277 ▼ -38.2%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 448
- 2016: 276
- 2021: 277
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Allendale East · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Allendale East
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much younger crowd now calls Allendale East home, with the typical resident aged just 37. This shift is striking because the area has become 10 years younger since 2011, and children under 15 now make up nearly a third of the population.
277
▼ -38.2%
- 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 Allendale East — lower than 86% of areas.
| Allendale East | 277 |
|---|---|
| 5291, SA | 10,151 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 277, which is smaller than about 86% of similar areas. This number has shrank by 38% since 2011, losing around 171 people.
37 yrs ▼ -21.3%
Younger than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 33 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 make up 28.2% of residents, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over represent 12.6%, which is well below the South Australian figure of 20%.
12.6% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
28.2% ▲ +56.8%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Allendale East splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.5% of the population identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Half of the residents are married, while 13.3% are in a de facto relationship, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
2.5% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.3% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Allendale East, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (7%).
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 Allendale East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422001/allendale-east/topic/demographics-identity