73 ▲ +30.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56
- 2016: 73
- 2021: 73
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Port Paterson · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Port Paterson
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A strong Indigenous presence and a high number of couple households define daily life in Port Paterson. The typical resident here is 45 years old, making the area noticeably older than the national figure. This small community consists of just 73 people.
73
▲ +30.4%
- 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 Paterson — lower than 66% of areas.
| Port Paterson | 73 |
|---|---|
| 5700, SA | 11,042 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 73 residents. At a typical age of 45, people here are noticeably older than those in South Australia and across Australia.
45 yrs ▼ -6.3%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 13.7% of the population, which is well below the national figure. People aged 65 and over are also much rarer here than in most areas, sitting far below the state average at 9.6%.
9.6% ▼ -39.3%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.7% ▼ -54.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Port Paterson splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Youth (15–24) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong, with 16.4% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, far above the national figure. De facto relationships are also very common at 25.5%, which is among the highest for areas at this level.
16.4% ▲ +201.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
25.5% ▲ +129.4%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Port Paterson, the largest group is Never married at 43%, followed by Married (33%) and Divorced (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 Paterson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41208/port-paterson/topic/demographics-identity