Suburb in Yorke Peninsula

Foul Bay, SA

Foul Bay had a population of 40 at the 2021 Census (−2.4% since 2016). Median age 59.0. Median weekly household income $1,042. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Foul Bay at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In Barossa - Yorke - Mid North

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Foul Bay's population shrank by 2.4% to 40, slower than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 59.0, it is older than the SA average (41.0). Children under 10 make up 0.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 22.5%.

0.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 45.5% 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 $1,042 a week, below the SA average of $1,455.

8.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 7.7% use a language other than English at home. 62.5% report no religion, higher than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Foul Bay beside SA and Australia.

MeasureFoul BaySAAustralia
Population401,781,51625,422,788
Growth since 2016−2.4%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age59.041.038.0
Households22691,3139,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting0.0%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright45.5%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,042$1,455$1,746
Median rent a week–$300$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$927$1,500$1,863
Born overseas8.8%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home7.7%18.7%23.6%
No religion62.5%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

−2.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 362011
  2. 412016
  3. 402021

Age

Median age 59.0, against 41.0 for South Australia.

Foul Bay South Australia
Share of people by age, Foul Bay and South Australia
0–90.0%
10–190.0%
20–297.5%
30–397.5%
40–4915.0%
50–5920.0%
60–6942.5%
70–7922.5%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Foul Bay at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English61.8%
  2. Australian52.9%
  3. Scottish23.5%
  4. German8.8%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England18.8%

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

Around Foul Bay

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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