South Australia’s children and young people at a glance
All children and young people
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During Census 2021, there were 363,100 children and young people under 18 years estimated to be living in South Australia.
Census 2021 indicates children and young people under 18 years made up 20% of South Australia’s total population; slightly more than half (51%) were male and 49% were female.
Source: Census of Population and Housing, 2021, TableBuilder
Location
The latest available data:
- 2021, indicate that 78.3% of children and young people under 20 years in South Australia were living in the Adelaide metropolitan area and less than one quarter (21.7%) were living in rural and regional areas
- 2016, indicate that more than half (53%) of Aboriginalchildren and young people under 20 years were living in major cities in South Australia.
Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics, cat no. 3235.0 Regional Population by Age and Sex, Australia, June2021; Australian Bureau of Statistics 3238.0.55.001 Estimated resident Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous population, states and territories, Remoteness Areas – 30 June 2016.
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