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Port Pirie Surrounds vs Port Augusta
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 96 km apart · Port Pirie Surrounds profile · Port Augusta profile
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Port Augusta and Port Pirie Surrounds are distinct South Australian areas with very different social profiles. Port Augusta is more diverse and urban, with 20.8% of residents identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and a much higher share of recent overseas arrivals at 26.6%. It also has a higher proportion of one-parent families (22.7%) and renters (38.0%). In contrast, Port Pirie Surrounds is an older area where the typical resident is 47, compared to 38 in Port Augusta. Residents there are more likely to own their homes outright (47.0%) and spend more time on unpaid housework (30.1%).
Since 2011, the gaps between these two places have generally grown. The difference in the typical age of residents has widened to nine years, and the gap in rental rates has increased to 23 percentage points. Despite these diverging trends, the two areas remain alike in some ways. Both have about the same share of adults working or looking for work (53.0%) and identical typical weekly rents of $200.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 3,239
- First area, 2016: 3,302
- First area, 2021: 3,335
- Second area, 2011: 13,658
- Second area, 2016: 13,515
- Second area, 2021: 13,515
- First area, 2011: 45 yrs
- First area, 2016: 45 yrs
- First area, 2021: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 38 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 Port Augusta: 0.7% males, 1.1% females
- 80–84 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 1.2% males, 1.6% females; 80–84 in Port Augusta: 1.1% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 2.5% males, 2.5% females; 75–79 in Port Augusta: 1.7% males, 1.8% females
- 70–74 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 3.3% males, 2.7% females; 70–74 in Port Augusta: 2.5% males, 2.4% females
- 65–69 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 4.0% males, 3.5% females; 65–69 in Port Augusta: 2.4% males, 2.5% females
- 60–64 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 3.9% males, 4.2% females; 60–64 in Port Augusta: 3.4% males, 2.9% females
- 55–59 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 4.1% males, 3.7% females; 55–59 in Port Augusta: 3.4% males, 3.4% females
- 50–54 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 3.1% males, 3.8% females; 50–54 in Port Augusta: 3.0% males, 3.3% females
- 45–49 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 3.0% males, 2.7% females; 45–49 in Port Augusta: 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 40–44 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 2.5% males, 2.3% females; 40–44 in Port Augusta: 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 35–39 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 35–39 in Port Augusta: 3.6% males, 2.9% females
- 30–34 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 2.2% males, 2.6% females; 30–34 in Port Augusta: 4.3% males, 3.2% females
- 25–29 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 2.0% males, 1.7% females; 25–29 in Port Augusta: 4.2% males, 3.7% females
- 20–24 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 2.3% males, 1.5% females; 20–24 in Port Augusta: 3.0% males, 2.5% females
- 15–19 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 2.5% males, 2.4% females; 15–19 in Port Augusta: 3.1% males, 2.6% females
- 10–14 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 3.4% males, 4.0% females; 10–14 in Port Augusta: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
- 5–9 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 3.2% males, 3.9% females; 5–9 in Port Augusta: 3.1% males, 3.2% females
- 0–4 in Port Pirie Surrounds: 3.1% males, 2.2% females; 0–4 in Port Augusta: 3.0% males, 2.9% 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: $537
- Second area, 2016: $600
- Second area, 2021: $697
- First area, 2011: $923
- First area, 2016: $1,010
- First area, 2021: $1,145
- Second area, 2011: $981
- Second area, 2016: $1,101
- Second area, 2021: $1,277
- First area, 2011: $1,138
- First area, 2016: $1,357
- First area, 2021: $1,519
- Second area, 2011: $1,237
- Second area, 2016: $1,365
- Second area, 2021: $1,651
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: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
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: $180
- Second area, 2021: $200
- First area, 2011: $988
- First area, 2016: $1,042
- First area, 2021: $997
- Second area, 2011: $1,200
- Second area, 2016: $1,213
- Second area, 2021: $1,138
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- 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 Port Augusta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/405031123/port-pirie-surrounds/vs/406021142/port-augusta