Suburb in Adelaide Plains

Reeves Plains, SA

Reeves Plains had a population of 129 at the 2021 Census (−1.5% since 2016). Median age 48.0. Median weekly household income $1,542. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Reeves Plains at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In Barossa - Yorke - Mid North

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Reeves Plains's population shrank by 1.5% to 129, slower than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 48.0, it is older than the SA average (41.0). Children under 10 make up 4.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 16.3%.

12.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 42.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 40 households.

The median household earns $1,542 a week, above the SA average of $1,455.

12.1% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 6.7% use a language other than English at home. 51.6% report no religion, higher than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Reeves Plains beside SA and Australia.

MeasureReeves PlainsSAAustralia
Population1291,781,51625,422,788
Growth since 2016−1.5%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age48.041.038.0
Households40691,3139,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting12.5%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright42.5%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,542$1,455$1,746
Median rent a week–$300$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,408$1,500$1,863
Born overseas12.1%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home6.7%18.7%23.6%
No religion51.6%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. 1462011
  2. 1312016
  3. 1292021

Age

Median age 48.0, against 41.0 for South Australia.

Reeves Plains South Australia
Share of people by age, Reeves Plains and South Australia
0–94.7%
10–1914.0%
20–2913.2%
30–396.2%
40–4914.0%
50–5918.6%
60–698.5%
70–7916.3%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Reeves Plains at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English61.1%
  2. Australian33.3%
  3. Scottish15.9%
  4. Irish10.3%
  5. Italian7.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Filipino2.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England8.7%
  2. the Philippines2.6%

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

Around Reeves Plains

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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