338 ▲ +15.8%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 292
- 2016: 326
- 2021: 338
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Indulkana · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Indulkana
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost 92% of the population in Indulkana identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is a very young community where the typical resident is just 26 years old, which is far younger than the national figure. Since 2011, the population has grown by 16% to reach 338 people.
338
▲ +15.8%
- 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 Indulkana — lower than 80% of areas.
| Indulkana | 338 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | 14,676 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 26, making Indulkana far younger than the rest of South Australia. This is a significant shift over time, as the typical age was 44 back in 2011.
26 yrs ▼ -40.9%
Younger than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 26 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 21.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure. In contrast, people aged 65 and over are far below the state average at only 6.2%.
6.2% ▼ -66.4%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.6% ▲ +51.2%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Indulkana, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 31%, followed by Youth (15–24) (23%) and Children (0–14) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very high here at 92.0%, a massive increase from 2.0% in 2011. Most people are married (50.6%), while the share of people in de facto relationships is among the lowest in the country.
92.0% ▲ +4423.9%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 92.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.1% ▼ -55.1%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Indulkana, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 36%.
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 Indulkana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422022/indulkana/topic/demographics-identity