Australia: Adelaide
Contents: Adelaide
Significant Urban Area
1,382,690 Population [2021] – estimate
1,449,366 Population [2024] – estimate
2,246km² Area
645.2/km² Density [2024]
Contents: Statistical Areas of Significant Urban Area
The population of the statistical areas (level 2) in Adelaide agglomeration according to official estimates.
| Name | Status | Population Estimate 1991-06-30 | Population Estimate 1996-06-30 | Population Estimate 2001-06-30 | Population Estimate 2006-06-30 | Population Estimate 2011-06-30 | Population Estimate 2016-06-30 | Population Estimate 2021-06-30 | Population Estimate 2024-06-30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberfoyle Park | Statistical Area | 9,906 | 11,518 | 12,307 | 12,454 | 12,146 | 11,863 | 11,992 | 11,849 | → |
| Adelaide | Statistical Area | 5,157 | 5,891 | 6,790 | 10,767 | 13,875 | 16,285 | 18,615 | 21,767 | → |
| Adelaide Airport | Statistical Area | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | → |
| Aldgate - Stirling | Statistical Area | 17,698 | 17,526 | 17,972 | 17,842 | 17,869 | 17,966 | 18,404 | 18,843 | → |
| Aldinga | Statistical Area | 6,245 | 7,058 | 8,373 | 9,849 | 14,384 | 15,627 | 16,064 | 16,777 | → |
| Athelstone | Statistical Area | 8,847 | 9,436 | 9,496 | 9,542 | 9,547 | 9,326 | 9,668 | 9,876 | → |
| Beaumont - Glen Osmond | Statistical Area | 8,232 | 8,448 | 9,021 | 9,413 | 9,422 | 9,862 | 10,401 | 10,595 | → |
| Belair | Statistical Area | 5,086 | 4,693 | 4,892 | 4,715 | 4,698 | 4,686 | 4,927 | 4,904 | → |
| Bellevue Heights | Statistical Area | 7,812 | 7,400 | 7,424 | 7,586 | 7,522 | 7,569 | 7,679 | 8,401 | → |
| Beverley | Statistical Area | 7,957 | 7,246 | 7,040 | 7,326 | 7,436 | 7,919 | 8,985 | 9,652 | → |
| Blackwood | Statistical Area | 10,756 | 9,984 | 10,314 | 11,034 | 11,531 | 12,307 | 13,033 | 13,688 | → |
| Brighton | Statistical Area | 12,672 | 12,516 | 13,086 | 13,251 | 13,954 | 14,202 | 15,295 | 15,729 | → |
| Burnside - Wattle Park | Statistical Area | 17,605 | 17,624 | 18,293 | 18,528 | 18,791 | 19,125 | 19,264 | 20,045 | → |
| Christie Downs | Statistical Area | 8,000 | 7,832 | 7,707 | 7,876 | 8,820 | 9,499 | 9,578 | 9,666 | → |
| Christies Beach | Statistical Area | 10,054 | 9,736 | 9,995 | 9,739 | 10,075 | 10,382 | 11,161 | 11,600 | → |
| Colonel Light Gardens | Statistical Area | 15,125 | 15,110 | 14,997 | 15,269 | 15,528 | 15,933 | 15,990 | 16,119 | → |
| Coromandel Valley | Statistical Area | 4,072 | 4,077 | 4,181 | 4,436 | 4,398 | 4,435 | 4,510 | 4,617 | → |
| Craigmore - Blakeview | Statistical Area | 6,982 | 10,330 | 12,630 | 15,022 | 16,543 | 18,365 | 20,224 | 21,159 | → |
| Davoren Park | Statistical Area | 11,432 | 11,066 | 11,881 | 12,470 | 15,819 | 17,966 | 18,636 | 20,026 | → |
| Dry Creek (North) | Statistical Area | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | → |
| Dry Creek (South) | Statistical Area | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | → |
| Edwardstown | Statistical Area | 12,319 | 12,291 | 12,225 | 12,235 | 12,993 | 13,862 | 14,726 | 15,263 | → |
| Elizabeth | Statistical Area | 11,463 | 10,305 | 9,850 | 9,917 | 10,092 | 10,463 | 10,963 | 11,461 | → |
| Elizabeth East | Statistical Area | 11,493 | 12,284 | 12,933 | 12,544 | 12,406 | 13,066 | 14,191 | 14,444 | → |
| Enfield - Blair Athol | Statistical Area | 19,694 | 19,387 | 19,604 | 19,795 | 22,263 | 23,761 | 26,018 | 27,798 | → |
| Flagstaff Hill | Statistical Area | 8,824 | 9,241 | 9,909 | 10,253 | 10,741 | 10,771 | 10,858 | 11,185 | → |
| Flinders Park | Statistical Area | 13,547 | 13,057 | 13,034 | 13,254 | 14,223 | 14,883 | 16,505 | 17,783 | → |
| Fulham | Statistical Area | 2,671 | 2,672 | 2,704 | 2,682 | 2,653 | 2,752 | 2,941 | 3,124 | → |
| Gawler (North) | Statistical Area | 3,769 | 4,898 | 6,079 | 7,992 | 8,940 | 9,343 | 9,611 | 10,157 | → |
| Gawler (South) | Statistical Area | 13,206 | 14,179 | 15,284 | 16,335 | 17,981 | 20,062 | 21,955 | 23,805 | → |
| Glenelg | Statistical Area | 18,268 | 18,137 | 18,866 | 19,599 | 20,570 | 20,632 | 20,716 | 21,572 | → |
| Golden Grove | Statistical Area | 2,653 | 6,135 | 8,308 | 9,182 | 9,688 | 10,459 | 10,473 | 10,444 | → |
| Goodwood - Millswood | Statistical Area | 17,337 | 16,871 | 16,912 | 17,443 | 17,874 | 18,104 | 17,818 | 18,308 | → |
| Greenwith | Statistical Area | 702 | 6,311 | 8,658 | 9,472 | 9,306 | 9,127 | 9,092 | 9,284 | → |
| Hackham - Onkaparinga Hills | Statistical Area | 5,184 | 6,216 | 6,209 | 6,432 | 6,580 | 6,352 | 6,934 | 7,314 | → |
| Hackham West - Huntfield Heights | Statistical Area | 8,822 | 8,014 | 7,740 | 7,447 | 7,678 | 7,651 | 7,910 | 8,092 | → |
| Hahndorf - Echunga | Statistical Area | 4,034 | 3,881 | 4,080 | 4,195 | 4,355 | 4,550 | 4,747 | 4,712 | → |
| Hallett Cove | Statistical Area | 11,234 | 11,423 | 12,484 | 12,579 | 12,682 | 12,734 | 12,686 | 12,821 | → |
| Happy Valley | Statistical Area | 14,080 | 13,739 | 13,796 | 14,144 | 14,059 | 13,830 | 13,950 | 14,421 | → |
| Happy Valley Reservoir | Statistical Area | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | → |
| Henley Beach | Statistical Area | 14,004 | 13,924 | 13,880 | 13,846 | 14,489 | 15,273 | 15,753 | 16,561 | → |
| Highbury - Dernancourt | Statistical Area | 10,766 | 10,337 | 10,690 | 10,640 | 10,683 | 10,648 | 11,118 | 11,652 | → |
| Hindmarsh - Brompton | Statistical Area | 14,786 | 14,714 | 15,762 | 16,080 | 17,210 | 18,158 | 19,356 | 20,267 | → |
| Hope Valley - Modbury | Statistical Area | 16,620 | 15,871 | 16,097 | 16,131 | 16,257 | 16,710 | 17,677 | 18,177 | → |
| Ingle Farm | Statistical Area | 13,906 | 12,524 | 12,747 | 14,613 | 15,087 | 15,135 | 15,844 | 16,156 | → |
| Largs Bay - Semaphore | Statistical Area | 14,240 | 13,877 | 13,971 | 13,971 | 14,966 | 14,824 | 14,958 | 15,627 | → |
| Lewiston - Two Wells | Statistical Area | 3,409 | 4,233 | 4,457 | 5,062 | 5,343 | 5,686 | 6,566 | 7,779 | → |
| Lobethal - Woodside | Statistical Area | 7,463 | 7,848 | 8,343 | 8,698 | 9,235 | 9,101 | 9,521 | 9,834 | → |
| Lockleys | Statistical Area | 11,502 | 11,175 | 11,556 | 11,814 | 12,757 | 13,016 | 13,552 | 14,210 | → |
| Lonsdale | Statistical Area | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 26 | → |
| Marino - Seaview Downs | Statistical Area | 10,092 | 9,550 | 8,997 | 8,766 | 9,415 | 9,535 | 9,779 | 10,077 | → |
| Mawson Lakes - Globe Derby Park | Statistical Area | 3,892 | 4,604 | 1,430 | 5,402 | 11,146 | 13,650 | 14,033 | 14,934 | → |
| McLaren Vale | Statistical Area | 3,982 | 4,522 | 4,852 | 5,203 | 5,842 | 6,090 | 7,389 | 8,441 | → |
| Mitcham | Statistical Area | 15,337 | 15,397 | 15,685 | 15,939 | 16,343 | 16,349 | 16,662 | 16,987 | → |
| Mitchell Park | Statistical Area | 14,294 | 13,207 | 13,200 | 13,715 | 14,687 | 15,405 | 16,692 | 17,808 | → |
| Modbury Heights | Statistical Area | 19,709 | 21,766 | 21,013 | 20,192 | 19,571 | 19,205 | 19,478 | 19,783 | → |
| Morphett Vale (East) | Statistical Area | 13,436 | 14,150 | 14,369 | 13,810 | 13,736 | 13,739 | 13,952 | 14,159 | → |
| Morphett Vale (West) | Statistical Area | 12,513 | 10,691 | 9,966 | 9,738 | 9,367 | 9,591 | 10,230 | 10,488 | → |
| Morphettville | Statistical Area | 13,127 | 12,812 | 13,138 | 13,350 | 13,936 | 14,982 | 16,700 | 17,528 | → |
| Mount Barker | Statistical Area | 7,194 | 9,423 | 10,820 | 13,411 | 15,228 | 17,639 | 22,412 | 25,703 | → |
| Munno Para West - Angle Vale | Statistical Area | 2,128 | 3,049 | 3,512 | 4,397 | 7,880 | 12,336 | 16,461 | 21,869 | → |
| Nailsworth - Broadview | Statistical Area | 5,463 | 5,609 | 5,631 | 5,966 | 6,139 | 6,277 | 6,537 | 6,566 | → |
| Nairne | Statistical Area | 2,200 | 2,941 | 3,209 | 3,982 | 4,509 | 5,124 | 5,371 | 5,697 | → |
| North Adelaide | Statistical Area | 6,165 | 6,888 | 6,421 | 6,712 | 7,045 | 7,267 | 6,907 | 7,351 | → |
| Northgate - Northfield | Statistical Area | 6,409 | 6,466 | 7,185 | 10,448 | 11,837 | 15,221 | 18,449 | 19,542 | → |
| North Haven | Statistical Area | 14,409 | 14,476 | 14,425 | 14,193 | 14,426 | 14,550 | 14,947 | 15,435 | → |
| Norwood | Statistical Area | 9,030 | 9,259 | 9,290 | 10,031 | 10,285 | 10,397 | 10,955 | 11,961 | → |
| Panorama | Statistical Area | 8,202 | 7,564 | 7,515 | 7,796 | 8,095 | 8,324 | 8,531 | 8,987 | → |
| Paradise - Newton | Statistical Area | 17,801 | 18,032 | 18,208 | 18,256 | 19,340 | 20,034 | 21,882 | 22,745 | → |
| Parafield | Statistical Area | 31 | 53 | 72 | 95 | 80 | 118 | 18 | 18 | → |
| Parafield Gardens | Statistical Area | 13,872 | 14,297 | 14,950 | 14,840 | 15,754 | 17,303 | 18,707 | 18,614 | → |
| Para Hills | Statistical Area | 14,301 | 14,028 | 14,582 | 14,840 | 14,905 | 14,853 | 15,204 | 15,429 | → |
| Paralowie | Statistical Area | 10,551 | 13,347 | 15,400 | 15,817 | 16,525 | 16,989 | 18,061 | 18,477 | → |
| Payneham - Felixstow | Statistical Area | 11,613 | 11,463 | 11,579 | 11,972 | 12,465 | 12,632 | 13,233 | 13,870 | → |
| Plympton | Statistical Area | 21,108 | 20,671 | 21,279 | 22,210 | 23,548 | 24,828 | 26,849 | 28,321 | → |
| Pooraka - Cavan | Statistical Area | 2,738 | 3,240 | 7,171 | 7,462 | 7,804 | 7,863 | 8,142 | 8,371 | → |
| Port Adelaide | Statistical Area | 10,688 | 10,244 | 10,653 | 10,631 | 11,114 | 10,987 | 11,699 | 12,560 | → |
| Prospect | Statistical Area | 13,728 | 13,489 | 13,475 | 13,993 | 14,551 | 14,847 | 15,950 | 16,743 | → |
| Redwood Park | Statistical Area | 19,176 | 17,976 | 17,429 | 16,631 | 16,265 | 16,212 | 16,409 | 16,848 | → |
| Reynella | Statistical Area | 9,403 | 10,227 | 10,136 | 10,028 | 9,989 | 10,231 | 10,366 | 10,737 | → |
| Richmond | Statistical Area | 15,272 | 15,103 | 14,913 | 15,380 | 16,372 | 16,975 | 17,252 | 18,248 | → |
| Rostrevor - Magill | Statistical Area | 19,233 | 18,455 | 19,170 | 19,948 | 21,249 | 22,085 | 24,282 | 25,779 | → |
| Royal Park - Hendon - Albert Park | Statistical Area | 5,811 | 5,656 | 5,790 | 5,560 | 5,858 | 6,010 | 6,560 | 6,799 | → |
| Salisbury | Statistical Area | 16,703 | 15,898 | 15,639 | 15,559 | 16,404 | 17,811 | 18,830 | 19,012 | → |
| Salisbury East | Statistical Area | 18,022 | 17,494 | 17,730 | 17,588 | 17,578 | 17,731 | 18,632 | 19,082 | → |
| Salisbury North | Statistical Area | 13,588 | 14,618 | 13,080 | 13,623 | 16,115 | 17,512 | 18,778 | 18,997 | → |
| Seaford Rise - Moana | Statistical Area | 4,792 | 6,779 | 7,371 | 8,423 | 9,381 | 10,078 | 10,713 | 11,370 | → |
| Seaford - Seaford Meadows | Statistical Area | 4,948 | 6,999 | 7,610 | 7,585 | 10,048 | 12,750 | 14,303 | 15,149 | → |
| Seaton - Grange | Statistical Area | 15,188 | 15,163 | 15,300 | 15,375 | 16,285 | 16,805 | 17,667 | 18,255 | → |
| Sheidow Park - Trott Park | Statistical Area | 5,510 | 7,095 | 7,707 | 9,199 | 9,827 | 10,306 | 10,299 | 10,434 | → |
| Smithfield - Elizabeth North | Statistical Area | 14,121 | 12,546 | 12,124 | 11,831 | 12,393 | 12,337 | 12,603 | 12,869 | → |
| St Agnes - Ridgehaven | Statistical Area | 13,495 | 12,565 | 12,678 | 12,201 | 12,489 | 12,572 | 13,244 | 13,425 | → |
| St Peters - Marden | Statistical Area | 12,731 | 12,982 | 12,677 | 12,964 | 13,541 | 13,367 | 13,635 | 14,231 | → |
| The Parks | Statistical Area | 16,831 | 15,920 | 14,897 | 15,176 | 17,914 | 18,960 | 19,919 | 21,072 | → |
| Toorak Gardens | Statistical Area | 14,363 | 14,577 | 15,089 | 15,473 | 15,879 | 16,229 | 16,760 | 17,170 | → |
| Torrens Island | Statistical Area | 0 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | → |
| Unley - Parkside | Statistical Area | 19,500 | 19,463 | 19,493 | 19,768 | 20,500 | 20,835 | 21,243 | 22,019 | → |
| Uraidla - Summertown | Statistical Area | 5,415 | 5,419 | 5,256 | 5,432 | 5,513 | 5,529 | 6,082 | 6,371 | → |
| Valley View - Gilles Plains | Statistical Area | 8,338 | 8,412 | 9,348 | 9,032 | 9,612 | 9,909 | 10,606 | 10,859 | → |
| Virginia - Waterloo Corner | Statistical Area | 3,284 | 3,157 | 3,155 | 3,334 | 3,841 | 4,278 | 5,739 | 7,499 | → |
| Walkerville | Statistical Area | 7,034 | 6,857 | 6,995 | 7,179 | 7,308 | 7,781 | 8,086 | 8,562 | → |
| Warradale | Statistical Area | 12,206 | 12,161 | 12,179 | 12,108 | 13,562 | 15,173 | 16,349 | 17,594 | → |
| West Beach | Statistical Area | 4,519 | 4,296 | 4,319 | 4,462 | 4,685 | 5,118 | 5,205 | 5,438 | → |
| West Lakes | Statistical Area | 16,279 | 15,417 | 15,094 | 14,527 | 14,521 | 14,841 | 15,327 | 15,883 | → |
| Willunga | Statistical Area | 2,168 | 2,868 | 3,173 | 3,312 | 3,362 | 3,470 | 3,625 | 3,747 | → |
| Windsor Gardens | Statistical Area | 17,477 | 15,931 | 16,215 | 17,110 | 19,211 | 20,696 | 22,890 | 23,741 | → |
| Woodcroft | Statistical Area | 4,430 | 8,820 | 10,904 | 11,194 | 11,328 | 11,558 | 11,630 | 11,722 | → |
| Woodville - Cheltenham | Statistical Area | 14,395 | 14,399 | 14,404 | 14,691 | 15,785 | 17,929 | 19,527 | 20,392 | → |
| Adelaide | Significant Urban Area | 1,077,904 | 1,099,570 | 1,130,517 | 1,171,362 | 1,245,896 | 1,305,526 | 1,382,690 | 1,449,366 |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Explanation: All areas according to the definition of 2021. The population structure presents census results; unlike the estimates, they are not adjusted for underenumeration.
Further information about the population structure:
| Gender (C 2021) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 670,670 |
| Females | 697,543 |
| Age Groups (C 2021) | |
|---|---|
| 0-17 years | 280,274 |
| 18-64 years | 832,970 |
| 65+ years | 254,974 |
| Age Distribution (C 2021) | |
|---|---|
| 90+ years | 15,060 |
| 80-89 years | 54,159 |
| 70-79 years | 113,711 |
| 60-69 years | 152,928 |
| 50-59 years | 170,953 |
| 40-49 years | 171,475 |
| 30-39 years | 192,427 |
| 20-29 years | 186,116 |
| 10-19 years | 157,169 |
| 0-9 years | 154,220 |
| Country of Birth (C 2021) | |
|---|---|
| Australia | 937,984 |
| New Zealand | 10,044 |
| British Isles | 91,315 |
| Chinese Asia | 30,536 |
| South Asia | 70,436 |
| South-East Asia | 51,280 |
| Other country | 125,996 |
| Language (C 2021) | |
|---|---|
| English | 1,020,234 |
| Other language | 295,516 |
| Ethnic Group (C 2021) | |
|---|---|
| Indigenous | 23,587 |
| Non-Indigenous | 1,300,051 |
| Religion (C 2021) | |
|---|---|
| Christians | 545,322 |
| Muslims | 38,587 |
| Buddhists | 31,404 |
| Hindus | 36,966 |
| Jews | 1,014 |
| Other religion / belief | 23,234 |
| Secular / no religion | 615,893 |