534 ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 490
- 2016: 514
- 2021: 534
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Port Vincent · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Port Vincent
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Port Vincent, where the typical person is 65. Half of the 534 people living here are seniors, making it a significant retirement hub compared to the rest of the state.
534
▲ +9.0%
- 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 Vincent — higher than 65% of areas.
| Port Vincent | 534 |
|---|---|
| 5581, SA | 568 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 65, which is far older than the South Australian figure of 41. This makes Port Vincent one of the oldest areas at this level.
65 yrs ▲ +6.6%
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61 yrs
- 2016: 65 yrs
- 2021: 65 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 50% of the population, far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, at just 5.2%.
50.0% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.6%
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.2% ▼ -44.0%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Port Vincent, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 51%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 29%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, though 10.5% are widowed. About 2.4% of the population identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state average.
2.4% ▲ +297.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.4% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Port Vincent, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 18%.
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 Vincent [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41214/port-vincent/topic/demographics-identity