1,150 ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 982
- 2016: 1,131
- 2021: 1,150
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Quorn · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Quorn
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 32% of people in Quorn are seniors, making it an area with a much older population than most. While the typical resident is 53, the town's population has grown by 17% since 2011 to reach ,1150 people.
1,150
▲ +17.1%
- 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 Quorn — higher than 59% of areas.
| Quorn | 1,150 |
|---|---|
| 5433, SA | 1,304 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 53, which is far older than the national figure of 38. However, this age has dropped by 8 years since 2011.
53 yrs ▼ -13.1%
Older than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 31.9% of the population, which is far above the Australian figure of 17.2%. In contrast, children under 15 make up only 14.1%, a figure well below the national average.
31.9% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.1% ▲ +28.3%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Quorn splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 13.3% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the state and national figures. This represents a rise of 13 percentage points since 2011.
13.3% ▲ +3159.6%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▲ +81.0%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Quorn, the largest group is Married at 41%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (13%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Quorn
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Quorn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421034/quorn/topic/demographics-identity