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Port Pirie South vs Solomontown

Name: Port Pirie South vs Solomontown — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.0 km apart · Port Pirie South profile · Solomontown profile

Port Pirie South Solomontown

Port Pirie South and Solomontown are neighbouring areas with distinct characters. Port Pirie South has a larger First Nations population, with 10.9% of residents speaking a First Nations language compared to 0% in Solomontown. Incomes are well higher in Port Pirie South, where the typical household earns $1,145 a week compared to $836 in Solomontown. Solomontown is far more walkable; 82.1% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, while only 28.5% do in Port Pirie South. This is consistent with Solomontown having far more public transport stops and a higher number of schools per child.

Everyday life is very similar in both places, with nearly identical proportions of children, retirees, and people using other languages at home. They also share a typical weekly rent of around $200. While they both sit well below the national figure for typical incomes, Port Pirie South has seen a far higher increase in its crime rate over the last five years. Meanwhile, Solomontown has far higher rates of motor vehicle theft and robbery.

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Where they differ most

Population: 2,790 larger in Port Pirie South No car: 10.3 pts higher in Solomontown Participation: 9.9 pts higher in Port Pirie South Full-time: 8.5 pts higher in Port Pirie South No religion: 9.0 pts higher in Solomontown

Demographics & Identity

Population in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +2,790 larger in Port Pirie South gap steady

3,878 86th pct 1,088 73rd pct

Median age in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +1 yrs older in Solomontown gap widening

43 yrs 43rd pct 44 yrs 46th pct

Age structure

25.8% Older adults (45–64) +1.4 pts ▸ 27.2%

22.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.8 pts 22.1%

21.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.2 pts 21.6%

16.8% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.6 pts 16.2%

12.8% Youth (15–24) +0.3 pts ▸ 13.1%

Marital status

37.8% Never married +7.1 pts ▸ 44.8%

41.5% Married ◂ +9.3 pts 32.2%

9.1% Divorced +1.2 pts ▸ 10.3%

7.7% Widowed +0.5 pts ▸ 8.2%

4.2% Separated +0.7 pts ▸ 4.8%

Age & sex structure

Port Pirie South Solomontown

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

87.2% Australia ◂ +8.0 pts 79.2%

1.8% England ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%

0.4% New Zealand +1.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.8% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.4% South Africa ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.4% India even 0.4%

0.1% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

44.0% Australian ◂ +3.3 pts 40.7%

41.9% English ◂ +1.5 pts 40.4%

8.1% Scottish ◂ +1.7 pts 6.4%

8.1% Irish ◂ +2.1 pts 6.1%

7.7% German ◂ +0.6 pts 7.1%

6.7% Italian ◂ +1.5 pts 5.1%

0.8% Greek +0.6 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.4% Dutch ◂ +1.0 pts 0.4%

0.5% Chinese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Indian ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.4% Filipino even 0.5%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

90.3% English only ◂ +4.9 pts 85.4%

1.1% Italian +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.1% Punjabi +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Arabic ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

0.2% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.8% No religion +9.0 pts ▸ 54.8%

46.0% Christianity ◂ +15.2 pts 30.8%

6.1% Not stated +6.3 pts ▸ 12.4%

1.1% Islam ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%

0.2% Buddhism +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.5% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +2.60 more in Solomontown

3.08 44th pct 5.68 61st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +1 more in Port Pirie South

8 77th pct 7 75th pct

Avg size in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +18 larger in Solomontown

332 52nd pct 351 54th pct

ICSEA in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +5 higher in Port Pirie South

938 21st pct 933 19th pct

Highest year of school

35.8% Year 12 ◂ +6.7 pts 29.1%

23.6% Year 11 ◂ +2.4 pts 21.2%

19.3% Year 10 ◂ +0.7 pts 18.6%

14.9% Year 9 or below +3.2 pts ▸ 18.1%

Highest qualification level

45.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.3 pts 41.4%

15.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.6 pts 8.6%

11.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.8 pts 7.4%

3.5% Certificate I / II +2.3 pts ▸ 5.8%

3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.0 pts 1.0%

2.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.1 pts 1.3%

Field of qualification

20.7% Engineering & related ◂ +4.9 pts 15.7%

13.1% Society & culture +0.6 pts ▸ 13.7%

12.5% Management & commerce ◂ +4.1 pts 8.4%

11.5% Health ◂ +0.6 pts 10.9%

9.8% Education ◂ +4.5 pts 5.3%

6.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.3 pts ▸ 7.1%

4.9% Architecture & building ◂ +2.1 pts 2.8%

1.2% Agriculture & environment +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.0% Creative arts +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.6% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +$104 higher in Port Pirie South gap widening

$616 27th pct $512 13th pct

Household income in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +$309 higher in Port Pirie South gap widening

$1,145 22nd pct $836 7th pct

Family income in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +$328 higher in Port Pirie South gap steady

$1,582 31st pct $1,254 13th pct

Household income distribution

24.1% Under $650 +12.3 pts ▸ 36.4%

31.3% $650–$1,499 +3.3 pts ▸ 34.5%

25.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.2 pts 18.0%

6.7% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.5 pts 3.2%

4.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.7 pts 1.3%

Personal income distribution

48.6% Under $650 +4.3 pts ▸ 53.0%

28.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.7 pts 27.1%

14.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.5 pts 7.1%

1.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 1.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.5% Mental health +3.3 pts ▸ 14.8%

13.7% Arthritis ◂ +0.2 pts 13.4%

10.7% Asthma +1.0 pts ▸ 11.7%

8.6% Diabetes +1.0 pts ▸ 9.7%

7.3% Other condition +1.8 pts ▸ 9.1%

5.2% Heart disease +0.8 pts ▸ 6.0%

3.6% Lung condition ◂ +0.8 pts 2.8%

3.3% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 3.1%

1.1% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

0.7% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.7% None ◂ +8.2 pts 48.5%

21.9% One condition +1.0 pts ▸ 22.9%

8.8% Two conditions +1.6 pts ▸ 10.4%

5.7% Three or more +0.3 pts ▸ 6.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +108 larger in Port Pirie South

184 86th pct 76 83rd pct

Median age in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +2 yrs older in Solomontown

19 yrs 21st pct 21 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +$49 higher in Solomontown

$425 21st pct $474 29th pct

Household income in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +$342 higher in Solomontown

$866 13th pct $1,208 27th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +0.1 larger in Port Pirie South gap narrowing

2.2 24th pct 2.1 19th pct

Family composition

46.3% Couples with children ◂ +5.9 pts 40.4%

32.4% Couples without children ◂ +2.1 pts 30.3%

20.1% One-parent families +6.6 pts ▸ 26.8%

1.0% Other families +1.7 pts ▸ 2.7%

Household size

33.6% 1 person +6.4 pts ▸ 40.0%

35.8% 2 people ◂ +0.6 pts 35.2%

13.8% 3 people ◂ +2.4 pts 11.4%

11.1% 4 people ◂ +1.6 pts 9.5%

4.3% 5 people +0.4 pts ▸ 4.7%

1.3% 6 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +$5 higher in Port Pirie South gap steady

$200 25th pct $195 24th pct

Mortgage in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +$217 higher in Port Pirie South gap narrowing

$975 14th pct $758 8th pct

People / bedroom in Port Pirie South in Solomontown even gap steady

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

36.1% Owned outright ◂ +3.9 pts 32.2%

27.3% Rented +7.3 pts ▸ 34.5%

32.6% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +3.4 pts 29.2%

1.8% Not stated +1.8 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.5% Other tenure ◂ +1.8 pts 0.6%

Types of homes

88.4% Separate house +1.8 pts ▸ 90.3%

11.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +4.6 pts 6.4%

0.0% Other dwelling +2.3 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.0% Flat or apartment +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

Bedrooms per home

59.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.0 pts 57.0%

15.6% 2 bedrooms +6.2 pts ▸ 21.8%

18.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +5.5 pts 13.1%

2.5% 1 bedroom +1.5 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.1% 5 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 0.8%

0.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

44.0% Under $200 +6.9 pts ▸ 50.9%

48.4% $200–$349 ◂ +4.3 pts 44.2%

3.8% $350–$549 ◂ +3.8 pts 0.0%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

48.1% Under $1,000 +27.2 pts ▸ 75.4%

35.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +22.1 pts 13.0%

10.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +7.3 pts 2.9%

3.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +3.3 pts 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +14 more in Port Pirie South

28 86th pct 14 84th pct

Stops/1k in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +5.65 more in Solomontown

7.22 86th pct 12.87 89th pct

Departures/1k in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +167.9 more in Solomontown

298.1 75th pct 466.0 78th pct

PT routes in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +4 more in Port Pirie South

8 86th pct 4 82nd pct

Stop walk in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +6 longer in Port Pirie South

17 56th pct 11 47th pct

How people get to work

74.0% Car (driver) ◂ +4.5 pts 69.5%

5.5% Car (passenger) +2.0 pts ▸ 7.4%

1.9% Walked +3.3 pts ▸ 5.2%

2.3% Worked at home ◂ +1.2 pts 1.1%

0.7% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

0.0% Bus even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.1% 1 vehicle +5.7 pts ▸ 43.8%

33.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +9.2 pts 24.7%

8.2% No vehicle +10.3 pts ▸ 18.5%

13.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +4.4 pts 9.3%

6.7% 4 or more ◂ +2.3 pts 4.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.2% Health care & social assistance +3.8 pts ▸ 22.0%

14.9% Manufacturing ◂ +1.5 pts 13.5%

13.0% Retail trade ◂ +3.1 pts 9.9%

6.4% Accommodation & food +5.2 pts ▸ 11.5%

10.4% Education & training ◂ +4.3 pts 6.0%

6.4% Construction +1.0 pts ▸ 7.4%

5.3% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.0 pts 3.3%

5.1% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 4.7%

3.2% Administrative & support +1.8 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.7% Transport & warehousing +0.7 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.2% Mining ◂ +2.4 pts 0.8%

1.0% Wholesale trade +1.8 pts ▸ 2.7%

Occupations people work in

16.7% Community & personal service +1.4 pts ▸ 18.1%

11.0% Labourers +6.8 pts ▸ 17.9%

15.4% Professionals ◂ +4.9 pts 10.4%

14.5% Technicians & trades ◂ +5.2 pts 9.3%

11.9% Machinery operators & drivers +1.9 pts ▸ 13.7%

9.4% Clerical & administrative +2.9 pts ▸ 12.4%

11.0% Sales workers +1.4 pts ▸ 12.4%

8.3% Managers ◂ +1.7 pts 6.6%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +2,502 higher in Solomontown

8,252 83rd pct 10,754 87th pct

Assault/100k in Port Pirie South in Solomontown even

1,934 86th pct 1,930 86th pct

Robbery/100k in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +66 higher in Solomontown

26 19th pct 92 72nd pct

Burglary/100k in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +549 higher in Solomontown

1,289 87th pct 1,838 90th pct

Theft/100k in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +187 higher in Solomontown

2,295 74th pct 2,482 76th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +239 higher in Solomontown

129 34th pct 368 80th pct

Property damage/100k in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +841 higher in Solomontown

2,192 87th pct 3,033 90th pct

5-yr change in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +28.3 pts higher in Port Pirie South

67.5% 86th pct 39.3% 80th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +1.6 higher in Solomontown

3.8 77th pct 5.4 85th pct

Types ≤15 min in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +2.0 more in Solomontown

3.4 74th pct 5.4 85th pct

15-min city in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +53.5 pts higher in Solomontown

28.5% 74th pct 82.1% 90th pct

Walk to shops in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +6.1 pts higher in Solomontown

31.2% 75th pct 37.3% 76th pct

Walk to transit in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +1.1 pts higher in Solomontown

90.6% 84th pct 91.7% 85th pct

Walk to school in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +21.0 pts higher in Solomontown

65.2% 80th pct 86.3% 89th pct

Walk to a park in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +4.4 pts higher in Port Pirie South

87.4% 79th pct 83.0% 76th pct

Walk to health in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +9.8 pts higher in Port Pirie South

25.0% 78th pct 15.2% 75th pct

Amenities/1k in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +11.1 more in Solomontown

10.1 41st pct 21.1 63rd pct

Intersections/km² in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +21 higher in Solomontown

15 73rd pct 36 76th pct

Mean slope in Port Pirie South in Solomontown +0.1 pts higher in Port Pirie South

2.2% 0th pct 2.1% 0th pct

Compare Port Pirie South with nearby areas

Solomontown Coonamia Bungama Port Pirie Risdon Park South Pirie East Port Pirie West Germein Bay

Compare Solomontown with nearby areas

Coonamia Port Pirie Port Pirie South Germein Bay Bungama Port Pirie West Risdon Park South Risdon Park

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Port Pirie South vs Solomontown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL41210/port-pirie-south/vs/SAL41351/solomontown