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Buchfelde, SA

Buchfelde had a population of 193 at the 2021 Census (−1.5% since 2016). Median age 48.2. Median weekly household income $1,482. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Buchfelde at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In Adelaide - North

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Buchfelde's population shrank by 1.5% to 193, slower than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 48.2, it is older than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 3.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 20.2%.

7.1% 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 70 households.

The median household earns $1,482 a week, in line with the SA average of $1,456. Renters pay a median $306 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,515 a month.

14.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 8.2% use a language other than English at home. 38.7% report no religion, lower than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Buchfelde beside SA and Australia.

MeasureBuchfeldeSAAustralia
Population1931,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016−1.5%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age48.240.938.2
Households70691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting7.1%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright50.0%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,482$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week$306$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,515$1,505$1,866
Born overseas14.7%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home8.2%18.7%23.6%
No religion38.7%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

−1.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1612011
  2. 1962016
  3. 1932021

Age

Median age 48.2, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Buchfelde South Australia
Share of people by age, Buchfelde and South Australia
0–93.1%
10–1914.5%
20–2912.4%
30–396.7%
40–4914.5%
50–5911.9%
60–6913.0%
70–7914.0%
80+6.2%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Buchfelde at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian42.0%
  2. English42.0%
  3. Italian11.4%
  4. German7.3%
  5. Irish6.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Italian7.9%
  2. Japanese2.6%
  3. Serbian1.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England7.5%
  2. Italy5.9%
  3. Bosnia and Herzegovina1.6%

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

Around Buchfelde

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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