1,175 ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,034
- 2016: 1,121
- 2021: 1,175
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
McLaren Flat · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in McLaren Flat
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over a quarter of the population are children under 15, making McLaren Flat a remarkably young place for families. The total population has grown by 14% since 2011 to reach 1,175 people. While the typical resident is now 38, this is noticeably younger than the South Australian average.
1,175
▲ +13.6%
- 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 McLaren Flat — higher than 60% of areas.
| McLaren Flat | 1,175 |
|---|---|
| 5171, SA | 6,265 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area grew by about 141 people between 2011 and 2021. This brings the total population to 1,175, which is larger than about 62% of similar areas.
38 yrs ▲ +15.2%
Younger than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 25.6% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here than in most areas, sitting well below the state figure at 11.7%.
11.7% ▲ +83.8%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.6% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →McLaren Flat splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Children (0–14) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 61.7% of the population. Those in de facto relationships make up 10.2%, which is much lower than in most similar areas. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent represent 1.1% of the community.
1.1% ▲ +281.0%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.2% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In McLaren Flat, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 McLaren Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415025/mclaren-flat/topic/demographics-identity