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Wakefield - Barunga West vs Port Pirie Surrounds
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 63 km apart · Wakefield - Barunga West profile · Port Pirie Surrounds profile
Wakefield - Barunga West Port Pirie Surrounds
Wakefield - Barunga West and Port Pirie Surrounds are two rural South Australian areas with distinct profiles. Wakefield - Barunga West is larger and more established in its infrastructure, with 11 schools and 1,112 businesses, while Port Pirie Surrounds has just 3 schools and 280 businesses. There are also sharp differences in local access and culture; 10.5% of people in Port Pirie Surrounds speak a First Nations language compared to 0.0% in Wakefield - Barunga West, but Wakefield - Barunga West has far more homes within a 15-minute walk of a park (49.4% versus 32.5%).
Both areas are very similar in their typical weekly household incomes, which sit around $1,100. This shared financial profile exists alongside other similarities, such as nearly identical rates of volunteering and people with mental health conditions. Over time, some gaps have grown; the difference in recent overseas arrivals has widened since 2011, and the share of large homes with three or more bedrooms is now well higher in Port Pirie Surrounds than it once was compared to Wakefield - Barunga West.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 9,195
- First area, 2016: 9,448
- First area, 2021: 9,500
- Second area, 2011: 3,239
- Second area, 2016: 3,302
- Second area, 2021: 3,335
- First area, 2011: 45 yrs
- First area, 2016: 47 yrs
- First area, 2021: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 47 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Wakefield - Barunga West: 1.1% males, 2.0% females; 85+ in Port Pirie Surrounds: 1.2% males, 1.4% females
- 80–84 in Wakefield - Barunga West: 1.4% males, 1.6% females; 80–84 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 1.2% males, 1.6% females
- 75–79 in Wakefield - Barunga West: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 75–79 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 2.5% males, 2.5% females
- 70–74 in Wakefield - Barunga West: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 70–74 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 3.3% males, 2.7% females
- 65–69 in Wakefield - Barunga West: 4.4% males, 3.9% females; 65–69 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 4.0% males, 3.5% females
- 60–64 in Wakefield - Barunga West: 4.1% males, 4.0% females; 60–64 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 3.9% males, 4.2% females
- 55–59 in Wakefield - Barunga West: 4.0% males, 3.7% females; 55–59 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 4.1% males, 3.7% females
- 50–54 in Wakefield - Barunga West: 3.3% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 3.1% males, 3.8% females
- 45–49 in Wakefield - Barunga West: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 45–49 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 3.0% males, 2.7% females
- 40–44 in Wakefield - Barunga West: 2.5% males, 2.3% females; 40–44 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 2.5% males, 2.3% females
- 35–39 in Wakefield - Barunga West: 2.4% males, 2.5% females; 35–39 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 2.8% males, 2.8% females
- 30–34 in Wakefield - Barunga West: 2.3% males, 2.5% females; 30–34 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 2.2% males, 2.6% females
- 25–29 in Wakefield - Barunga West: 2.3% males, 2.1% females; 25–29 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 2.0% males, 1.7% females
- 20–24 in Wakefield - Barunga West: 2.2% males, 1.8% females; 20–24 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 2.3% males, 1.5% females
- 15–19 in Wakefield - Barunga West: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 15–19 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 2.5% males, 2.4% females
- 10–14 in Wakefield - Barunga West: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 10–14 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 3.4% males, 4.0% females
- 5–9 in Wakefield - Barunga West: 3.2% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 3.2% males, 3.9% females
- 0–4 in Wakefield - Barunga West: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 0–4 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 3.1% males, 2.2% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $445
- First area, 2016: $530
- First area, 2021: $599
- Second area, 2011: $458
- Second area, 2016: $516
- Second area, 2021: $572
- First area, 2011: $805
- First area, 2016: $991
- First area, 2021: $1,092
- Second area, 2011: $923
- Second area, 2016: $1,010
- Second area, 2021: $1,145
- First area, 2011: $1,005
- First area, 2016: $1,259
- First area, 2021: $1,429
- Second area, 2011: $1,138
- Second area, 2016: $1,357
- Second area, 2021: $1,519
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.3
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $145
- First area, 2016: $180
- First area, 2021: $220
- Second area, 2011: $141
- Second area, 2016: $170
- Second area, 2021: $200
- First area, 2011: $950
- First area, 2016: $910
- First area, 2021: $965
- Second area, 2011: $988
- Second area, 2016: $1,042
- Second area, 2021: $997
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Wakefield - Barunga West vs Port Pirie Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/405021119/wakefield-barunga-west/vs/405031123/port-pirie-surrounds