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Port Pirie South vs Risdon Park South

Name: Port Pirie South vs Risdon Park South — 2021 Census comparison
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.7 km apart · Port Pirie South profile · Risdon Park South profile

Port Pirie South Risdon Park South

Port Pirie South and Risdon Park South are neighbouring areas with distinct characters. Port Pirie South is more connected, with 31.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries compared to 0% in Risdon Park South. It also has a much higher crime rate, including recorded offences per 100,000 people that are far higher at 8,252 than the 4,529 seen in Risdon Park South. Conversely, Risdon Park South has a higher share of larger homes, with 92.0% having three or more bedrooms compared to 79.8% in Port Pirie South.

Since 2011, the two areas have tracked differently regarding crime, with the rate of increase far higher in Port Pirie South. Despite this, they remain very similar in other ways, with nearly identical shares of renters and a similar percentage of adults holding a bachelor degree. They also share a common trend in education, as both areas have Year 12 completion rates that are far below the national figure.

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Where they differ most

PT commute: 0.6 pts higher in Risdon Park South 3+ bedrooms: 12.2 pts higher in Risdon Park South Population: 1,648 larger in Port Pirie South Mortgage: $325 higher in Risdon Park South One-parent: 6.9 pts higher in Port Pirie South

Demographics & Identity

Population in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +1,648 larger in Port Pirie South gap steady

3,878 86th pct 2,230 80th pct

Median age in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +2 yrs older in Port Pirie South gap widening

43 yrs 43rd pct 41 yrs 33rd pct

Age structure

25.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.3 pts 25.5%

21.8% Young adults (25–44) +2.1 pts ▸ 23.9%

22.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.2 pts 20.6%

16.8% Children (0–14) +2.7 pts ▸ 19.4%

12.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.5 pts 10.3%

Marital status

41.5% Married +8.6 pts ▸ 50.1%

37.8% Never married ◂ +4.7 pts 33.1%

9.1% Divorced ◂ +1.1 pts 8.1%

7.7% Widowed ◂ +2.5 pts 5.3%

4.2% Separated ◂ +0.6 pts 3.6%

Age & sex structure

Port Pirie South Risdon Park South

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

87.2% Australia ◂ +0.3 pts 86.9%

1.8% England ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%

0.4% South Africa +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Philippines +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.8% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.4% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Nepal +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

44.0% Australian +1.0 pts ▸ 45.1%

41.9% English ◂ +4.4 pts 37.5%

6.7% Italian +2.3 pts ▸ 9.0%

8.1% Scottish ◂ +0.3 pts 7.8%

8.1% Irish ◂ +0.7 pts 7.4%

7.7% German +0.3 pts ▸ 8.0%

0.4% Filipino +1.0 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.4% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

0.8% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.5% Chinese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Indian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

90.3% English only ◂ +0.9 pts 89.4%

1.1% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

0.5% Arabic ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.4% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Mandarin even 0.2%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.8% No religion +0.9 pts ▸ 46.7%

46.0% Christianity +0.1 pts ▸ 46.1%

6.1% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 5.4%

1.1% Islam ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

0.5% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.3% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +0.77 more in Port Pirie South

3.08 44th pct 2.31 33rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +1 more in Port Pirie South

8 77th pct 7 75th pct

Avg size in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +45 larger in Risdon Park South

332 52nd pct 377 56th pct

ICSEA in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South even

938 21st pct 939 22nd pct

Highest year of school

35.8% Year 12 +3.2 pts ▸ 39.0%

23.6% Year 11 +1.3 pts ▸ 24.9%

19.3% Year 10 ◂ +1.5 pts 17.8%

14.9% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.5 pts 12.5%

Highest qualification level

45.7% Certificate III / IV +1.7 pts ▸ 47.4%

15.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.9 pts 13.3%

11.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.8 pts ▸ 14.0%

2.3% Postgraduate degree +1.8 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.5% Certificate I / II even 3.5%

3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.2 pts 2.9%

Field of qualification

20.7% Engineering & related +1.7 pts ▸ 22.4%

12.5% Management & commerce +3.7 pts ▸ 16.2%

13.1% Society & culture +1.2 pts ▸ 14.3%

11.5% Health +0.4 pts ▸ 11.9%

9.8% Education ◂ +2.7 pts 7.1%

6.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.1 pts 5.7%

4.9% Architecture & building ◂ +1.2 pts 3.7%

0.6% Information technology +0.9 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

1.0% Creative arts +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Income

Personal income in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +$97 higher in Risdon Park South gap widening

$616 27th pct $713 43rd pct

Household income in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +$240 higher in Risdon Park South gap widening

$1,145 22nd pct $1,385 39th pct

Family income in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +$286 higher in Risdon Park South gap widening

$1,582 31st pct $1,868 49th pct

Household income distribution

31.3% $650–$1,499 +0.4 pts ▸ 31.7%

25.2% $1,500–$2,999 +2.3 pts ▸ 27.5%

24.1% Under $650 ◂ +5.2 pts 18.9%

6.7% $3,000–$3,999 +2.5 pts ▸ 9.3%

4.0% $4,000 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

Personal income distribution

48.6% Under $650 ◂ +4.1 pts 44.5%

28.8% $650–$1,499 +3.1 pts ▸ 32.0%

14.7% $1,500–$2,999 +2.2 pts ▸ 16.9%

1.7% $3,000 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 2.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.7% Arthritis ◂ +0.7 pts 13.0%

11.5% Mental health ◂ +0.6 pts 10.9%

10.7% Asthma ◂ +1.5 pts 9.2%

8.6% Diabetes ◂ +1.9 pts 6.8%

7.3% Other condition +0.5 pts ▸ 7.8%

5.2% Heart disease ◂ +0.1 pts 5.1%

3.6% Lung condition ◂ +0.8 pts 2.7%

3.3% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 2.9%

1.1% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.7% None +2.2 pts ▸ 58.9%

21.9% One condition ◂ +0.1 pts 21.7%

8.8% Two conditions ◂ +1.6 pts 7.2%

5.7% Three or more ◂ +0.7 pts 4.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +105 larger in Port Pirie South

184 86th pct 79 83rd pct

Median age in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +5 yrs older in Port Pirie South

19 yrs 21st pct 14 yrs 10th pct

Median income in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +$150 higher in Risdon Park South

$425 21st pct $575 43rd pct

Household income in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +$665 higher in Risdon Park South

$866 13th pct $1,531 44th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +0.2 larger in Risdon Park South gap widening

2.2 24th pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

46.3% Couples with children +9.7 pts ▸ 56.0%

32.4% Couples without children ◂ +2.2 pts 30.2%

20.1% One-parent families ◂ +6.9 pts 13.3%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

Household size

35.8% 2 people ◂ +1.2 pts 34.6%

33.6% 1 person ◂ +5.4 pts 28.3%

13.8% 3 people +1.5 pts ▸ 15.3%

11.1% 4 people +2.9 pts ▸ 14.0%

4.3% 5 people +1.9 pts ▸ 6.2%

1.3% 6 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 1.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +$15 higher in Port Pirie South gap steady

$200 25th pct $185 22nd pct

Mortgage in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +$325 higher in Risdon Park South gap widening

$975 14th pct $1,300 29th pct

People / bedroom in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South even gap narrowing

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

36.1% Owned outright ◂ +2.4 pts 33.7%

32.6% Owned with a mortgage +2.6 pts ▸ 35.2%

27.3% Rented ◂ +0.2 pts 27.0%

1.8% Not stated +0.8 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.5% Other tenure ◂ +1.4 pts 1.1%

Types of homes

88.4% Separate house ◂ +6.2 pts 82.2%

11.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +6.7 pts ▸ 17.6%

0.0% Other dwelling +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Flat or apartment +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

59.0% 3 bedrooms +1.0 pts ▸ 60.1%

18.6% 4 bedrooms +10.1 pts ▸ 28.7%

15.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +11.5 pts 4.2%

2.1% 5 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.5% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.6 pts 0.9%

0.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

44.0% Under $200 +12.9 pts ▸ 56.9%

48.4% $200–$349 ◂ +11.2 pts 37.2%

3.8% $350–$549 +1.7 pts ▸ 5.4%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

48.1% Under $1,000 ◂ +16.3 pts 31.8%

35.1% $1,000–$1,799 +7.0 pts ▸ 42.1%

10.2% $1,800–$2,999 +7.5 pts ▸ 17.7%

3.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 1.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +15 more in Port Pirie South

28 86th pct 13 83rd pct

Stops/1k in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +1.39 more in Port Pirie South

7.22 86th pct 5.83 81st pct

Departures/1k in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +73.9 more in Port Pirie South

298.1 75th pct 224.2 73rd pct

PT routes in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +3 more in Port Pirie South

8 86th pct 5 86th pct

Stop walk in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +1 longer in Port Pirie South

17 56th pct 16 54th pct

How people get to work

74.0% Car (driver) +1.6 pts ▸ 75.6%

5.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.9 pts 4.5%

2.3% Worked at home +0.9 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.9% Walked ◂ +1.3 pts 0.6%

0.7% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.0% Bus +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +3.7 pts 34.4%

33.9% 2 vehicles +3.7 pts ▸ 37.6%

13.7% 3 vehicles +0.5 pts ▸ 14.2%

6.7% 4 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 8.3%

8.2% No vehicle ◂ +2.7 pts 5.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.4 pts 17.8%

14.9% Manufacturing even 15.0%

13.0% Retail trade ◂ +0.8 pts 12.2%

10.4% Education & training ◂ +3.1 pts 7.2%

6.4% Construction +1.1 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.4% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.9 pts 5.5%

5.3% Public administration & safety +0.8 pts ▸ 6.2%

5.1% Other services ◂ +0.7 pts 4.4%

3.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.2 pts 3.5%

3.2% Mining +0.2 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.2% Administrative & support ◂ +0.6 pts 2.6%

1.4% Professional & technical +1.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

Occupations people work in

16.7% Community & personal service ◂ +2.6 pts 14.1%

15.4% Professionals +0.2 pts ▸ 15.6%

14.5% Technicians & trades +0.7 pts ▸ 15.2%

11.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.9 pts 10.0%

9.4% Clerical & administrative +2.4 pts ▸ 11.8%

11.0% Sales workers +0.8 pts ▸ 11.8%

11.0% Labourers ◂ +0.6 pts 10.4%

8.3% Managers +0.9 pts ▸ 9.3%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +3,723 higher in Port Pirie South

8,252 83rd pct 4,529 62nd pct

Assault/100k in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +364 higher in Port Pirie South

1,934 86th pct 1,570 80th pct

Robbery/100k in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South

26 19th pct —

Burglary/100k in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +751 higher in Port Pirie South

1,289 87th pct 538 54th pct

Theft/100k in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +1,308 higher in Port Pirie South

2,295 74th pct 987 48th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +95 higher in Risdon Park South

129 34th pct 224 60th pct

Property damage/100k in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +1,430 higher in Port Pirie South

2,192 87th pct 762 54th pct

5-yr change in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +44.4 pts higher in Port Pirie South

67.5% 86th pct 23.2% 74th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +1.0 higher in Port Pirie South

3.8 77th pct 2.8 71st pct

Types ≤15 min in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +0.9 more in Port Pirie South

3.4 74th pct 2.5 69th pct

15-min city in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +28.5 pts higher in Port Pirie South

28.5% 74th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to shops in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +31.2 pts higher in Port Pirie South

31.2% 75th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to transit in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +8.5 pts higher in Port Pirie South

90.6% 84th pct 82.1% 82nd pct

Walk to school in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +18.6 pts higher in Risdon Park South

65.2% 80th pct 83.8% 88th pct

Walk to a park in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +2.5 pts higher in Port Pirie South

87.4% 79th pct 84.9% 77th pct

Walk to health in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +25.0 pts higher in Port Pirie South

25.0% 78th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +2.0 more in Port Pirie South

10.1 41st pct 8.1 37th pct

Intersections/km² in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +8 higher in Port Pirie South

15 73rd pct 7 72nd pct

Mean slope in Port Pirie South in Risdon Park South +0.5 pts higher in Risdon Park South

2.2% 0th pct 2.7% 8th pct

Compare Port Pirie South with nearby areas

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Compare Risdon Park South with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Port Pirie South vs Risdon Park South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL41210/port-pirie-south/vs/SAL41260/risdon-park-south