Price · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Price

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A far older population than the national average defines Price, where the typical resident is 58. This community is shaped by a high proportion of seniors, with 35.1% of people aged 65 and over.

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📍 Price, Suburb / Locality

Where Price sits — Total population

205 ▼ -56.4%
  • 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 Price — higher than 54% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Price205
5570, SA 597
South Australia 1,781,516
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident here is 58, which is far older than the South Australian figure of 41. With 205 people, Price is larger than about 55% of similar areas.

205 ▼ -56.4%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 470
  • 2016: 190
  • 2021: 205

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

58 yrs ▲ +34.9%

Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 43 yrs
  • 2016: 57 yrs
  • 2021: 58 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Seniors make up a huge part of the area, with 35.1% aged 65 and over, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 10.2% of the population, a figure well below the Australian average.

35.1% ▲ +114.8%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.3%
  • 2016: 30.5%
  • 2021: 35.1%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

10.2% ▼ -48.1%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.7%
  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 10.2%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Price splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (37%) and Older adults (45–64) (34%), with Young adults (25–44) at 13%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

About 2.4% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the South Australian figure. Nearly half of the population is married, while 11.5% are in a de facto relationship.

2.4% ▼ -23.3%

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2%
  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 2.4%

Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

11.5% ▲ +57.2%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.3%
  • 2016: 6.9%
  • 2021: 11.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Price, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (26%) and Divorced (12%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 8 males; 80–84: 3 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 8 males; 75–79: 3 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 16 males; 70–74: 11 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 19 males; 65–69: 10 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 12 males; 60–64: 9 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 13 males; 55–59: 9 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 9 males; 50–54: 4 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 5 males; 45–49: 5 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 8 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 6 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 8 males; 30–34: 3 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 3 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 9 males; 15–19: 4 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 6 males; 10–14: 9 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 3 males; 5–9: 4 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 5 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Price [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41218/price/topic/demographics-identity