112 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 86
- 2021: 112
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Port Gawler · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Port Gawler
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much younger residents than most similar areas live in Port Gawler, where the typical person is just 36. This small community of 112 people is notably younger than both the state and national figures.
112
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- 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 Port Gawler — lower than 57% of areas.
| Port Gawler | 112 |
|---|---|
| 5501, SA | 8,156 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 36, which is noticeably younger than the South Australian figure of 41 and a little younger than the Australian average of 38.
36 yrs —
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 36 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 only 8.9% of the population, which is far below the 20% seen across South Australia. This makes the area's age profile lean heavily toward youth and young adults, who together make up 45.5% of the residents.
8.9% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Port Gawler splits fairly evenly between Youth (15–24) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Older adults (45–64) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.7%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live in the area, a rate well below the Australian average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.7% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Port Gawler, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 38%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Port Gawler
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Port Gawler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41195/port-gawler/topic/demographics-identity