Port Pirie

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code4006
People13,896
Male49.0%
Female51.0%
Median age43
Families3,636
Average number of children per family null
for families with children1.8
for all households (a)0.6
All private dwellings6,944
Average number of people per household2.2
Median weekly household income$1,044
Median monthly mortgage repayments$951
Median weekly rent (b)$185
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling1.7

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Male6,80749.0878,59249.312,545,15449.3
Female7,08751.0902,92450.712,877,63550.7

More information onSex (SEXP),Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander7215.242,5622.4812,7283.2
Non-Indigenous12,41089.31,669,31493.723,375,94991.9
Indigenous status not stated7565.469,6463.91,234,1124.9

More information onIndigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Age
All people
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Median age43N/A41N/A38N/A
0-4 years7435.394,2325.31,463,8175.8
5-9 years7605.5103,7505.81,586,1386.2
10-14 years8746.3105,1595.91,588,0516.2
15-19 years8476.199,1525.61,457,8125.7
20-24 years8756.3109,1746.11,579,5396.2
25-29 years8496.1117,1956.61,771,6767.0
30-34 years7665.5118,0956.61,853,0857.3
35-39 years7175.2118,9936.71,838,8227.2
40-44 years6684.8107,6676.01,648,8436.5
45-49 years8426.1109,7166.21,635,9636.4
50-54 years9376.7114,9216.51,610,9446.3
55-59 years9356.7114,3006.41,541,9116.1
60-64 years9196.6112,8466.31,468,0975.8
65-69 years8105.8102,3045.71,298,4605.1
70-74 years8255.994,0405.31,160,7684.6
75-79 years6434.666,9863.8821,9203.2
80-84 years4633.345,6662.6554,5982.2
85 years and over4393.247,3252.7542,3422.1

More information onAge (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Married4,45238.6682,26546.19,665,70846.5
Separated5014.347,3683.2674,5903.2
Divorced1,1249.8140,5019.51,831,9528.8
Widowed9608.384,6825.71,029,1425.0
Never married4,49139.0523,56135.47,583,39336.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information onRegistered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Registered marriage (a)4,02839.2620,44546.28,747,13546.6
De facto marriage (b)1,31012.7150,35611.22,168,35111.5
Not married4,94148.1571,27642.67,863,32741.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information onSocial marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Preschool1564.527,8385.6484,1856.3
Primary null null null null null null
Primary - Government64818.699,92920.01,421,30018.5
Primary - Catholic3088.826,5505.3396,7585.2
Primary - other non-Government912.623,1154.6254,0433.3
Primary total (a)1,04529.9149,79730.02,075,22427.0
Secondary null null null null null null
Secondary - Government52415.056,64311.4934,13812.2
Secondary - Catholic3319.522,3694.5371,0224.8
Secondary - other non-Government551.623,6344.7322,3144.2
Secondary total (b)91026.1102,74720.61,629,62421.2
Tertiary null null null null null null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers)2406.937,8857.6601,9017.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education1975.683,26216.71,185,45015.4
Tertiary total (c)43612.5121,29624.31,789,99423.3
Other611.714,2692.9242,8213.2
Not stated88225.382,81916.61,456,61819.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information onType of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above9318.1335,21322.75,464,63126.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level5915.1127,6988.61,946,7389.4
Certificate level IV3733.252,9303.6719,4253.5
Certificate level III2,00317.4206,49014.02,617,76612.6
Year 121,51813.2224,57315.23,104,11614.9
Year 111,52213.2128,3508.7958,8034.6
Year 101,60713.9139,2999.42,086,30610.0
Certificate level II150.11,0210.113,6870.1
Certificate level I00.01940.02,6140.0
Year 9 or below1,62714.1111,6967.61,490,4447.2
Inadequately described1671.434,6122.3506,2592.4
No educational attainment480.412,9430.9175,8440.8
Not stated1,1189.7103,1537.01,694,7738.2

More information onLevel of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Australian5,98243.0578,82532.57,596,75329.9
English5,78541.6676,55038.08,385,92833.0
Irish1,0587.6136,0357.62,410,8339.5
Scottish1,0347.4149,4498.42,176,7778.6
German1,0327.4135,2257.61,026,1384.0

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry multi response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information onAncestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth, top responses
All people
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Australia11,94085.91,273,35371.517,019,81566.9
Other top responses: null null null null null null
England2842.095,2485.3927,4903.6
Philippines890.615,5030.9293,8921.2
Italy830.616,6530.9163,3260.6
New Zealand690.513,4610.8530,4922.1
India520.444,8812.5673,3522.6

More information onCountry of birth of person (BPLP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of parents
All people
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Both parents born overseas1,57811.4578,21732.59,321,60336.7
Father only born overseas6704.8118,7416.71,670,4766.6
Mother only born overseas3902.887,9064.91,257,9424.9
Both parents born in Australia10,35674.6909,14751.011,663,57745.9
Not stated8936.487,5144.91,509,1885.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information onCountry of birth of parents (BPPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Australia10,81177.81,000,27256.112,959,28251.0
England5774.2160,1519.01,626,7786.4
Italy3462.550,9422.9477,0651.9
Scotland1361.024,5671.4272,2331.1
New Zealand1080.818,6531.0673,6612.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information onCountry of birth of father (BPMP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Australia11,08379.81,032,00257.913,383,60552.6
England5253.8153,6078.61,488,4795.9
Italy2792.042,6102.4391,3991.5
Philippines1140.821,5691.2417,2851.6
Scotland1110.822,7421.3241,4280.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information onCountry of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
No Religion, so described6,73848.5806,16545.39,767,44838.4
Catholic2,92021.0275,84915.55,075,90720.0
Not stated9757.0107,1896.01,751,0526.9
Uniting Church9276.784,7974.8673,2602.6
Anglican8115.8127,9707.22,496,2739.8

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Port Pirie, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (52.5%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of theAustralian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

More information onReligious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Italian1200.923,8281.3228,0420.9
Greek560.421,8821.2229,6430.9
Romanian470.39620.112,8330.1
Urdu410.35,0390.3111,8730.4
Tagalog300.26,4330.4131,1950.5
 null null null null null null null
English only used at home12,41189.31,382,95177.618,303,66272.0
 null null null null null null null
Households where a non-English language is used3606.2131,15719.02,295,68824.8

More information onLanguage used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
In the labour force5,94951.6887,19360.012,695,85361.1
Not in the labour force4,90942.6524,44835.56,888,08133.1
Not stated6675.866,7364.51,200,8515.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided inComparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information onLabour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Worked full-time3,07251.6480,10054.17,095,10355.9
Worked part-time2,08235.0310,66835.03,962,55031.2
Away from work (a)3355.648,6435.5991,7587.8
Unemployed4597.747,7785.4646,4425.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided inComparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information onLabour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
0 hours (away from work)2324.236,2814.3787,3826.5
1-19 hours86215.7126,57615.11,681,12014.0
20-29 hours73213.3109,02713.01,373,40311.4
30-34 hours4868.975,0638.9908,0317.5
35-39 hours97917.8189,50122.62,487,05620.6
40-44 hours95717.4149,47717.82,448,40220.3
45 hours or more1,14320.8141,12616.82,159,64517.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information onHours worked (HRSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers88616.2109,52313.01,382,20511.5
Technicians and Trades Workers79014.4110,46213.21,554,31312.9
Professionals76313.9180,46021.52,886,92124.0
Labourers70612.988,08610.51,086,1209.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers61411.250,6806.0755,8636.3
Sales Workers59810.971,0028.5986,4338.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers55910.2104,95512.51,525,31112.7
Managers4728.6109,40613.01,645,76913.7

More information onOccupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Copper, Silver, Lead and Zinc Smelting and Refining60111.07660.11,7320.0
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals)3296.042,2425.0545,1584.5
Aged Care Residential Services2354.325,7193.1258,2742.1
Other Social Assistance Services2284.221,2452.5278,2212.3
Supermarket and Grocery Stores2133.924,8773.0299,8102.5

More information onIndustry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Personal (b)$570N/A$734N/A$805N/A
Family (c)$1,448N/A$1,889N/A$2,120N/A
Household (d)$1,044N/A$1,455N/A$1,746N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information onTotal personal income (INCP),Total family income (FINF),Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Car, as driver3,98172.6536,51563.96,347,49852.7
Car, as passenger2995.536,2254.3466,9043.9
Walked only1612.920,5752.5306,0452.5
Bicycle520.97,3180.979,0890.7
Motorbike/scooter440.83,3790.449,6830.4
 null null null null null null null
Did not go to work66912.290,49610.81,417,44911.8
Worked at home1432.680,5139.62,531,26221.0
 null null null null null null null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a)300.544,4545.3554,7114.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b)4,30978.5584,68069.76,961,76257.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information onMethod of travel to work (MTWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night)7,27563.21,039,23570.314,077,65767.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night)2,65623.1391,53126.55,471,75626.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night)1,54313.4193,63913.12,476,68111.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)1,73215.0250,65517.02,933,64614.1

More information onUnpaid domestic work (DOMP),Unpaid child care (CHCAREP),Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP),Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Less than 5 hours1,83916.0300,73220.34,117,13519.8
5 to 14 hours2,85824.8421,38128.55,663,90427.3
15 to 29 hours1,43612.5190,08912.92,511,02412.1
30 hours or more1,1409.9127,0328.61,785,5918.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information onUnpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Arthritis2,00214.4179,60510.12,150,3968.5
Asthma1,48010.7159,2948.92,068,0208.1
Cancer (including remission)4633.357,0083.2732,1522.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)1881.417,3301.0189,1620.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)1,2559.0101,6065.71,198,7214.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)8366.082,3214.6999,0963.9
Kidney disease2131.516,1530.9231,7770.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)5063.636,0542.0441,1091.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)1,83313.2175,2039.82,231,5438.8
Stroke1791.318,7631.1234,6090.9
Any other long-term health condition(s)1,1898.6156,6408.82,041,9298.0
No long-term health condition(s)6,97850.21,032,31757.915,292,71860.2
Not stated1,2098.7123,3836.92,066,2518.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information onType of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
None of the selected conditions7,45453.61,106,07562.116,302,53764.1
One condition3,04921.9362,32820.34,791,51618.8
Two conditions1,2459.0122,3956.91,490,3445.9
Three or more conditions9396.867,3383.8772,1423.0
Not stated1,2098.7123,3836.92,066,2518.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information onCount of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Currently serving60.15,9910.484,8650.4
Previously served (and not currently serving)3483.041,8612.8496,2762.4
Has never served10,51091.21,359,63192.018,954,15291.2
Not stated6575.770,8964.81,249,4936.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

More information onAustralian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Couple family without children1,51941.8196,62741.02,608,83438.8
Couple family with children1,21933.5195,73840.82,944,14043.7
One parent family83723.079,58416.61,068,26815.9
Other family671.87,8221.6108,9411.6

More information onFamily composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
MaleN/A22.5N/A21.0N/A19.6
FemaleN/A77.5N/A79.0N/A80.4

More information onSex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Both employed, worked full-time46917.178,68020.11,234,62622.2
Both employed, worked part-time1023.720,5785.2264,1824.8
One employed full-time, one part-time56520.691,15723.21,155,04220.8
One employed full-time, other not working2559.344,08511.2692,49712.5
One employed part-time, other not working1846.725,5726.5339,9606.1
Both not working83030.391,72623.41,163,74421.0
Other1525.522,7665.8449,6408.1
Labour force status not stated1786.517,8104.5253,2864.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided inComparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information onLabour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
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Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households)
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Occupied private dwellings5,84788.6691,31389.29,275,21789.9
Unoccupied private dwellings74911.383,82110.81,043,77610.1

More information onDwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households)
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Separate house4,88583.5539,00178.06,710,58272.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc81814.0100,63914.61,168,86012.6
Flat or apartment1061.847,0266.81,319,09514.2
Other dwelling180.32,7660.454,7110.6

More information onDwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households)
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters)40.11,6440.244,8640.5
1 bedroom2073.522,8953.3488,6815.3
2 bedrooms86314.8124,77318.01,768,53019.1
3 bedrooms3,45059.0355,73651.53,617,80339.0
4 or more bedrooms1,19720.5177,70125.73,224,35134.8
Number of bedrooms not stated1262.28,5621.2130,9891.4
 null null null null null null null
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling3N/A3.1N/A3.1N/A
Average number of people per household2.2N/A2.4N/A2.5N/A

More information onNumber of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD),Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households)
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
None64010.949,1867.1673,9697.3
1 motor vehicle2,26638.8248,51435.93,353,73736.2
2 motor vehicles1,80130.8251,20636.33,366,73836.3
3 or more vehicles1,00317.2133,48619.31,745,92418.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated1372.38,9161.3134,8481.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information onNumber of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households)
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Family households3,59261.4470,49868.16,542,64870.5
Single (or lone) person households2,12436.3197,27228.52,370,74225.6
Group households1352.323,5423.4361,8223.9

More information onHousehold composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households)
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Owned outright1,88632.3226,90232.82,872,33131.0
Owned with a mortgage (a)1,81331.0246,34135.63,242,44935.0
Rented (b)1,92933.0190,46227.62,842,37830.6
Other tenure type (c)861.518,2142.6181,5182.0
Tenure type not stated1382.49,3891.4136,5381.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information onTenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households)
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a)N/A29.9N/A19.6N/A16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a)N/A10.1N/A17.7N/A24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information onTotal household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Median rent (a)185N/A300N/A375N/A
 null null null null null null null
Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b)1,21763.1114,70060.21,667,08058.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b)51326.658,17730.5915,31732.2
Unable to determine (c)20110.417,5909.2259,9929.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer toRAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information onRent payments (weekly) (RNTD),Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
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Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Median mortgage repayments951N/A1,500N/A1,863N/A
 null null null null null null null
Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a)1,42178.4190,11977.22,398,90274.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a)1488.229,51512.0468,81714.5
Unable to determine (b)23913.226,70610.8374,73411.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer toMAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information onMortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED),Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Male34748.121,14049.7403,70949.7
Female37551.921,42050.3409,02550.3
 null null null null null null null
Median age19N/A24N/A24N/A

More information onSex (SEXP),Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Average number of people per household3.1N/A3N/A3.1N/A
Average number of people per bedroom0.9N/A1N/A1N/A
Median weekly household income (a)1,013N/A1,282N/A1,507N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information onNumber of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD),Household composition (HHCD),Total household income (HIND),Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Port Pirie% Port PirieSouth Australia% South AustraliaAustralia% Australia
Median weekly rent (a)185N/A250N/A300N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments801N/A1,365N/A1,721N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information onRent weekly payments (RNTD),Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED),Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
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Please note that there are small random adjustments made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from table totals.