647 ▲ +41.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 456
- 2016: 571
- 2021: 647
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Port Hughes · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Port Hughes
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population defines daily life in Port Hughes, where the typical resident is 61. This is far older than the national figure of 38, reflecting a community with a very high proportion of retirees.
647
▲ +41.9%
- 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 Port Hughes — higher than 68% of areas.
| Port Hughes | 647 |
|---|---|
| 5558, SA | 5,214 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 647 people, which is larger than about 70% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those across South Australia and Australia.
61 yrs ▲ +29.8%
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 61 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 39.4% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at just 9.7%.
39.4% ▲ +61.2%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.7% ▼ -47.4%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Port Hughes, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 39%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married, accounting for 65.1% of the population. Those in de facto relationships make up 11.1%, which is about the same as the South Australian and national figures.
1.2% ▲ —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.1% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Port Hughes, Married is the majority at 65%; Never married is next at 20%.
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 Hughes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41198/port-hughes/topic/demographics-identity