37,216 ▲ +15.8%
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 32,142
- 2016: 35,574
- 2021: 37,216
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mawson · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Mawson
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mawson is now 46 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. This aging trend is a key feature of the region, where the population grew by 16% to reach 37,216 people since 2011.
37,216
▲ +15.8%
- 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 Mawson — lower than 82% of areas.
| Mawson | 37,216 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 390,843 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has grown by about 5,074 people over the last decade. This growth has happened alongside a shift toward an older community, with the typical age rising by 5 years since 2011.
46 yrs ▲ +12.2%
Older than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 23.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. While the proportion of children under 15 has barely changed, the number of older residents rose by 6.1 percentage points since 2011.
23.8% ▲ +34.4%
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.4% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mawson splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 13.9% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population rose to 1.8%, which is about the same as the South Australian figure.
1.8% ▲ +307.0%
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.9% ▲ +161.1%
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mawson, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Mawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40030/mawson/topic/demographics-identity