The National Demographic Indicators Series is a set of key social and demographic measures for every Local Government Area (LGA) in Australia. The series is drawn predominantly from the latest 2021 Census data, and Estimated Resident Population which is updated annually.
The indicators provide a snapshot of each LGA at the 2021 Census and how it compares to other LGAs. The measures have been selected to cover a broad range of socio-demographics and there is no assumption that a high or low score is “better” or “worse” on any given measure.
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| National demographic indicators for local government areas, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
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| South Australia | Population | Work & Education | Households & Dwellings | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Local Govt. Area | Estimated Resident Population 2023 | Under 5 years | Over 65 years | Median age | Language other than English | Indigenous | Changed address in last 5 years | Worked at home | Attending university | University qualification | Median household income | Average household size | Households renting | Medium and high density | SEIFA index of dis-advantage | |
| # | % | % | # | % | % | % | % | % | % | $ | # | % | % | # | |||
| 1 | Adelaide | 27,901 | 2.0 | 15.2 | 32 | 35.9 | 1.4 | 65.4 | 12.9 | 22.9 | 45.5 | 1,471 | 1.77 | 56.5 | 89.7 | 1002 |
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| 2 | Adelaide Hills | 41,842 | 4.8 | 20.1 | 44 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 29.3 | 15.0 | 4.7 | 33.2 | 2,090 | 2.61 | 10.6 | 4.0 | 1081 |
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| 3 | Adelaide Plains | 10,932 | 5.7 | 14.4 | 40 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 30.4 | 7.9 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 1,677 | 2.67 | 10.3 | 0.9 | 988 |
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| 4 | Alexandrina | 30,323 | 3.9 | 32.7 | 53 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 38.0 | 11.9 | 1.9 | 15.3 | 1,128 | 2.23 | 17.4 | 6.1 | 988 |
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| 5 | Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara | 2,632 | 8.5 | 4.1 | 28 | 85.3 | 88.7 | 23.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 7.2 | 1,368 | 3.90 | 67.6 | 12.1 | 496 | |
| 6 | Barossa | 26,268 | 4.7 | 22.7 | 45 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 32.7 | 9.7 | 2.4 | 15.9 | 1,471 | 2.40 | 16.8 | 6.5 | 1014 |
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| 7 | Barunga West | 2,680 | 4.4 | 35.6 | 57 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 28.0 | 14.5 | 1.0 | 9.1 | 953 | 2.06 | 16.2 | 3.6 | 950 | |
| 8 | Berri Barmera | 10,730 | 4.2 | 24.4 | 46 | 9.8 | 5.1 | 31.2 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 10.2 | 1,129 | 2.22 | 28.1 | 14.4 | 907 | |
| 9 | Burnside | 47,444 | 4.0 | 23.4 | 44 | 27.5 | 0.4 | 38.9 | 15.6 | 7.2 | 47.8 | 2,103 | 2.47 | 21.4 | 34.4 | 1083 |
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| 10 | Campbelltown (SA) | 57,160 | 5.0 | 20.4 | 40 | 35.9 | 0.8 | 39.4 | 10.5 | 6.6 | 32.4 | 1,625 | 2.46 | 26.3 | 27.3 | 1021 |
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| 11 | Ceduna | 3,717 | 6.7 | 18.6 | 40 | 9.0 | 24.7 | 29.4 | 7.9 | 1.8 | 10.1 | 1,369 | 2.35 | 35.1 | 5.1 | 943 | |
| 12 | Charles Sturt | 127,440 | 5.1 | 19.7 | 41 | 26.9 | 1.6 | 38.4 | 9.8 | 5.5 | 26.1 | 1,625 | 2.33 | 31.0 | 35.6 | 1001 | |
| 13 | Clare and Gilbert Valleys | 9,405 | 4.8 | 25.6 | 48 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 32.2 | 11.4 | 1.4 | 16.2 | 1,367 | 2.23 | 19.9 | 5.0 | 998 | |
| 14 | Cleve | 1,757 | 6.1 | 23.4 | 46 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 24.8 | 19.1 | 0.7 | 10.7 | 1,115 | 2.23 | 16.8 | 3.2 | 989 | |
| 15 | Coober Pedy | 1,550 | 4.2 | 28.6 | 50 | 22.2 | 14.6 | 31.6 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 11.4 | 902 | 1.89 | 26.1 | 7.3 | 868 | |
| 16 | Coorong | 5,612 | 4.5 | 25.2 | 48 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 29.3 | 16.6 | 1.2 | 8.6 | 1,114 | 2.18 | 21.0 | 3.5 | 939 | |
| 17 | Copper Coast | 15,951 | 4.2 | 32.7 | 54 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 35.4 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 8.2 | 1,016 | 2.14 | 23.0 | 6.7 | 924 | |
| 18 | Elliston | 1,041 | 6.2 | 19.9 | 44 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 25.2 | 23.3 | 0.7 | 11.2 | 1,128 | 2.26 | 15.7 | 0.0 | 959 | |
| 19 | Flinders Ranges | 1,673 | 5.7 | 30.7 | 53 | 4.3 | 12.7 | 25.3 | 9.8 | 1.5 | 11.1 | 1,114 | 2.04 | 21.4 | 5.8 | 933 | |
| 20 | Franklin Harbour | 1,332 | 3.7 | 29.6 | 52 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 27.6 | 7.9 | 0.8 | 8.7 | 1,166 | 2.16 | 21.9 | 16.0 | 959 | |
| 21 | Gawler | 26,789 | 5.4 | 21.4 | 41 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 40.2 | 6.4 | 3.3 | 12.9 | 1,366 | 2.32 | 26.6 | 18.6 | 960 | |
| 22 | Goyder | 4,132 | 4.2 | 27.2 | 51 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 27.3 | 16.4 | 1.2 | 9.4 | 930 | 2.15 | 17.7 | 4.6 | 947 | |
| 23 | Grant | 9,044 | 4.5 | 19.2 | 45 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 24.8 | 11.1 | 1.3 | 10.1 | 1,734 | 2.55 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 1026 | |
| 24 | Holdfast Bay | 38,766 | 3.8 | 26.9 | 48 | 10.8 | 0.9 | 40.7 | 13.8 | 5.3 | 32.3 | 1,626 | 2.14 | 28.7 | 48.6 | 1047 | |
| 25 | Kangaroo Island | 5,125 | 5.2 | 27.1 | 50 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 33.9 | 14.0 | 0.9 | 17.3 | 1,128 | 2.16 | 21.8 | 4.6 | 991 | |
| 26 | Karoonda East Murray | 1,016 | 4.1 | 26.3 | 50 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 24.0 | 25.8 | 1.3 | 7.5 | 930 | 2.19 | 11.9 | 0.0 | 956 | |
| 27 | Kimba | 1,059 | 4.5 | 22.4 | 42 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 21.4 | 20.1 | 1.2 | 9.7 | 1,349 | 2.24 | 17.3 | 3.5 | 1020 | |
| 28 | Kingston (SA) | 2,393 | 4.3 | 32.7 | 53 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 34.8 | 12.0 | 0.9 | 9.4 | 1,115 | 2.08 | 19.7 | 4.1 | 977 | |
| 29 | Light | 16,616 | 5.3 | 15.6 | 40 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 30.7 | 9.2 | 3.7 | 13.8 | 1,802 | 2.71 | 12.3 | 1.7 | 1027 |
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| 30 | Lower Eyre Peninsula | 6,154 | 5.7 | 19.2 | 44 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 28.0 | 11.4 | 1.3 | 12.6 | 1,600 | 2.47 | 14.5 | 1.3 | 1033 | |
| 31 | Loxton Waikerie | 11,897 | 5.2 | 26.8 | 48 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 30.0 | 8.3 | 1.4 | 9.8 | 1,128 | 2.26 | 22.0 | 8.8 | 958 | |
| 32 | Maralinga Tjarutja | 102 | 2.8 | 14.7 | 44 | 67.0 | 62.4 | 26.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 1,472 | 2.72 | 50.0 | 27.3 | 644 | |
| 33 | Marion | 98,493 | 5.4 | 19.0 | 39 | 20.9 | 1.3 | 39.5 | 9.6 | 6.3 | 28.0 | 1,625 | 2.35 | 29.1 | 30.4 | 1008 |
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| 34 | Mid Murray | 9,496 | 3.7 | 30.1 | 54 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 29.9 | 11.5 | 0.9 | 7.5 | 930 | 2.07 | 15.2 | 2.9 | 914 |
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| 35 | Mitcham | 69,542 | 4.8 | 20.9 | 42 | 15.1 | 0.6 | 34.3 | 13.8 | 7.6 | 40.0 | 1,993 | 2.53 | 17.4 | 21.7 | 1075 | |
| 36 | Mount Barker | 42,297 | 6.4 | 17.7 | 39 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 40.9 | 11.7 | 4.0 | 22.4 | 1,737 | 2.52 | 20.6 | 5.5 | 1037 |
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| 37 | Mount Gambier | 27,846 | 5.6 | 21.3 | 41 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 38.7 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 11.8 | 1,200 | 2.24 | 30.8 | 24.5 | 924 | |
| 38 | Mount Remarkable | 2,897 | 4.0 | 30.1 | 55 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 21.9 | 16.9 | 0.8 | 12.0 | 1,115 | 2.12 | 12.3 | 1.6 | 974 | |
| 39 | Murray Bridge | 22,901 | 5.3 | 22.4 | 43 | 8.1 | 5.6 | 35.7 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 8.4 | 1,115 | 2.31 | 30.4 | 10.9 | 891 |
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| 40 | Naracoorte Lucindale | 8,928 | 5.8 | 20.6 | 41 | 10.5 | 1.6 | 34.5 | 10.9 | 1.3 | 11.6 | 1,466 | 2.36 | 22.7 | 4.9 | 978 | |
| 41 | Northern Areas | 4,667 | 5.5 | 26.3 | 49 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 27.1 | 14.5 | 1.3 | 12.1 | 1,115 | 2.18 | 16.9 | 2.8 | 979 | |
| 42 | Norwood Payneham and St Peters | 39,312 | 4.3 | 21.0 | 41 | 26.6 | 0.6 | 44.8 | 12.6 | 8.0 | 42.5 | 1,630 | 2.19 | 35.5 | 49.6 | 1038 |
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| 43 | Onkaparinga | 180,865 | 5.4 | 19.9 | 41 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 33.3 | 9.0 | 3.6 | 16.6 | 1,396 | 2.42 | 22.1 | 11.1 | 987 |
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| 44 | Orroroo Carrieton | 889 | 6.3 | 29.0 | 52 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 20.1 | 15.0 | 0.6 | 10.8 | 1,115 | 2.14 | 9.3 | 0.6 | 1006 | |
| 45 | Peterborough | 1,683 | 3.5 | 30.9 | 54 | 1.5 | 6.6 | 22.8 | 8.3 | 0.5 | 5.9 | 736 | 1.86 | 19.3 | 3.5 | 773 | |
| 46 | Playford | 107,069 | 7.5 | 12.8 | 33 | 15.2 | 4.2 | 39.7 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 8.4 | 1,269 | 2.63 | 34.7 | 17.3 | 852 |
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| 47 | Port Adelaide Enfield | 138,585 | 6.1 | 15.7 | 37 | 35.4 | 2.5 | 41.2 | 8.0 | 5.6 | 25.8 | 1,470 | 2.43 | 35.1 | 30.1 | 953 |
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| 48 | Port Augusta | 14,420 | 5.8 | 17.7 | 38 | 6.9 | 20.5 | 30.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 9.6 | 1,300 | 2.23 | 35.0 | 19.8 | 889 | |
| 49 | Port Lincoln | 15,018 | 5.7 | 21.2 | 41 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 36.1 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 11.7 | 1,201 | 2.23 | 32.4 | 18.8 | 948 | |
| 50 | Port Pirie | 17,602 | 5.3 | 23.1 | 44 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 29.9 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 8.6 | 1,114 | 2.21 | 28.7 | 15.1 | 889 | |
| 51 | Prospect | 23,137 | 5.2 | 14.9 | 37 | 28.4 | 1.0 | 41.6 | 10.6 | 7.6 | 40.3 | 2,006 | 2.46 | 33.8 | 34.8 | 1054 | |
| 52 | Renmark Paringa | 10,107 | 5.3 | 23.0 | 44 | 14.0 | 3.2 | 33.8 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 9.4 | 1,176 | 2.29 | 25.5 | 13.2 | 923 | |
| 53 | Robe | 1,603 | 4.3 | 28.9 | 52 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 42.4 | 15.5 | 1.7 | 14.4 | 1,347 | 2.13 | 21.3 | 3.6 | 1023 | |
| 54 | Roxby Downs | 4,113 | 9.2 | 1.7 | 31 | 8.7 | 5.1 | 56.5 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 13.7 | 3,202 | 2.63 | 60.9 | 4.4 | 1048 |
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| 55 | Salisbury | 149,214 | 6.3 | 15.5 | 36 | 32.5 | 2.4 | 34.6 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 15.0 | 1,368 | 2.63 | 28.2 | 17.0 | 904 |
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| 56 | Southern Mallee | 2,012 | 4.6 | 23.8 | 45 | 8.3 | 1.7 | 29.6 | 12.4 | 0.8 | 11.5 | 1,367 | 2.16 | 17.7 | 1.7 | 997 | |
| 57 | Streaky Bay | 2,278 | 5.8 | 24.8 | 47 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 26.3 | 14.6 | 1.2 | 11.5 | 1,115 | 2.26 | 16.9 | 1.4 | 1000 | |
| 58 | Tatiara | 7,066 | 5.4 | 19.6 | 41 | 8.8 | 1.7 | 33.3 | 12.4 | 1.2 | 10.7 | 1,471 | 2.36 | 20.9 | 3.7 | 982 | |
| 59 | Tea Tree Gully | 103,685 | 5.2 | 20.5 | 41 | 15.0 | 1.3 | 31.0 | 8.8 | 4.5 | 21.0 | 1,626 | 2.51 | 18.0 | 11.2 | 1030 | |
| 60 | Tumby Bay | 2,906 | 5.8 | 30.7 | 52 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 29.4 | 15.3 | 1.0 | 10.9 | 1,115 | 2.12 | 20.0 | 8.5 | 993 | |
| 61 | Unincorporated SA | 3,015 | 4.5 | 14.0 | 42 | 15.6 | 24.3 | 31.7 | 16.0 | 1.0 | 7.9 | 1,368 | 1.99 | 30.7 | 3.9 | 905 | |
| 62 | Unley | 39,929 | 4.3 | 22.2 | 43 | 19.4 | 0.5 | 40.6 | 14.2 | 7.6 | 46.5 | 1,994 | 2.31 | 30.3 | 42.9 | 1067 |
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| 63 | Victor Harbor | 16,869 | 3.3 | 42.2 | 60 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 40.6 | 11.3 | 1.7 | 15.2 | 953 | 2.06 | 20.4 | 13.3 | 962 | |
| 64 | Wakefield | 6,958 | 5.5 | 22.3 | 45 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 32.9 | 11.6 | 1.5 | 9.1 | 1,115 | 2.32 | 21.4 | 7.1 | 921 | |
| 65 | Walkerville | 8,420 | 4.0 | 24.5 | 45 | 23.3 | 0.4 | 42.3 | 13.9 | 7.6 | 44.2 | 2,057 | 2.32 | 27.2 | 36.4 | 1075 | |
| 66 | Wattle Range | 12,257 | 4.4 | 24.8 | 48 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 30.1 | 9.8 | 1.2 | 9.6 | 1,128 | 2.24 | 19.1 | 8.1 | 942 | |
| 67 | West Torrens | 64,519 | 4.9 | 17.9 | 38 | 31.1 | 1.2 | 43.5 | 9.7 | 7.5 | 32.3 | 1,625 | 2.31 | 35.6 | 36.9 | 1015 |
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| 68 | Whyalla | 21,902 | 5.4 | 18.9 | 41 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 30.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 9.9 | 1,133 | 2.15 | 38.2 | 46.3 | 883 | |
| 69 | Wudinna | 1,161 | 5.2 | 20.2 | 43 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 20.8 | 18.2 | 0.7 | 8.7 | 1,369 | 2.32 | 18.7 | 3.3 | 1009 | |
| 70 | Yankalilla | 6,100 | 4.0 | 33.9 | 56 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 37.6 | 14.8 | 1.4 | 14.7 | 1,114 | 2.12 | 15.5 | 6.7 | 978 |
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| 71 | Yorke Peninsula | 12,040 | 4.1 | 35.7 | 57 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 27.5 | 14.7 | 1.0 | 8.1 | 933 | 2.05 | 16.8 | 3.4 | 952 | |
| 72 | Total State | 1,852,284 | 5.3 | 20.0 | 41 | 17.8 | 2.4 | 36.9 | 9.6 | 4.7 | 22.7 | 1,470 | 2.38 | 26.9 | 22.0 | 982 | |
Source:
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Population Growth, Australia (3218.0) (opens a new window).
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021(opens a new window).
More detailed data notes are available in the data notes section.