13,708 ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14,088
- 2016: 14,064
- 2021: 13,708
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Port Pirie · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Port Pirie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population defines Port Pirie, where the typical resident is now 43 years old. The area has seen its population shrink by 2.7% since 2011, and there are now far more seniors here than in the national average.
13,708
▼ -2.7%
- 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 Port Pirie — higher than 86% of areas.
| Port Pirie | 13,708 |
|---|---|
| 5540, SA | 15,241 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Port Pirie is one of the largest areas at this level with 13,708 people. Residents are a little older than the South Australian average, a trend that has seen the typical age climb by five years since 2011.
43 yrs ▲ +13.2%
Younger than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 23.0% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This shift is clear over time, as the proportion of seniors rose 7.2 percentage points since 2011 while the share of children fell.
23.0% ▲ +45.6%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Port Pirie splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the state and national figures. Those in de facto relationships make up 12.7% of the community, which is slightly higher than the Australian average.
5.3% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Port Pirie splits fairly evenly between Never married (39%) and Married (39%), with Divorced at 10%.
Age & sex structure
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 Port Pirie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL413005/port-pirie/topic/demographics-identity