Australian Demographic Profile
Birkenhead, SA 5015
Census-grade demographic profile. ABS Census 2021, adjusted to 2026.
Population
~1,725
Median age
37
Median income
Mid-high
$800-$999/wk
Top profile
Established
26%
Profile composition (top three)
- Established partnered households26%
- Young singles and non-workers18%
- Trades and technical workers17%
Full 8-profile breakdown in the suburb report.
Population overview
- Synthetic individuals
- ~1,725
- Sex split
- F 53% / M 47%
- Tertiary-qualified
- 24%
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditionals using Bayesian reconstruction, adjusted to 2026.
Age structure
- Children (0-14)18%
- Young adults (15-24)10%
- Early career (25-39)24%
- Mid career (40-59)29%
- Senior (60+)20%
Income distribution
Median individual income bracket in Birkenhead: Mid-high ($800-$999/wk).
- No / not stated25%
- Low ($1-$499/wk)19%
- Mid ($500-$1.5k)37%
- High ($1.5k-$3k)19%
- Very high ($3k+)0.60%
Top occupations
- Professionals20%
- Technicians and Trades Workers16%
- Clerical and Administrative Workers16%
Full occupation breakdown in the suburb report.
Compared to SA and Australia
| Birkenhead | SA avg | AUS avg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 42 | 42 |
| Tertiary-qualified | 24% | 20% | 19% |
What's in the full report
- ✓ Full 8-profile composition with percentages
- ✓ All 47 demographic variables broken down
- ✓ Income vs occupation cross-tabulation
- ✓ Family composition by age group
- ✓ Country of birth and language distributions
- ✓ Educational attainment by age cohort
- ✓ Branded HTML, PDF, CSV exports
- ✓ Citation-ready format
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Methodology
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditional tables using Bayesian reconstruction. Validated against real Census distributions with a median person-level SRMSE of 0.05 across 7,780 suburbs. Read the full methodology →