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Port Pirie Surrounds vs Whyalla
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 64 km apart · Port Pirie Surrounds profile · Whyalla profile
Port Pirie Surrounds Whyalla
Whyalla and Port Pirie Surrounds are two distinct South Australian areas. Whyalla is a larger, very walkable hub where 39.6% of households rent and 17.9% of people were born overseas. In contrast, Port Pirie Surrounds is a more sparsely populated, car-dependent area where homes are far more likely to be separate houses (94.2%) and owned outright (47.0%). Port Pirie Surrounds also has a much higher rate of volunteering at 28.1%, compared to 14.5% in Whyalla.
Since 2011, the two areas have tracked in different directions, with the gap in rental rates widening while the gap in home ownership and overseas births has narrowed. Despite these shifts, they remain similar in some core ways; for example, typical weekly household incomes are nearly the same, at $1,188 in Whyalla and $1,145 in Port Pirie Surrounds. Both areas also sit near the national figure for overall advantage.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 3,239
- First area, 2016: 3,302
- First area, 2021: 3,335
- Second area, 2011: 21,991
- Second area, 2016: 21,751
- Second area, 2021: 21,154
- First area, 2011: 45 yrs
- First area, 2016: 45 yrs
- First area, 2021: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 41 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 Port Pirie Surrounds: 1.2% males, 1.4% females; 85+ in Whyalla: 0.9% males, 1.2% females
- 80–84 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 1.2% males, 1.6% females; 80–84 in Whyalla: 1.3% males, 1.6% females
- 75–79 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 2.5% males, 2.5% females; 75–79 in Whyalla: 1.6% males, 2.3% females
- 70–74 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 3.3% males, 2.7% females; 70–74 in Whyalla: 2.3% males, 2.4% females
- 65–69 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 4.0% males, 3.5% females; 65–69 in Whyalla: 2.6% males, 2.5% females
- 60–64 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 3.9% males, 4.2% females; 60–64 in Whyalla: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 55–59 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 4.1% males, 3.7% females; 55–59 in Whyalla: 3.9% males, 3.4% females
- 50–54 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 3.1% males, 3.8% females; 50–54 in Whyalla: 3.9% males, 3.4% females
- 45–49 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 3.0% males, 2.7% females; 45–49 in Whyalla: 3.2% males, 3.4% females
- 40–44 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 2.5% males, 2.3% females; 40–44 in Whyalla: 2.6% males, 2.5% females
- 35–39 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 35–39 in Whyalla: 2.9% males, 3.1% females
- 30–34 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 2.2% males, 2.6% females; 30–34 in Whyalla: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
- 25–29 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 2.0% males, 1.7% females; 25–29 in Whyalla: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 20–24 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 2.3% males, 1.5% females; 20–24 in Whyalla: 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 15–19 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 2.5% males, 2.4% females; 15–19 in Whyalla: 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 10–14 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 3.4% males, 4.0% females; 10–14 in Whyalla: 3.1% males, 3.2% females
- 5–9 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 3.2% males, 3.9% females; 5–9 in Whyalla: 3.3% males, 2.9% females
- 0–4 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 3.1% males, 2.2% females; 0–4 in Whyalla: 2.8% males, 2.6% 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: $458
- First area, 2016: $516
- First area, 2021: $572
- Second area, 2011: $473
- Second area, 2016: $498
- Second area, 2021: $641
- First area, 2011: $923
- First area, 2016: $1,010
- First area, 2021: $1,145
- Second area, 2011: $936
- Second area, 2016: $989
- Second area, 2021: $1,188
- First area, 2011: $1,138
- First area, 2016: $1,357
- First area, 2021: $1,519
- Second area, 2011: $1,277
- Second area, 2016: $1,393
- Second area, 2021: $1,679
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: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $141
- First area, 2016: $170
- First area, 2021: $200
- Second area, 2011: $150
- Second area, 2016: $177
- Second area, 2021: $180
- First area, 2011: $988
- First area, 2016: $1,042
- First area, 2021: $997
- Second area, 2011: $1,300
- Second area, 2016: $1,235
- Second area, 2021: $1,083
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- 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). Port Pirie Surrounds vs Whyalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/405031123/port-pirie-surrounds/vs/406011136/whyalla