688 ▲ +33.6%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 515
- 2016: 617
- 2021: 688
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cockatoo Valley · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Cockatoo Valley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 20% of people in Cockatoo Valley are children under 15, a figure well above the South Australian average. This reflects a growing community where the population has increased by 34% since 2011. While children are common here, the typical resident is 42, making the area noticeably older than the national average.
688
▲ +33.6%
- 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 Cockatoo Valley — lower than 56% of areas.
| Cockatoo Valley | 688 |
|---|---|
| 5351, SA | 6,195 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has grown to 688 people, adding about 173 residents since 2011. The typical resident is now 42, which is a little older than the state average and 2 years older than in 2011.
42 yrs ▲ +5.0%
Younger than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 20.3% of the population, which is higher than most areas, while seniors aged 65 and over are much lower than most areas at 12.9%. Older adults aged 45 to 64 form the largest age group at 34%.
12.9% ▲ +33.5%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.3% ▼ -23.9%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cockatoo Valley, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, at 64.7%, though the share of people in de facto relationships rose to 11.6% since 2011. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 1.5% of the population, which is much lower than most areas.
1.5% ▲ +150.0%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.6% ▲ +60.1%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cockatoo Valley, Married is the majority at 64%; 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 Cockatoo Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421006/cockatoo-valley/topic/demographics-identity