370 ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 389
- 2016: 387
- 2021: 370
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Auburn · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Auburn
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over a third of the 370 people in Auburn are seniors, making it a far older community than most other areas. The typical resident is now 56, which is 18 years older than the national figure. This shift toward an older population has grown steadily since 2011.
370
▼ -4.9%
- 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 Auburn — lower than 77% of areas.
| Auburn | 370 |
|---|---|
| 5451, SA | 702 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population shrank by about 19 people since 2011. The typical resident is now 56, which is far older than both the state and national averages.
56 yrs ▲ +19.1%
Older than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 33.5% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national figures at just 10.5%.
33.5% ▲ +73.3%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.5% ▼ -28.6%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Auburn splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (36%) and Older adults (45–64) (33%), with Young adults (25–44) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married people make up the largest group at 45.5%. Those in de facto relationships account for 10.6%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.6% ▲ +37.3%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Auburn, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (26%) and Divorced (14%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Auburn
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Auburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422006/auburn/topic/demographics-identity