On this page you will find information about:
Access to the Ageing Atlas
South Australia's ageing population
Information provided in the Atlas
A cautionary note about using the Atlas
Ageing and the South Australian Planning Strategy
Access to the Ageing Atlas
You can access the Ageing Atlas online.
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South Australia's ageing population
It is estimated the number of people in South Australia aged 65 and older will reach 495,000 by 2036. This is almost 24% of the State’s total population, compared with approximately 16% in 2011.
The number of people aged 85 and over will more than double from about 41,000 in 2011 to an estimated 99,000 people in 25 years.
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Information provided in the Atlas
The Atlas can assist in the planning for future housing and services to cater for the growing number of older people in South Australia. Organisations that might find it useful include:
- local government
- state government agencies
- aged care service providers
- property developers.
It provides data on statistical local areas and council areas using the map of South Australia as a reference. The data is presented as:
Some examples of information contained in the Atlas include:
- where high proportions of older people are projected to live
- the type of accommodation in which they live
- if they live alone
- what their household income is
- if they are in the labour force
- if they provide unpaid care to a person with a disability.
The atlas was updated and expanded in 2011 with a grant from Improving with Age-Our Ageing Plan for South Australia project.
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A cautionary note about using the Atlas
There are certain limitations on the data used in the Atlas. To maintain the confidentiality of individuals and households, the data has been randomised by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). As a result:
- There may be small numbers of people in statistical local areas or local council areas, particularly when the data is presented as a percentage.
- The differences in totals for local government areas and the collective total of the statistical local areas may differ slightly; however, the differences between the total persons figures are usually less than one percent.
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Ageing and the South Australian Planning Strategy
The information in the Atlas is used to monitor the implementation of South Australia’s planning strategy by:
- planners
- policy makers
- property developers
- service providers.
The Strategy recognises that the State's ageing population presents significant challenges for land use planning and requires particular strategies that support healthy and productive living conditions for the aged.
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More information
On this site
Population projections
Workplace atlas
Journey to work maps
Seniors
Other websites
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
Australian Population Association
Social Health Atlas
Seniors Information Service
Council on the ageing
Centre for Ageing Studies
Downloads
Population Ageing in South Australia 2006 to 2036 (PDF 45KB)
For an alternative version of this document contact Planning data and maps.
Contact
Planning data and maps