Council area

Grant, SA

Grant had a population of 8,636 at the 2021 Census (+5.3% since 2016). Median age 45.3. Median weekly household income $1,752. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Grant at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In South Australia - South East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Grant's population grew by 5.3% to 8,636, in step with South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 45.3, it is older than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 10.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.7%.

10.7% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 43.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.1% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 2,771 households.

The median household earns $1,752 a week, above the SA average of $1,456. Renters pay a median $209 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,415 a month.

8.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 2.0% use a language other than English at home. 55.4% report no religion, higher than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Grant beside SA and Australia.

MeasureGrantSAAustralia
Population8,6361,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016+5.3%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age45.340.938.2
Households2,771691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments0.1%6.8%14.3%
Renting10.7%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright43.3%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,752$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week$209$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,415$1,505$1,866
Born overseas8.2%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home2.0%18.7%23.6%
No religion55.4%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

+5.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 7,8552011
  2. 8,2032016
  3. 8,6362021

Age

Median age 45.3, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Grant South Australia
Share of people by age, Grant and South Australia
0–910.3%
10–1912.5%
20–298.5%
30–3911.6%
40–4913.6%
50–5916.4%
60–6914.5%
70–799.4%
80+3.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Grant at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian47.4%
  2. English43.6%
  3. Scottish12.8%
  4. Irish9.7%
  5. German9.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans0.3%
  2. German0.3%
  3. Italian0.3%
  4. Filipino0.2%
  5. Spanish0.1%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.3%
  2. New Zealand1.2%
  3. the Netherlands0.5%
  4. the Philippines0.4%
  5. Germany0.4%

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

Around Grant

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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