292 ▲ +30.9%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 223
- 2016: 469
- 2021: 292
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Southend · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Southend
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Southend is 49, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. Despite this, the population grew by 31% since 2011 to reach 292 people, while the community has become slightly younger over the last decade.
292
▲ +30.9%
- 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 Southend — lower than 84% of areas.
| Southend | 292 |
|---|---|
| 5280, SA | 7,561 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 31% since 2011, adding about 69 people to reach a total of 292. This makes it smaller than about 84% of similar areas.
49 yrs ▼ -9.3%
Older than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54 yrs
- 2016: 65 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 now make up 17.1% of the area, a rise of 12 points since 2011. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over fell by 8.4 points over the same period to 19.5%.
19.5% ▼ -30.1%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% ▲ +245.6%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Southend, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Seniors (65+) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 22.4%, which is far above the South Australian figure of 11.2%. About 3.1% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
3.1% ▲ +130.1%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.4% ▲ +113.7%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Southend, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (35%) and Widowed (9%).
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 Southend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422049/southend/topic/demographics-identity