Suburb in Adelaide Plains

Lower Light, SA

Lower Light had a population of 203 at the 2021 Census (−1.5% since 2016). Median age 45.0. Median weekly household income $1,542. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Lower Light at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In Barossa - Yorke - Mid North

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Lower Light's population shrank by 1.5% to 203, slower than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 45.0, it is older than the SA average (41.0). Children under 10 make up 7.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 17.7%.

17.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 54.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 64 households.

The median household earns $1,542 a week, above the SA average of $1,455. Renters pay a median $300 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,120 a month.

14.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 5.1% use a language other than English at home. 41.2% report no religion, lower than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Lower Light beside SA and Australia.

MeasureLower LightSAAustralia
Population2031,781,51625,422,788
Growth since 2016−1.5%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age45.041.038.0
Households64691,3139,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting17.2%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright54.7%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,542$1,455$1,746
Median rent a week$300$300$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,120$1,500$1,863
Born overseas14.0%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home5.1%18.7%23.6%
No religion41.2%48.9%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−1.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2142011
  2. 2062016
  3. 2032021

Age

Median age 45.0, against 41.0 for South Australia.

Lower Light South Australia
Share of people by age, Lower Light and South Australia
0–97.4%
10–1912.8%
20–298.9%
30–3910.8%
40–4913.8%
50–5910.3%
60–6916.3%
70–7913.3%
80+4.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Lower Light at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian45.2%
  2. English42.0%
  3. Scottish9.6%
  4. German6.4%
  5. Italian5.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Sinhalese1.9%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England7.1%
  2. Sri Lanka1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Lower Light

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