Suburb in Ceduna

Denial Bay, SA

Denial Bay had a population of 153 at the 2021 Census (+16.8% since 2016). Median age 47.2. Median weekly household income $1,250. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Denial Bay at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In South Australia - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Denial Bay's population grew by 16.8% to 153, faster than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 47.2, it is older than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 14.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 17.6%.

17.7% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 43.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 66 households.

The median household earns $1,250 a week, below the SA average of $1,456. Renters pay a median $291 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,298 a month.

9.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 8.3% use a language other than English at home. 48.6% report no religion, close to the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Denial Bay beside SA and Australia.

MeasureDenial BaySAAustralia
Population1531,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016+16.8%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age47.240.938.2
Households66691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting17.7%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright43.5%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,250$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week$291$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,298$1,505$1,866
Born overseas9.0%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home8.3%18.7%23.6%
No religion48.6%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

+16.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1222011
  2. 1312016
  3. 1532021

Age

Median age 47.2, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Denial Bay South Australia
Share of people by age, Denial Bay and South Australia
0–914.4%
10–199.8%
20–294.6%
30–399.8%
40–497.2%
50–599.2%
60–6916.3%
70–7912.4%
80+5.2%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Denial Bay at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English45.6%
  2. Australian32.0%
  3. German13.6%
  4. Scottish8.8%
  5. Irish6.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages7.0%
  2. German2.1%
  3. Tagalog2.1%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand3.5%

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

Around Denial Bay

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