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Adelaide is ageing more rapidly than other Australian capital cities. More than a quarter (27.5%) of Adelaide's population is aged 55 years or older, in comparison to the national average of 25.6%. Adelaide has the lowest number of children (under-15-year-olds), who comprised 17.7% of the population, compared to the national average of 19.3%. [111]
Population 2001 Census Population 2006 Census Population 2011 Census ... Adelaide: 21. Town of Gawler: 23,034 24,018 4.3% Gawler: 22. Rural City of Murray Bridge: 20,858
The populations of the central local government areas in other capitals are relatively small. As of June 2020, Darwin had a population of 82,030, Hobart 55,250, Perth 30,971, and Adelaide 26,177. [150] Most Australian capital cities have suburban local government areas significantly larger in population than the central local government area.
2005: Adelaide Airport's new Termian 1 terminal is opened. Port River Expressway opened. 2007: World Police and Fire Games held in Adelaide. Adelaide–Glenelg tram service is extended to North Terrace (City West). 2008: Record breaking heat wave set in March. Queen Elizabeth 2 visits Adelaide for the last time.
The population of Australia is estimated to be 27,587,800 as of 29 December 2024. [11] It is the 54th [12] most populous country in the world and the most populous Oceanian country. Its population is concentrated mainly in urban areas, particularly on the Eastern, South Eastern and Southern seaboards, and is expected to exceed 30 million by ...
The residential population was 18,202 in the 2021 census, with a local worker population of 130,404. [6] Adelaide city centre was planned in 1837 on a greenfield site following a grid layout, with streets running at right angles to each other. It covers an area of 4.33 square kilometres (1.67 square miles) and is surrounded by 6.68 square ...
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia.With a total land area of 984,321 square kilometres (380,048 sq mi), [6] it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which includes some of the most arid parts of the continent, and with 1.8 million people [3] it is the fifth-largest of the states and territories by ...
Established in 1840, the City of Adelaide Municipal Corporation was the first municipal authority in Australia. At its time of establishment, Adelaide's (and Australia's) first mayor, James Hurtle Fisher, was elected. From 1919 onwards, the municipality has had a Lord Mayor, as of 2023 being Jane Lomax-Smith.