497 ▲ +125.9%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 220
- 2016: 195
- 2021: 497
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Edithburgh · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Edithburgh
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more seniors live here than in most similar areas, making Edithburgh (L) a notably older community. The typical resident is 63 years old, which is far older than the national figure. This aging trend is clear, as the population has grown by 126% to 497 people since 2011 while becoming significantly older.
497
▲ +125.9%
- 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 Edithburgh — lower than 67% of areas.
| Edithburgh | 497 |
|---|---|
| 5583, SA | 838 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 63, which is far older than the typical person in South Australia. This figure has risen by 7 years since 2011.
63 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Older than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 63 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Nearly half the population (46.7%) are aged 65 and over, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 7% of the area, which is far below the Australian figure of 18.2%.
46.7% ▲ +56.3%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.0% ▼ -54.2%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Edithburgh, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 47%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (12%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 13% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 2.2% of the community, which is about the same as the state average.
2.2% ▲ —
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.0% ▲ +40.9%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Edithburgh, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (24%) and Divorced (16%).
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 Edithburgh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422019/edithburgh/topic/demographics-identity