386 ▲ +20.2%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 321
- 2016: 199
- 2021: 386
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Clayton Bay · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Clayton Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 40% of people in Clayton Bay are seniors, making it one of the oldest areas in the region. The community has aged rapidly over the last decade, with the typical resident now 61 years old. This shift is reflected in a shrinking number of children and a growing population of retirees.
386
▲ +20.2%
- 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 Clayton Bay — lower than 75% of areas.
| Clayton Bay | 386 |
|---|---|
| 5256, SA | 1,547 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 20% since 2011 to reach 386 people. The typical resident is now 61, which is far older than the national figure of 38 and 25 years older than it was in 2011.
61 yrs ▲ +69.4%
Older than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 61 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 39.4% of the area, far above the national figure of 17.2%. This increase of 27 points since 2011 is mirrored by a sharp drop in children under 15, who now account for only 10.4% of residents.
39.4% ▲ +230.2%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.4% ▼ -53.6%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Clayton Bay splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (39%) and Older adults (45–64) (38%), with Children (0–14) at 10%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 15.1% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is well above the state and national figures. Meanwhile, 3.6% of the population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a little above the South Australian average.
3.6% ▲ —
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.1% ▲ +58.5%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Clayton Bay, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Divorced (20%) and Never married (19%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Clayton Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422015/clayton-bay/topic/demographics-identity