176 ▼ -27.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 241
- 2016: 195
- 2021: 176
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Port Pirie · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Port Pirie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 77 makes Port Pirie one of the oldest places of its kind in the country. This small area of 176 people is far older than the national figure, with a population heavily skewed toward seniors.
176
▼ -27.0%
- 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 Pirie — higher than 51% of areas.
| Port Pirie | 176 |
|---|---|
| 5540, SA | 15,241 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 77 years old, which is far older than the typical person in South Australia by 36 years.
77 yrs ▲ +16.7%
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66 yrs
- 2016: 77 yrs
- 2021: 77 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 62.5% of the population, far above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few, at just 6.3%, which is far below the Australian average.
62.5% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.5%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.3% ▲ +68.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Port Pirie, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 64%; Young adults (25–44) is next at 12%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure. There are no people in de facto relationships, and the most common marital status is widowed at 34.9%.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Port Pirie, the largest group is Widowed at 35%, followed by Never married (28%) and Married (22%).
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 Pirie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41209/port-pirie/topic/demographics-identity