239 ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 209
- 2016: 241
- 2021: 239
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Port Mannum · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Port Mannum is now 53, making it a far older community than most other areas. With 239 people living here, the town is defined by a high proportion of seniors and a small number of children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Port Mannum — higher than 57% of areas.
| Port Mannum | 239 |
|---|---|
| 5238, SA | 4,422 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 53 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes Port Mannum much older than most similar areas.
239 ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
53 yrs ▼ -10.2%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 29.7% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why the number of children under 15 is well below the South Australian average.
29.7% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.4% ▲ +74.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Port Mannum splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.2% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the state average. Those in de facto relationships make up 14.3% of the population, a figure well above the South Australian average.
4.2% ▲ +191.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.3% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Port Mannum, the largest group is Married at 41%, followed by Never married (26%) and Divorced (19%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Port Mannum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41203/port-mannum/topic/demographics-identity