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Freeling, SA

Freeling had a population of 2,688 at the 2021 Census (+21.4% since 2016). Median age 33.5. Median weekly household income $1,756. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Freeling at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In Barossa - Yorke - Mid North

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Freeling's population grew by 21.4% to 2,688, faster than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 33.5, it is younger than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 16.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 8.5%.

13.3% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 24.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.9% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 891 households.

The median household earns $1,756 a week, above the SA average of $1,456. Renters pay a median $318 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,378 a month.

10.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 2.1% use a language other than English at home. 59.8% report no religion, higher than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Freeling beside SA and Australia.

MeasureFreelingSAAustralia
Population2,6881,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016+21.4%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age33.540.938.2
Households891691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments0.9%6.8%14.3%
Renting13.3%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright24.0%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,756$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week$318$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,378$1,505$1,866
Born overseas10.0%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home2.1%18.7%23.6%
No religion59.8%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

+21.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,7752011
  2. 2,2142016
  3. 2,6882021

Age

Median age 33.5, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Freeling South Australia
Share of people by age, Freeling and South Australia
0–916.0%
10–1915.5%
20–2912.9%
30–3913.5%
40–4911.4%
50–5911.8%
60–6910.8%
70–796.0%
80+2.5%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Freeling at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian49.7%
  2. English48.9%
  3. German13.6%
  4. Scottish8.5%
  5. Irish6.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin0.3%
  2. Italian0.2%
  3. German0.2%
  4. Malayalam0.2%
  5. Thai0.1%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England6.4%
  2. Scotland0.4%
  3. the Netherlands0.3%
  4. Germany0.3%
  5. the United States0.3%

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

Around Freeling

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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