Suburb in Wakefield

Alma, SA

Alma had a population of 66 at the 2021 Census (−12.0% since 2016). Median age 37.9. Median weekly household income $2,625. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Alma at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In Barossa - Yorke - Mid North

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Alma's population shrank by 12.0% to 66, slower than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 37.9, it is younger than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 22.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 6.1%.

36.4% of households rent, a larger share than the SA average of 27.9%. 31.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 22 households.

The median household earns $2,625 a week, above the SA average of $1,456.

4.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 65.2% report no religion, higher than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Alma beside SA and Australia.

MeasureAlmaSAAustralia
Population661,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016−12.0%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age37.940.938.2
Households22691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting36.4%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright31.8%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,625$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week–$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,505$1,866
Born overseas4.6%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%18.7%23.6%
No religion65.2%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

−12.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 602011
  2. 752016
  3. 662021

Age

Median age 37.9, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Alma South Australia
Share of people by age, Alma and South Australia
0–922.7%
10–1919.7%
20–290.0%
30–3913.6%
40–4912.1%
50–5910.6%
60–6918.2%
70–796.1%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Alma at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English53.0%
  2. Australian48.5%
  3. Irish18.2%
  4. Scottish13.6%
  5. German6.1%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England4.5%

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

Around Alma

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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