630 ▲ +11.1%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 567
- 2016: 571
- 2021: 630
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Echunga · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Echunga
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Growing by 11% since 2011, Echunga (L) has seen its population increase to 630 people. The area is noticeably younger than the state average, with children under 15 making up a well above average 23.3% of the community.
630
▲ +11.1%
- 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 Echunga — lower than 59% of areas.
| Echunga | 630 |
|---|---|
| 5153, SA | 6,732 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 37, which is much lower than most similar areas and four years younger than the South Australian figure. This age has risen slightly since 2011.
37 yrs ▲ +5.7%
Younger than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 are well above the national figure at 23.3%, while seniors make up 14.6% of the population. The proportion of people aged 65 and over has risen by 9.6 percentage points since 2011.
14.6% ▲ +193.1%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.3% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Echunga splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.8%. Those identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander make up 0.6% of the population, which is among the lowest for this level of area.
0.6% ▲ +19.8%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.8% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Echunga, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Echunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421010/echunga/topic/demographics-identity