Council area

Lower Eyre, SA

Lower Eyre had a population of 5,910 at the 2021 Census (+7.3% since 2016). Median age 43.8. Median weekly household income $1,566. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Lower Eyre at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In South Australia - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Lower Eyre's population grew by 7.3% to 5,910, faster than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 43.8, it is older than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 12.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.2%.

14.7% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 42.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 2,071 households.

The median household earns $1,566 a week, above the SA average of $1,456. Renters pay a median $237 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,345 a month.

7.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 2.0% use a language other than English at home. 52.6% report no religion, higher than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Lower Eyre beside SA and Australia.

MeasureLower EyreSAAustralia
Population5,9101,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016+7.3%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age43.840.938.2
Households2,071691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting14.7%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright42.7%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,566$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week$237$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,345$1,505$1,866
Born overseas7.0%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home2.0%18.7%23.6%
No religion52.6%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

+7.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4,9152011
  2. 5,5102016
  3. 5,9102021

Age

Median age 43.8, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Lower Eyre South Australia
Share of people by age, Lower Eyre and South Australia
0–912.3%
10–1913.2%
20–296.8%
30–3911.1%
40–4913.7%
50–5915.3%
60–6914.9%
70–799.1%
80+3.1%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Lower Eyre at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian48.7%
  2. English46.2%
  3. German10.5%
  4. Scottish10.2%
  5. Irish9.5%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages0.4%
  2. German0.2%
  3. Greek0.2%
  4. Thai0.1%
  5. French0.1%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.7%
  2. New Zealand0.8%
  3. Germany0.4%
  4. the Philippines0.3%
  5. South Africa0.3%

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

Around Lower Eyre

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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