647 ▼ -27.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 897
- 2016: 677
- 2021: 647
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
New Port · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in New Port
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer children live in New Port than in most similar areas, with only 7.3% of the population under 15. The area has 647 residents and a typical age of 41, which is about the same as the South Australian average.
647
▼ -27.9%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is New Port — higher than 68% of areas.
| New Port | 647 |
|---|---|
| 5015, SA | 6,006 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41 years old. While this matches the South Australian figure, it is noticeably older than the national typical age of 38.
41 yrs ▲ +28.1%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Younger and older age groups are both under-represented here. Children under 15 and seniors over 65 are both well below the state and national figures, while adults aged 25 to 64 make up the bulk of the population.
13.3% ▲ +137.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.3% ▼ -34.4%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →New Port splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (35%) and Older adults (45–64) (33%), with Seniors (65+) at 13%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little fewer than 1% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than the state and national figures. About 12.2% of people are in a de facto relationship, a figure roughly the same as across Australia.
0.8% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.2% ▼ -36.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In New Port, the largest group is Never married at 44%, followed by Married (35%) and Divorced (14%).
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 New Port [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41024/new-port/topic/demographics-identity