2,947 ▲ +67.1%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,764
- 2016: 3,988
- 2021: 2,947
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Two Wells · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Two Wells
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A 67% population jump since 2011 has made Two Wells a much larger and younger place. This growth is driven by a surge in young families, with the typical resident now just 34 years old.
2,947
▲ +67.1%
- 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 Two Wells — higher than 77% of areas.
| Two Wells | 2,947 |
|---|---|
| 5501, SA | 8,156 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 1,183 people to reach 2,947. This growth has made the area noticeably younger than both the state and national figures.
34 yrs ▼ -10.5%
Younger than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 21.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Conversely, those aged 65 and over are much less common here than in most other areas.
12.4% ▲ +8.0%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.3% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Two Wells splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 19.0%. Those identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander make up 3.7% of the population, a little above the South Australian figure.
3.7% ▲ +53.6%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.0% ▲ +51.1%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Two Wells, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (38%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Two Wells [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415043/two-wells/topic/demographics-identity