2,633 ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,484
- 2016: 2,598
- 2021: 2,633
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kapunda · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Kapunda
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Kapunda is 49, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This aging trend is a key feature of the town, where the population has grown by 6% to 2,633 people since 2011. The area is now marked by a significantly higher proportion of seniors than across the rest of the state.
2,633
▲ +6.0%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Kapunda — higher than 76% of areas.
| Kapunda | 2,633 |
|---|---|
| 5373, SA | 3,447 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Kapunda is larger than about 78% of similar areas. The typical age of residents has climbed 5 years since 2011, making the town far older than both South Australia and the rest of the country.
49 yrs ▲ +11.4%
Older than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 26.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This group has grown by 5.4 percentage points since 2011, while the proportion of children under 15 has fallen slightly to 16.9%.
26.6% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.9% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kapunda splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships account for 12.5% of residents, a figure that is a little above the state average. Those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 1.3% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1.3% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.5% ▲ +22.1%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kapunda, the largest group is Married at 45%, 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Kapunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415016/kapunda/topic/demographics-identity