17,282 ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17,333
- 2016: 17,364
- 2021: 17,282
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Port Pirie · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Port Pirie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably older residents define Port Pirie, where the typical person is 44. This is older than the national figure of 38. The population has stayed steady at around 17,282 people since 2011, though the community is gradually aging.
17,282
▼ -0.3%
- 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 Pirie — higher than 57% of areas.
| Port Pirie | 17,282 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 390,843 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 44, which is noticeably older than the South Australian average of 41. This age has climbed by 3 years since 2011.
44 yrs ▲ +7.3%
Older than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 23.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This group has grown by 4.2 percentage points since 2011, while the share of children under 15 has fallen slightly to 17.6%.
23.1% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.6% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Port Pirie splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.7% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships account for 12.1%, which is lower than most similar areas.
4.7% ▲ +59.4%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.1% ▲ +17.1%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Port Pirie splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (37%), with Divorced at 10%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Port Pirie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA46450/port-pirie/topic/demographics-identity