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Bethel, SA

Bethel had a population of 52 at the 2021 Census (−3.7% since 2016). Median age 49.0. Median weekly household income $1,875. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Bethel at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In Barossa - Yorke - Mid North

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Bethel's population shrank by 3.7% to 52, slower than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 49.0, it is older than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 5.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 11.5%.

20.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 50.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 20 households.

The median household earns $1,875 a week, above the SA average of $1,456.

7.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 28.8% report no religion, lower than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Bethel beside SA and Australia.

MeasureBethelSAAustralia
Population521,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016−3.7%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age49.040.938.2
Households20691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting20.0%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright50.0%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,875$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week–$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,083$1,505$1,866
Born overseas7.0%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%18.7%23.6%
No religion28.8%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

−3.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 702011
  2. 542016
  3. 522021

Age

Median age 49.0, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Bethel South Australia
Share of people by age, Bethel and South Australia
0–95.8%
10–195.8%
20–290.0%
30–390.0%
40–4913.5%
50–595.8%
60–6919.2%
70–795.8%
80+5.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Bethel at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian49.0%
  2. English42.9%
  3. German10.2%
  4. Irish6.1%
  5. New Zealander6.1%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England10.2%
  2. New Zealand6.1%

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

Around Bethel

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