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Port Pirie vs Wallaroo

Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 80 km apart · Port Pirie profile · Wallaroo profile

Port Pirie Wallaroo

Port Pirie and Wallaroo are two South Australian towns with distinct profiles. Wallaroo is far older, with a typical resident aged 56 compared to 43 in Port Pirie, and its share of seniors is 11 points higher at 34.4%. Port Pirie is much larger in terms of education and transport, with 8 schools and far more public transport stops and departures. Wallaroo has a higher share of homes owned outright (42.8% versus 32.3%) and has seen much stronger recent growth, increasing its population by 10.4% since 2021 while Port Pirie fell by 0.7%.

The gap in typical age between the two has widened since 2011, growing from 10 to 13 years. Despite this, the towns share many similarities, such as the share of adults with a bachelor degree (around 8%) and a similar number of people per home. Both areas also have a similar proportion of residents who do not have a religion, sitting just under 48%.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 13 yrs older in Wallaroo Population: 9,470 larger in Port Pirie Aged 65+: 11.5 pts higher in Wallaroo Owned outright: 10.5 pts higher in Wallaroo Recent arrivals: 7.0 pts higher in Port Pirie

Demographics & Identity

Population in Port Piriein Wallaroo +9,470 larger in Port Pirie gap steady
13,896 72nd pct 4,426 19th pct
Median age in Port Piriein Wallaroo +13 yrs older in Wallaroo gap widening
43 yrs 71st pct 56 yrs 99th pct
First Nations in Port Piriein Wallaroo +2.5 pts higher in Port Pirie gap widening
5.2% 77th pct 2.7% 58th pct
Aged 65+ in Port Piriein Wallaroo +11.5 pts higher in Wallaroo gap widening
22.9% 79th pct 34.4% 100th pct
Under 15 in Port Piriein Wallaroo +4.2 pts higher in Port Pirie gap narrowing
17.1% 41st pct 12.9% 12th pct
De facto in Port Piriein Wallaroo +1.1 pts higher in Port Pirie gap steady
12.7% 59th pct 11.7% 45th pct

Age structure

22.9% Seniors (65+) +11.5 pts ▸ 34.4%
26.1% Older adults (45–64) +3.4 pts ▸ 29.5%
21.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +5.5 pts 16.0%
17.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.2 pts 12.9%
12.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +5.2 pts 7.2%

Marital status

38.6% Married +10.0 pts ▸ 48.7%
39.0% Never married ◂ +12.4 pts 26.6%
9.8% Divorced +3.4 pts ▸ 13.1%
8.3% Widowed +0.4 pts ▸ 8.8%
4.3% Separated ◂ +1.2 pts 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Port Pirie Wallaroo

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Port Piriein Wallaroo +1.7 pts higher in Wallaroo gap steady
7.8% 8th pct 9.4% 13th pct

Country of birth

85.9% Australia ◂ +3.1 pts 82.8%
2.0% England +2.2 pts ▸ 4.2%
0.5% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.6% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%
0.6% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%
0.4% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.4% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%
0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

41.6% English +3.9 pts ▸ 45.5%
43.0% Australian +1.6 pts ▸ 44.7%
7.4% Scottish +0.8 pts ▸ 8.3%
7.6% Irish ◂ +1.2 pts 6.4%
7.4% German ◂ +0.3 pts 7.2%
6.0% Italian ◂ +3.9 pts 2.1%
1.0% Dutch +0.7 pts ▸ 1.7%
1.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%
0.8% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%
0.5% Chinese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%
0.4% Indian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%
0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Language

Other language in Port Piriein Wallaroo +2.0 pts higher in Port Pirie gap steady
4.7% 21st pct 2.7% 8th pct
Limited English in Port Piriein Wallaroo +0.4 pts higher in Port Pirie gap steady
0.6% 30th pct 0.2% 12th pct

Language used at home

89.3% English only +1.1 pts ▸ 90.4%
0.9% Italian ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%
0.4% Greek even 0.4%
0.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.2% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Punjabi even 0.1%
0.0% Hindi even 0.1%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Port Piriein Wallaroo +0.9 pts higher in Port Pirie gap steady
48.8% 82nd pct 47.9% 79th pct

Religious affiliation

48.8% No religion ◂ +0.9 pts 47.9%
42.1% Christianity +0.4 pts ▸ 42.5%
7.3% Not stated +1.6 pts ▸ 8.9%
0.6% Islam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%
0.5% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%
0.4% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%
0.3% Hinduism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Port Piriein Wallaroo +4.9 pts higher in Port Pirie gap steady
33.4% 6th pct 28.5% 0th pct
Bachelor+ in Port Piriein Wallaroo +0.9 pts higher in Port Pirie gap steady
8.1% 4th pct 7.2% 1st pct
Schools in Port Piriein Wallaroo +6 more in Port Pirie
8 87th pct 2 14th pct
Schools/1k kids in Port Piriein Wallaroo +0.14 more in Wallaroo
3.37 73rd pct 3.50 74th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Port Piriein Wallaroo +5 more in Port Pirie
8 18th pct 3 6th pct
Students in Port Piriein Wallaroo +2,455 more in Port Pirie
2,659 74th pct 204 6th pct
Avg size in Port Piriein Wallaroo +230 larger in Port Pirie
332 37th pct 102 8th pct
ICSEA in Port Piriein Wallaroo +3 higher in Port Pirie
938 14th pct 935 14th pct

Highest year of school

33.4% Year 12 ◂ +4.9 pts 28.5%
19.7% Year 10 +4.7 pts ▸ 24.4%
23.1% Year 11 ◂ +0.7 pts 22.4%
16.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.4 pts 15.8%

Highest qualification level

44.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.3 pts 40.5%
11.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.4 pts ▸ 13.5%
12.9% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.0 pts 10.9%
4.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.2 pts 2.8%
2.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.8 pts 1.7%
2.1% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.2 pts 1.9%

Field of qualification

19.8% Engineering & related ◂ +3.1 pts 16.7%
13.7% Society & culture ◂ +2.8 pts 10.8%
12.4% Management & commerce even 12.5%
11.4% Health +0.7 pts ▸ 12.1%
7.4% Education ◂ +0.6 pts 6.8%
6.6% Food, hospitality & personal services even 6.6%
4.6% Architecture & building +1.1 pts ▸ 5.8%
1.2% Agriculture & environment +0.5 pts ▸ 1.7%
1.1% Creative arts +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.9% Information technology +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

Income

Personal income in Port Piriein Wallaroo +$49 higher in Port Pirie gap widening
$570 10th pct $521 5th pct
Household income in Port Piriein Wallaroo +$128 higher in Port Pirie gap widening
$1,044 5th pct $916 0th pct
Family income in Port Piriein Wallaroo +$282 higher in Port Pirie gap widening
$1,448 12th pct $1,166 0th pct
High earners in Port Piriein Wallaroo +0.5 pts higher in Port Pirie gap steady
5.5% 17th pct 5.0% 14th pct
High-income homes in Port Piriein Wallaroo +2.8 pts higher in Port Pirie gap widening
9.3% 10th pct 6.5% 1st pct

Household income distribution

32.3% $650–$1,499 +7.5 pts ▸ 39.8%
27.4% Under $650 ◂ +1.3 pts 26.1%
22.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.6 pts 18.1%
5.7% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.4 pts 3.3%
3.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 3.2%

Personal income distribution

51.0% Under $650 +2.9 pts ▸ 53.9%
28.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.3 pts 26.9%
12.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.2 pts 8.8%
1.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 1.6%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Port Piriein Wallaroo +4.9 pts higher in Wallaroo
37.7% 94th pct 42.6% 100th pct
Mental health in Port Piriein Wallaroo +0.5 pts higher in Port Pirie
13.2% 94th pct 12.7% 91st pct
Needs assistance in Port Piriein Wallaroo +0.4 pts higher in Wallaroo gap narrowing
9.4% 94th pct 9.8% 96th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

14.4% Arthritis +3.7 pts ▸ 18.1%
13.2% Mental health ◂ +0.5 pts 12.7%
10.7% Asthma +0.8 pts ▸ 11.4%
8.6% Other condition +1.9 pts ▸ 10.4%
9.0% Diabetes +0.7 pts ▸ 9.7%
6.0% Heart disease +1.9 pts ▸ 7.9%
3.3% Cancer +1.7 pts ▸ 5.1%
3.6% Lung condition even 3.7%
1.3% Stroke +0.7 pts ▸ 2.0%
1.4% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

53.6% None ◂ +5.0 pts 48.6%
21.9% One condition +2.1 pts ▸ 24.1%
9.0% Two conditions +1.8 pts ▸ 10.8%
6.8% Three or more +1.0 pts ▸ 7.7%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Port Piriein Wallaroo +4.7 pts higher in Wallaroo gap steady
15.0% 54th pct 19.8% 81st pct
Unpaid carers in Port Piriein Wallaroo +0.3 pts higher in Port Pirie gap steady
13.4% 71st pct 13.1% 65th pct
Unpaid child care in Port Piriein Wallaroo +5.0 pts higher in Port Pirie gap steady
23.1% 28th pct 18.0% 10th pct
Defence service in Port Piriein Wallaroo +1.6 pts higher in Wallaroo
3.1% 58th pct 4.8% 86th pct
Housework 15h+ in Port Piriein Wallaroo +2.2 pts higher in Wallaroo gap steady
22.4% 62nd pct 24.6% 79th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Port Piriein Wallaroo +602 larger in Port Pirie
721 86th pct 119 37th pct
Median age in Port Piriein Wallaroo +6 yrs older in Wallaroo
19 yrs 10th pct 25 yrs 57th pct
Year 12 in Port Piriein Wallaroo +11.7 pts higher in Wallaroo
26.5% 11th pct 38.2% 37th pct
Unemployment in Port Piriein Wallaroo +16.9 pts higher in Wallaroo
15.5% 78th pct 32.4% 100th pct
Median income in Port Piriein Wallaroo +$46 higher in Wallaroo
$426 8th pct $472 14th pct
Household income in Port Piriein Wallaroo +$126 higher in Port Pirie
$1,013 6th pct $887 0th pct
Indigenous language in Port Piriein Wallaroo +0.8 pts higher in Port Pirie
5.8% 55th pct 5.0% 48th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Port Piriein Wallaroo +0.1 larger in Port Pirie gap narrowing
2.2 14th pct 2.1 11th pct
One-parent in Port Piriein Wallaroo +3.9 pts higher in Port Pirie gap steady
21.7% 90th pct 17.7% 79th pct
Living alone in Port Piriein Wallaroo +3.8 pts higher in Port Pirie gap widening
36.3% 90th pct 32.5% 82nd pct

Family composition

46.4% Couples with children ◂ +11.7 pts 34.8%
30.6% Couples without children +15.7 pts ▸ 46.3%
21.7% One-parent families ◂ +3.9 pts 17.7%
1.3% Other families even 1.3%

Household size

34.1% 2 people +11.3 pts ▸ 45.4%
36.3% 1 person ◂ +3.8 pts 32.5%
13.3% 3 people ◂ +3.3 pts 10.0%
10.1% 4 people ◂ +2.1 pts 7.9%
4.5% 5 people ◂ +1.4 pts 3.0%
2.0% 6 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 1.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Port Piriein Wallaroo +$65 higher in Wallaroo gap widening
$185 5th pct $250 14th pct
Mortgage in Port Piriein Wallaroo +$262 higher in Wallaroo gap widening
$951 2nd pct $1,213 11th pct
People / bedroom in Port Piriein Wallaroo even gap narrowing
0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct
Renting in Port Piriein Wallaroo +3.5 pts higher in Port Pirie gap widening
33.0% 66th pct 29.4% 58th pct
Owned outright in Port Piriein Wallaroo +10.5 pts higher in Wallaroo gap steady
32.3% 50th pct 42.8% 83rd pct
Separate houses in Port Piriein Wallaroo +8.1 pts higher in Wallaroo gap steady
83.5% 48th pct 91.6% 70th pct
3+ bedrooms in Port Piriein Wallaroo +1.6 pts higher in Port Pirie gap steady
79.5% 51st pct 77.9% 46th pct

How homes are owned or rented

32.3% Owned outright +10.5 pts ▸ 42.8%
33.0% Rented ◂ +3.5 pts 29.4%
31.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +8.1 pts 22.9%
2.4% Not stated even 2.3%
1.5% Other tenure +0.7 pts ▸ 2.2%

Types of homes

83.5% Separate house +8.1 pts ▸ 91.6%
14.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +7.2 pts 6.8%
1.8% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.4 pts 0.4%
0.3% Other dwelling +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

Bedrooms per home

59.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +7.6 pts 51.4%
18.0% 4 bedrooms +5.5 pts ▸ 23.5%
14.8% 2 bedrooms +1.6 pts ▸ 16.4%
3.5% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.7 pts 2.9%
2.5% 5 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 3.1%
0.1% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

39.9% $200–$349 +21.1 pts ▸ 61.0%
54.0% Under $200 ◂ +26.4 pts 27.5%
2.4% $350–$549 +4.1 pts ▸ 6.5%
0.0% $750 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.5% $550–$749 ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

50.9% Under $1,000 ◂ +19.0 pts 31.9%
33.6% $1,000–$1,799 +4.4 pts ▸ 38.0%
8.9% $1,800–$2,999 +8.0 pts ▸ 16.9%
1.8% $3,000 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 3.7%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Port Piriein Wallaroo +5.9 pts higher in Port Pirie gap steady
11.2% 86th pct 5.3% 53rd pct
Work from home in Port Piriein Wallaroo +5.3 pts higher in Wallaroo gap widening
2.6% 0th pct 8.0% 21st pct
PT commute in Port Piriein Wallaroo +0.3 pts higher in Wallaroo gap steady
0.3% 13th pct 0.6% 22nd pct
PT stops in Port Piriein Wallaroo +96 more in Port Pirie
105 87th pct 9 18th pct
Stops/1k in Port Piriein Wallaroo +5.52 more in Port Pirie
7.56 86th pct 2.03 21st pct
Departures/1k in Port Piriein Wallaroo +291.0 more in Port Pirie
305.9 31st pct 14.9 11th pct
PT routes in Port Piriein Wallaroo +7 more in Port Pirie
11 67th pct 4 29th pct
Stop walk in Port Piriein Wallaroo
5 50th pct —
Drive to city in Port Piriein Wallaroo
— 108 90th pct

How people get to work

72.6% Car (driver) ◂ +8.5 pts 64.0%
2.6% Worked at home +5.3 pts ▸ 8.0%
5.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.0 pts 4.5%
2.9% Walked +0.2 pts ▸ 3.1%
0.9% Bicycle ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%
0.3% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

39.7% 1 vehicle +1.2 pts ▸ 40.9%
31.5% 2 vehicles +6.0 pts ▸ 37.5%
11.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.8 pts 9.8%
11.2% No vehicle ◂ +5.9 pts 5.3%
6.0% 4 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 6.5%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Port Piriein Wallaroo +6.7 pts higher in Wallaroo gap narrowing
31.2% 22nd pct 37.9% 50th pct
Recent arrivals in Port Piriein Wallaroo +7.0 pts higher in Port Pirie gap narrowing
11.5% 54th pct 4.5% 12th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Port Piriein Wallaroo +1.9 pts higher in Wallaroo gap widening
7.7% 88th pct 9.6% 93rd pct
Participation in Port Piriein Wallaroo +10.2 pts higher in Port Pirie gap widening
51.6% 16th pct 41.4% 3rd pct
Full-time in Port Piriein Wallaroo +6.1 pts higher in Port Pirie gap widening
56.0% 27th pct 49.9% 7th pct

Industries people work in

19.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.4 pts 19.2%
14.3% Manufacturing ◂ +9.6 pts 4.6%
12.6% Retail trade ◂ +3.4 pts 9.3%
7.4% Accommodation & food +2.5 pts ▸ 10.0%
7.0% Construction +2.7 pts ▸ 9.7%
8.0% Education & training ◂ +1.9 pts 6.2%
1.0% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +5.8 pts ▸ 6.8%
4.8% Public administration & safety +0.5 pts ▸ 5.3%
4.3% Other services +0.4 pts ▸ 4.7%
3.9% Transport & warehousing +0.4 pts ▸ 4.3%
3.8% Administrative & support ◂ +0.3 pts 3.5%
2.8% Mining +0.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

Occupations people work in

16.2% Community & personal service ◂ +1.2 pts 14.9%
14.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.4 pts 14.0%
12.9% Labourers +1.2 pts ▸ 14.1%
13.9% Professionals ◂ +0.6 pts 13.3%
8.6% Managers +4.5 pts ▸ 13.1%
10.2% Clerical & administrative +1.2 pts ▸ 11.4%
11.2% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.1 pts 8.1%
10.9% Sales workers ◂ +2.6 pts 8.3%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Port Piriein Wallaroo even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IRSD decile in Port Piriein Wallaroo even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IER decile in Port Piriein Wallaroo +1 higher in Wallaroo
1 0th pct 2 14th pct
IEO decile in Port Piriein Wallaroo even
1 0th pct 1 0th pct
IRSAD score in Port Piriein Wallaroo +18 higher in Wallaroo
853 4th pct 871 7th pct
ERP in Port Piriein Wallaroo +9,224 higher in Port Pirie
14,195 68th pct 4,971 20th pct
Growth in Port Piriein Wallaroo +11.0 pts higher in Wallaroo
-0.7% 9th pct 10.4% 81st pct
Businesses in Port Piriein Wallaroo +397 higher in Port Pirie
655 35th pct 258 11th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Port Piriein Wallaroo +28 higher in Wallaroo
308 1st pct 337 3rd pct
Max temp in Port Piriein Wallaroo +1.4 higher in Port Pirie
25.3 68th pct 23.9 51st pct
Min temp in Port Piriein Wallaroo +0.7 higher in Port Pirie
11.0 38th pct 10.3 27th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Port Piriein Wallaroo +0.3 higher in Port Pirie
4.5 36th pct 4.2 32nd pct
Types ≤15 min in Port Piriein Wallaroo +0.3 more in Wallaroo
4.3 35th pct 4.6 40th pct
15-min city in Port Piriein Wallaroo +10.6 pts higher in Wallaroo
41.3% 30th pct 51.9% 39th pct
Walk to shops in Port Piriein Wallaroo +2.6 pts higher in Wallaroo
36.2% 26th pct 38.7% 28th pct
Walk to transit in Port Piriein Wallaroo +35.5 pts higher in Port Pirie
83.7% 41st pct 48.2% 24th pct
Walk to school in Port Piriein Wallaroo +26.0 pts higher in Port Pirie
76.2% 52nd pct 50.2% 30th pct
Walk to a park in Port Piriein Wallaroo +2.3 pts higher in Port Pirie
88.6% 36th pct 86.2% 33rd pct
Walk to health in Port Piriein Wallaroo +19.0 pts higher in Wallaroo
34.6% 39th pct 53.5% 57th pct
Amenities/1k in Port Piriein Wallaroo +0.3 more in Wallaroo
12.8 42nd pct 13.1 44th pct
Intersections/km² in Port Piriein Wallaroo +9 higher in Port Pirie
14 29th pct 5 19th pct
Mean slope in Port Piriein Wallaroo +1.2 pts higher in Wallaroo
2.2% 0th pct 3.4% 18th pct

Compare Port Pirie with nearby areas

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Compare Wallaroo with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Port Pirie vs Wallaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/405031122/port-pirie/vs/405041126/wallaroo