37,128 ▲ +18.7%
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 31,270
- 2016: 35,302
- 2021: 37,128
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Morialta · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Morialta
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 37,128 people in Morialta are married, making this the most common relationship status in the area. The community is noticeably older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 42. While the population grew by 19% since 2011, it remains smaller than about 81% of similar areas.
37,128
▲ +18.7%
- 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 Morialta — lower than 82% of areas.
| Morialta | 37,128 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | 1,387,290 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 42, which is much higher than most areas and slightly older than the South Australian average. This age is actually 2 years younger than it was in 2011.
42 yrs ▼ -4.5%
Older than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 20% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 17% of residents, a figure that rose 4.2 percentage points since 2011.
20.0% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% ▲ +33.1%
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Morialta splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is much lower than most areas. People in de facto relationships make up 7.4% of the population, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
0.8% ▲ +11.5%
Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.4% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Morialta, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Morialta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40031/morialta/topic/demographics-identity