967 ▲ +91.9%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 504
- 2016: 567
- 2021: 967
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Streaky Bay · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Streaky Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines daily life in Streaky Bay (L). The area has seen a massive surge in growth, nearly doubling its population to 967 people since 2011, while the typical age has climbed significantly to 47 years.
967
▲ +91.9%
- 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 Streaky Bay — higher than 55% of areas.
| Streaky Bay | 967 |
|---|---|
| 5680, SA | 2,123 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Streaky Bay (L) grew by 92% since 2011, adding about 463 people. Its typical resident is now 47, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
47 yrs ▲ +88.0%
Older than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25 yrs
- 2016: 60 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 27.8% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This shift is stark compared to 2011, when seniors ever since then rose by 23 percentage points, while the proportion of children under 15 fell by 11 points.
27.8% ▲ +458.6%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% ▼ -39.3%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Streaky Bay splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.0% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas. Nearly half of the residents are married, and those in de facto relationships rose to 13.3% since 2011.
2.0% ▼ -97.7%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 86.9%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.3% ▲ +60.0%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Streaky Bay, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Streaky Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421037/streaky-bay/topic/demographics-identity