274 ▼ -30.6%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 395
- 2016: 390
- 2021: 274
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Swan Reach · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Swan Reach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 42% of the population in Swan Reach (L), far above the national figure. This is a very old community where the typical resident is now 61, and the total population has shrunk by 31% since 2011.
274
▼ -30.6%
- 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 Swan Reach — lower than 86% of areas.
| Swan Reach | 274 |
|---|---|
| 5354, SA | 416 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has fallen from 395 to 274 people over the last decade. This decline happened as the typical resident's age jumped from 34 to 61 years since 2011.
61 yrs ▲ +79.4%
Older than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 61 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 only 5.8% of the area, which is far below the South Australian figure of 17%. Meanwhile, the share of people aged 65 and over rose 35 points since 2011 to reach 42%.
42.0% ▲ +470.2%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.8% ▼ -74.7%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Swan Reach, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 42%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.2% of the population, which is about the same as the state average. Those in de facto relationships account for 11.7%, a figure similar to the national average.
2.2% ▲ +114.1%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.7% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Swan Reach splits fairly evenly between Married (33%) and Never married (31%), with Divorced at 17%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Swan Reach
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Swan Reach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422053/swan-reach/topic/demographics-identity