Suburb in Barossa

Nuriootpa, SA

Nuriootpa had a population of 6,901 at the 2021 Census (+9.3% since 2016). Median age 45.4. Median weekly household income $1,321. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Nuriootpa at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In Barossa - Yorke - Mid North

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Nuriootpa's population grew by 9.3% to 6,901, faster than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 45.4, it is older than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 9.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 19.2%.

22.3% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 35.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.4% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 2,865 households.

The median household earns $1,321 a week, below the SA average of $1,456. Renters pay a median $300 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,342 a month.

10.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 2.9% use a language other than English at home. 47.7% report no religion, close to the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Nuriootpa beside SA and Australia.

MeasureNuriootpaSAAustralia
Population6,9011,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016+9.3%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age45.440.938.2
Households2,865691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments0.4%6.8%14.3%
Renting22.3%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright35.5%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,321$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week$300$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,342$1,505$1,866
Born overseas10.0%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home2.9%18.7%23.6%
No religion47.7%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

+9.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 5,7632011
  2. 6,3142016
  3. 6,9012021

Age

Median age 45.4, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Nuriootpa South Australia
Share of people by age, Nuriootpa and South Australia
0–99.6%
10–1912.4%
20–2910.1%
30–3911.9%
40–4911.3%
50–5912.2%
60–6913.2%
70–7912.1%
80+7.1%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Nuriootpa at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian43.0%
  2. English42.0%
  3. German27.2%
  4. Scottish8.4%
  5. Irish7.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German0.7%
  2. Italian0.4%
  3. Afrikaans0.2%
  4. French0.2%
  5. Mandarin0.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.2%
  2. Germany1.0%
  3. New Zealand0.5%
  4. the Netherlands0.5%
  5. Scotland0.4%

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

Around Nuriootpa

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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