615 ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 633
- 2016: 613
- 2021: 615
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hamley Bridge · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Hamley Bridge
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Hamley Bridge is 46, making the area far older than the national figure. The population has slightly decreased to 615 people since 2011. This shift is reflected in an ageing local profile, where seniors now make up a larger share of the community than they did a decade ago.
615
▼ -2.8%
- 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 Hamley Bridge — lower than 60% of areas.
| Hamley Bridge | 615 |
|---|---|
| 5401, SA | 832 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is now 615 people, which is smaller than about 59% of similar areas. This represents a 2.8% shrink since 2011, with the area losing about 18 people.
46 yrs ▲ +12.2%
Older than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 22.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This group has grown by 4.9 percentage points since 2011, while the share of children under 15 fell to 16.7%.
22.4% ▲ +28.0%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.7% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Hamley Bridge, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.6%, though this is 3.9 percentage points lower than in 2011. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population rose to 3.4%, which is a little above the state average.
3.4% ▲ +330.9%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.6% ▼ -18.9%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Hamley Bridge splits fairly evenly between Married (36%) and Never married (36%), with Divorced at 13%.
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 Hamley Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421015/hamley-bridge/topic/demographics-identity