Suburb in Wakefield

Snowtown, SA

Snowtown had a population of 425 at the 2021 Census (−9.0% since 2016). Median age 54.0. Median weekly household income $771. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Snowtown at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In Barossa - Yorke - Mid North

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Snowtown's population shrank by 9.0% to 425, slower than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 54.0, it is older than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 10.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 18.4%.

19.1% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 44.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 194 households.

The median household earns $771 a week, below the SA average of $1,456. Renters pay a median $150 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $628 a month.

10.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 1.8% use a language other than English at home. 54.4% report no religion, higher than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Snowtown beside SA and Australia.

MeasureSnowtownSAAustralia
Population4251,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016−9.0%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age54.040.938.2
Households194691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting19.1%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright44.8%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$771$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week$150$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$628$1,505$1,866
Born overseas10.8%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home1.8%18.7%23.6%
No religion54.4%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

−9.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4722011
  2. 4672016
  3. 4252021

Age

Median age 54.0, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Snowtown South Australia
Share of people by age, Snowtown and South Australia
0–910.6%
10–1912.0%
20–293.1%
30–3911.1%
40–499.9%
50–5912.2%
60–6921.2%
70–7912.9%
80+5.4%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Snowtown at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian54.3%
  2. English46.2%
  3. Scottish10.2%
  4. German8.9%
  5. Irish8.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Greek1.5%
  2. Polish0.8%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England5.4%
  2. Germany0.8%
  3. New Zealand0.8%
  4. the Philippines0.8%
  5. Poland0.8%

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

Around Snowtown

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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