1,057 ▼ -71.1%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3,659
- 2016: 4,174
- 2021: 1,057
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Middleton · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Middleton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population than most similar areas defines Middleton, where the typical resident is 49. This community has seen a sharp decline in size, with the total population shrinking by about 2,602 people since 2011 to reach 1,057.
1,057
▼ -71.1%
- 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 Middleton — higher than 58% of areas.
| Middleton | 1,057 |
|---|---|
| 5213, SA | 1,298 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 49, which is far older than the national figure of 38. While the population is far older than the state average, the typical age has actually fallen by 4 years since 2011.
49 yrs ▼ -7.5%
Older than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 56 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 27.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area has fewer children under 15 than most other similar places.
27.4% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.9% ▲ +6.9%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Middleton splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.3% of the population, which is among the lowest for areas at this level. Over half of the residents are married, while those in de facto relationships account for 11.5%, a figure about the same as the national average.
0.3% ▼ -89.5%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% ▲ +23.4%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Middleton, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Middleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415028/middleton/topic/demographics-identity