Suburb in Salisbury

Direk, SA

Direk had a population of 913 at the 2021 Census (+30.4% since 2016). Median age 28.0. Median weekly household income $1,680. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Direk at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In Adelaide - North

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Direk's population grew by 30.4% to 913, faster than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 28.0, it is younger than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 22.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 2.2%.

44.5% of households rent, a larger share than the SA average of 27.9%. 6.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 302 households.

The median household earns $1,680 a week, above the SA average of $1,456. Renters pay a median $328 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,451 a month.

30.4% of residents were born overseas, more than the SA average of 25.2%. 34.3% use a language other than English at home. 48.5% report no religion, close to the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Direk beside SA and Australia.

MeasureDirekSAAustralia
Population9131,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016+30.4%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age28.040.938.2
Households302691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting44.5%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright6.7%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,680$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week$328$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,451$1,505$1,866
Born overseas30.4%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home34.3%18.7%23.6%
No religion48.5%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

+30.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2012011
  2. 7002016
  3. 9132021

Age

Median age 28.0, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Direk South Australia
Share of people by age, Direk and South Australia
0–922.3%
10–1913.0%
20–2918.5%
30–3924.0%
40–4910.4%
50–594.9%
60–694.5%
70–791.9%
80+0.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Direk at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English32.3%
  2. Australian31.4%
  3. Scottish6.8%
  4. Irish5.6%
  5. Filipino4.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Khmer4.9%
  2. Vietnamese3.6%
  3. Urdu2.6%
  4. Filipino2.4%
  5. Punjabi2.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Cambodia3.8%
  2. the Philippines3.5%
  3. India2.8%
  4. Pakistan2.5%
  5. England1.9%

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

Around Direk

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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