691 ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 643
- 2016: 561
- 2021: 691
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
South Arm · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in South Arm
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define South Arm (L), where the typical person is 49. While the population grew by 7.5% to 691 people since 2011, the area remains dominated by seniors and older adults.
691
▲ +7.5%
- 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 South Arm — lower than 56% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 49, which is far older than the national figure of 38. Despite this, the area has actually trended younger over the last decade, with the typical age dropping 8 years since 2011.
49 yrs ▼ -14.0%
Older than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A high number of seniors aged 65 and over live here, making up 28.9% of the population, which is far above the Australian figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at 13.9%.
28.9% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.9% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →South Arm splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.3% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure. Meanwhile, those in de facto relationships make up 15.2% of the area, a little above the state average.
3.3% ▼ -40.6%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.2% ▲ +43.5%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In South Arm, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 South Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621025/south-arm/topic/demographics-identity