 2011, adding about 2,581 people to reach a total of 33,477.
33,477
▲ +8.4%
- 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 Lee — lower than 86% of areas.
| Lee | 33,477 |
|---|---|
| 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 in Lee is 45, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This typical age has risen by 4 years since 2011.
45 yrs ▲ +9.8%
Older than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 only 14.4% of the population, a figure that is well below the Australian average and has fallen by 5.4 points since 2011. This helps explain why the area is so much older than most, with seniors aged 65 and over making up 24.8% of residents.
24.8% ▲ +44.1%
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.4% ▼ -27.2%
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lee splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.8% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is around the middle for similar areas. Most residents are married (45.4%), while 10.4% are in a de facto relationship, a figure slightly lower than the national average.
1.8% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.4% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lee, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Lee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40027/lee/topic/demographics-identity