14,404 ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14,086
- 2016: 14,064
- 2021: 14,404
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Port Lincoln · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Port Lincoln
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A strong Indigenous presence is a key feature of Port Lincoln, where 6.6% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This is well above the national figure. The area has a growing population of 14,404 people and a typical resident who is now 41 years old.
14,404
▲ +2.3%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Port Lincoln — higher than 53% of areas.
| Port Lincoln | 14,404 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 390,843 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 2.3% since 2011, adding about 318 people. Residents are noticeably older than the national average, with the typical person aged 41.
41 yrs ▲ +7.9%
Younger than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 21.1% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure. This group has grown by 5.4 percentage points since 2011, while the proportion of children under 15 has fallen.
21.1% ▲ +34.0%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.0% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Port Lincoln splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 6.6% of the population, which is well above both the state and national figures. People in de facto relationships are also more common here than in most other areas.
6.6% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Port Lincoln, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Port Lincoln [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA46300/port-lincoln/topic/demographics-identity