Suburb in Flinders Ranges

Quorn, SA

Quorn had a population of 1,232 at the 2021 Census (+0.2% since 2016). Median age 53.2. Median weekly household income $1,033. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Quorn at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In South Australia - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Quorn's population grew by 0.2% to 1,232, slower than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 53.2, it is older than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 9.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 22.7%.

20.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 45.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 2.5% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 513 households.

The median household earns $1,033 a week, below the SA average of $1,456. Renters pay a median $199 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $959 a month.

7.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 2.9% use a language other than English at home. 51.7% report no religion, higher than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Quorn beside SA and Australia.

MeasureQuornSAAustralia
Population1,2321,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016+0.2%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age53.240.938.2
Households513691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments2.5%6.8%14.3%
Renting20.4%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright45.0%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,033$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week$199$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$959$1,505$1,866
Born overseas7.4%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home2.9%18.7%23.6%
No religion51.7%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

+0.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,3002011
  2. 1,2302016
  3. 1,2322021

Age

Median age 53.2, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Quorn South Australia
Share of people by age, Quorn and South Australia
0–99.3%
10–198.8%
20–298.7%
30–399.2%
40–498.8%
50–5915.2%
60–6917.5%
70–7915.9%
80+6.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Quorn at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian44.5%
  2. English44.2%
  3. Australian Aboriginal13.7%
  4. Scottish10.8%
  5. Irish10.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages1.1%
  2. Nepali0.6%
  3. Gujarati0.5%
  4. German0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.4%
  2. Nepal0.6%
  3. New Zealand0.5%
  4. India0.4%
  5. Scotland0.4%

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

Around Quorn

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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