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.
Price · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Price — higher than 54% of areas.
| Price | 205 |
|---|---|
| 5570, SA | 597 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
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.
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.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
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.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.2% ▼ -48.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Price splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (37%) and Older adults (45–64) (34%), with Young adults (25–44) at 13%.
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.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% ▲ +57.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Price, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (26%) and Divorced (12%).
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