327 ▲ +10.5%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 296
- 2016: 284
- 2021: 327
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Point Turton · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Point Turton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Point Turton is now 61 years old, making the area far older than most other similar places. The population has grown by 10% since 2011, but the community is now heavily weighted toward seniors. This shift is clear in the age profile, where older residents dominate the local landscape.
327
▲ +10.5%
- 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 Point Turton — lower than 81% of areas.
| Point Turton | 327 |
|---|---|
| 5575, SA | 2,391 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew to 327 people by 2021, adding about 31 residents since 2011. This makes it smaller than about 80% of similar areas.
61 yrs ▲ +17.3%
Older than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52 yrs
- 2016: 41 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 40.7% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This high number of older adults helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at just 10.7%.
40.7% ▲ +60.0%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.7% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Point Turton, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 42%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, while those in de facto relationships make up 7.9%, which is well below the national figure. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 1.2% of the population, a little below the state and national averages.
1.2% ▼ -69.9%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.9% ▼ -42.2%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Point Turton, Married is the majority at 65%; Never married is next at 18%.
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 Point Turton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422041/point-turton/topic/demographics-identity