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Light · Council (LGA)

Total population

15,7922021▲ +14.6%

Light is home to 15,792 people — around the middle of the range, much larger than the typical council area (11,880). It ranks 251st of 565 council areas nationally.

Among its neighbours it's larger than Adelaide Plains and Clare and Gilbert Valleys, but smaller than Gawler, Barossa and Adelaide Hills.

The population has grown 15% since 2011, adding 2.0k people, slower than the 18% nationally.

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📍 Light, Council (LGA)

Trend across censuses

13k14k15k16k2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202113,78314,73615,792

Where Light sits

1101001.0k10k100k1.0M

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Light — higher than 56% of areas.

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Total population within Light

  1. Gawler - North9,545
  2. Light9,797

Total population in nearby areas

  1. Salisbury145,806
  2. Port Adelaide Enfield132,400
  3. Tea Tree Gully101,174
  4. Playford99,190
  5. Campbelltown (SA)54,800
  6. Adelaide Hills40,879
  7. Barossa25,066
  8. Gawler24,988
  9. Adelaide Plains9,835
  10. Clare and Gilbert Valleys9,187

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