1,841 ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,837
- 2016: 4,541
- 2021: 1,841
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Portland · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Portland
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Portland is far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 48. This population of 1,841 people has grown younger over the last decade, though it remains much older than the state and national averages.
1,841
▲ +0.2%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Portland — higher than 71% of areas.
| Portland | 1,841 |
|---|---|
| 2847, NSW | 2,447 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 48, which is far older than the New South Wales average of 39. This reflects a general shift since 2011, when the typical person here was 56.
48 yrs ▼ -14.3%
Older than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 27% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. While the number of children under 15 has risen to 16.3%, this is still a little below the state average.
27.0% ▼ -30.6%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38.9%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▲ +25.4%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Portland splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 9.2% of the area, which is well above the 3.2% national average. At the same time, people in de facto relationships have increased to 14.0%, a figure well above the state average.
9.2% ▲ +483.7%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▲ +80.9%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Portland splits fairly evenly between Married (39%) and Never married (36%), with Divorced at 13%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Portland
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Portland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115121/portland/topic/demographics-identity