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Broken Hill vs Port Lincoln

Urban Area comparison ≈ 610 km apart · Broken Hill profile · Port Lincoln profile

Broken Hill Port Lincoln

Broken Hill and Port Lincoln are both regional hubs, but they offer very different lifestyles. Broken Hill is very walkable, with a typical resident living in a separate house and 87.6% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries. In contrast, Port Lincoln is mostly car-dependent, and only 25.2% of homes are that close to shops. There are also notable differences in home ownership and education; Broken Hill has a far higher share of homes owned outright (42.0% compared to 31.7% in Port Lincoln), while Port Lincoln has a far higher share of residents who completed Year 12 (41.5% versus 29.1%).

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people who have served in the Defence Force. They also share similar typical family incomes and have almost identical numbers of people per home. While the two towns are far apart, some gaps are closing; the difference in the typical age of residents has narrowed, and the gap in the share of households that rent has also shrunk since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Full-time: 9.4 pts higher in Broken Hill Volunteering: 5.9 pts higher in Port Lincoln Separate houses: 11.4 pts higher in Broken Hill Unpaid child care: 4.1 pts higher in Port Lincoln Owned outright: 10.4 pts higher in Broken Hill

Demographics & Identity

Population in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +1,281 larger in Broken Hill gap narrowing
17,588 26th pct 16,307 21st pct
Median age in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +3 yrs older in Broken Hill gap narrowing
44 yrs 71st pct 41 yrs 52nd pct
First Nations in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +3.8 pts higher in Broken Hill gap widening
10.0% 86th pct 6.1% 58th pct
Aged 65+ in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +2.9 pts higher in Broken Hill gap narrowing
23.2% 70th pct 20.3% 53rd pct
Under 15 in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +1.5 pts higher in Port Lincoln gap steady
17.1% 28th pct 18.5% 59th pct
De facto in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +0.3 pts higher in Port Lincoln gap narrowing
13.6% 74th pct 13.9% 77th pct

Age structure

26.0% Older adults (45–64) +0.1 pts ▸ 26.1%
23.1% Young adults (25–44) +0.9 pts ▸ 24.0%
23.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.9 pts 20.3%
17.1% Children (0–14) +1.5 pts ▸ 18.5%
10.6% Youth (15–24) +0.4 pts ▸ 11.0%

Marital status

37.8% Married +7.0 pts ▸ 44.8%
39.2% Never married ◂ +2.8 pts 36.3%
10.7% Divorced ◂ +1.4 pts 9.3%
8.2% Widowed ◂ +2.2 pts 6.0%
4.2% Separated ◂ +0.7 pts 3.5%

Age & sex structure

Broken Hill Port Lincoln

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +3.4 pts higher in Port Lincoln gap steady
5.2% 0th pct 8.5% 10th pct

Country of birth

86.0% Australia ◂ +1.7 pts 84.3%
0.8% England +1.6 pts ▸ 2.4%
1.1% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%
0.4% New Zealand +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.4% India even 0.4%
0.1% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.1% Italy even 0.2%
0.0% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.1% China even 0.1%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

43.2% Australian ◂ +1.5 pts 41.7%
37.8% English +3.6 pts ▸ 41.4%
8.6% Scottish +0.9 pts ▸ 9.4%
4.5% German +4.6 pts ▸ 9.1%
9.0% Irish ◂ +1.2 pts 7.8%
3.1% Italian ◂ +0.9 pts 2.1%
0.6% Dutch +1.1 pts ▸ 1.8%
1.4% Filipino ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%
0.4% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.6% Indian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%
0.3% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Other language in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +0.6 pts higher in Port Lincoln gap steady
3.4% 8th pct 4.0% 16th pct
Limited English in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +0.0 pts higher in Broken Hill gap steady
0.4% 14th pct 0.3% 11th pct

Language used at home

88.0% English only +0.2 pts ▸ 88.2%
0.4% Tagalog even 0.3%
0.3% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.1% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Mandarin even 0.2%
0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%
0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +1.2 pts higher in Port Lincoln gap narrowing
49.3% 86th pct 50.5% 91st pct

Religious affiliation

49.3% No religion +1.2 pts ▸ 50.5%
39.2% Christianity ◂ +0.7 pts 38.5%
10.1% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 9.5%
0.4% Buddhism even 0.5%
0.3% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.4% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%
0.3% Islam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +12.3 pts higher in Port Lincoln gap steady
29.1% 0th pct 41.5% 36th pct
Bachelor+ in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +1.4 pts higher in Port Lincoln gap steady
10.4% 11th pct 11.8% 19th pct

Highest year of school

29.1% Year 12 +12.3 pts ▸ 41.5%
33.5% Year 10 ◂ +14.7 pts 18.8%
7.8% Year 11 +13.3 pts ▸ 21.1%
19.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +9.2 pts 10.2%

Highest qualification level

39.2% Certificate III / IV +0.2 pts ▸ 39.4%
13.7% Bachelor degree +2.8 pts ▸ 16.4%
11.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.5 pts ▸ 13.2%
2.6% Certificate I / II +0.9 pts ▸ 3.5%
3.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.4 pts 2.9%
2.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.5 pts 2.4%

Field of qualification

18.4% Engineering & related ◂ +2.5 pts 16.0%
12.5% Management & commerce +0.9 pts ▸ 13.4%
12.6% Health ◂ +1.7 pts 10.8%
10.3% Society & culture +1.5 pts ▸ 11.8%
7.8% Education +1.8 pts ▸ 9.6%
4.4% Architecture & building +2.0 pts ▸ 6.3%
5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.0 pts ▸ 6.3%
1.5% Agriculture & environment +2.1 pts ▸ 3.6%
1.9% Information technology ◂ +1.1 pts 0.8%
1.0% Creative arts +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%
1.0% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +$89 higher in Port Lincoln gap narrowing
$647 22nd pct $736 51st pct
Household income in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +$128 higher in Port Lincoln gap narrowing
$1,173 16th pct $1,301 34th pct
Family income in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +$127 higher in Port Lincoln gap narrowing
$1,623 26th pct $1,750 43rd pct
High earners in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +1.6 pts higher in Broken Hill gap widening
8.8% 52nd pct 7.2% 32nd pct
High-income homes in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +0.8 pts higher in Broken Hill gap steady
12.2% 30th pct 11.5% 25th pct

Household income distribution

30.4% $650–$1,499 +0.3 pts ▸ 30.8%
24.0% $1,500–$2,999 +3.6 pts ▸ 27.7%
24.8% Under $650 ◂ +4.5 pts 20.3%
7.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 6.4%
5.1% $4,000 or more even 5.1%

Personal income distribution

44.8% Under $650 ◂ +4.2 pts 40.6%
27.0% $650–$1,499 +7.5 pts ▸ 34.5%
15.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.0 pts 13.4%
2.2% $3,000 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 2.6%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +10.0 pts higher in Broken Hill
38.2% 89th pct 28.2% 23rd pct
Mental health in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +3.9 pts higher in Broken Hill
11.8% 75th pct 7.9% 15th pct
Needs assistance in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +2.3 pts higher in Broken Hill gap steady
8.3% 78th pct 6.0% 32nd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

14.2% Arthritis ◂ +5.6 pts 8.6%
12.0% Asthma ◂ +3.2 pts 8.8%
11.8% Mental health ◂ +3.9 pts 7.9%
8.4% Other condition ◂ +1.5 pts 6.9%
8.2% Diabetes ◂ +3.0 pts 5.2%
6.1% Heart disease ◂ +2.0 pts 4.1%
3.4% Cancer ◂ +0.5 pts 2.9%
3.4% Lung condition ◂ +1.3 pts 2.1%
1.4% Stroke ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%
1.0% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

49.8% None +11.4 pts ▸ 61.2%
22.8% One condition ◂ +3.6 pts 19.2%
9.3% Two conditions ◂ +3.4 pts 5.9%
6.0% Three or more ◂ +2.9 pts 3.1%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +5.9 pts higher in Port Lincoln gap steady
13.3% 23rd pct 19.2% 88th pct
Unpaid carers in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +1.1 pts higher in Broken Hill gap steady
13.0% 52nd pct 11.9% 30th pct
Unpaid child care in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +4.1 pts higher in Port Lincoln gap narrowing
22.6% 14th pct 26.7% 64th pct
Defence service in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +0.3 pts higher in Broken Hill
3.1% 48th pct 2.8% 31st pct
Housework 15h+ in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +2.5 pts higher in Port Lincoln gap widening
20.1% 29th pct 22.6% 66th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +0.1 larger in Port Lincoln gap narrowing
2.2 6th pct 2.3 14th pct
One-parent in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +6.4 pts higher in Broken Hill gap widening
23.1% 97th pct 16.6% 51st pct
Living alone in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +6.6 pts higher in Broken Hill gap widening
37.1% 100th pct 30.5% 71st pct

Family composition

43.8% Couples with children +7.0 pts ▸ 50.8%
31.6% Couples without children ◂ +0.2 pts 31.4%
23.1% One-parent families ◂ +6.4 pts 16.6%
1.6% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

Household size

37.1% 1 person ◂ +6.6 pts 30.5%
34.3% 2 people +2.1 pts ▸ 36.4%
12.9% 3 people +1.0 pts ▸ 13.9%
10.0% 4 people +2.1 pts ▸ 12.0%
3.8% 5 people +1.2 pts ▸ 5.0%
1.8% 6 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +$20 higher in Port Lincoln gap narrowing
$220 8th pct $240 12th pct
Mortgage in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +$433 higher in Port Lincoln gap widening
$867 0th pct $1,300 29th pct
People / bedroom in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln even gap steady
0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct
Renting in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +7.8 pts higher in Port Lincoln gap narrowing
23.8% 16th pct 31.6% 58th pct
Owned outright in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +10.4 pts higher in Broken Hill gap narrowing
42.0% 87th pct 31.7% 37th pct
Separate houses in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +11.4 pts higher in Broken Hill gap narrowing
94.6% 100th pct 83.1% 43rd pct
3+ bedrooms in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +4.5 pts higher in Port Lincoln gap widening
74.1% 25th pct 78.6% 57th pct

How homes are owned or rented

42.0% Owned outright ◂ +10.4 pts 31.7%
30.0% Owned with a mortgage +2.6 pts ▸ 32.6%
23.8% Rented +7.8 pts ▸ 31.6%
2.2% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 2.0%
1.9% Other tenure even 2.0%

Types of homes

94.6% Separate house ◂ +11.4 pts 83.1%
2.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +7.9 pts ▸ 10.4%
2.5% Flat or apartment +3.0 pts ▸ 5.6%
0.1% Other dwelling +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

Bedrooms per home

54.1% 3 bedrooms +0.4 pts ▸ 54.6%
16.5% 4 bedrooms +4.4 pts ▸ 20.9%
19.7% 2 bedrooms ◂ +3.6 pts 16.1%
4.1% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.7 pts 3.3%
3.4% 5 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 3.1%
0.2% Studio / none even 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

52.0% $200–$349 ◂ +0.4 pts 51.6%
35.5% Under $200 ◂ +3.7 pts 31.9%
7.3% $350–$549 +5.6 pts ▸ 13.0%
0.5% $550–$749 ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

52.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +25.1 pts 27.5%
31.9% $1,000–$1,799 +13.3 pts ▸ 45.2%
6.7% $1,800–$2,999 +10.6 pts ▸ 17.3%
2.1% $3,000 or more +2.8 pts ▸ 4.9%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +2.7 pts higher in Broken Hill gap steady
9.8% 93rd pct 7.0% 71st pct
Work from home in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +0.3 pts higher in Port Lincoln gap steady
4.2% 14th pct 4.4% 17th pct
PT commute in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +0.4 pts higher in Port Lincoln gap steady
0.1% 0th pct 0.5% 41st pct

How people get to work

70.2% Car (driver) +1.4 pts ▸ 71.7%
6.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.0 pts 5.6%
4.2% Worked at home +0.3 pts ▸ 4.4%
3.7% Walked ◂ +0.8 pts 2.9%
0.4% Bicycle even 0.4%
0.1% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

42.9% 1 vehicle ◂ +7.3 pts 35.6%
33.1% 2 vehicles +5.4 pts ▸ 38.5%
10.0% 3 vehicles +2.7 pts ▸ 12.7%
9.8% No vehicle ◂ +2.7 pts 7.0%
4.2% 4 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 6.2%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +6.2 pts higher in Port Lincoln gap narrowing
28.6% 0th pct 34.9% 16th pct
Recent arrivals in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +9.3 pts higher in Broken Hill gap widening
20.5% 82nd pct 11.2% 39th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +1.2 pts higher in Broken Hill gap narrowing
5.5% 73rd pct 4.3% 32nd pct
Participation in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +5.9 pts higher in Port Lincoln gap narrowing
52.0% 21st pct 57.9% 50th pct
Full-time in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +9.4 pts higher in Broken Hill gap widening
61.7% 78th pct 52.3% 12th pct

Industries people work in

21.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +6.4 pts 15.5%
10.8% Retail trade +1.4 pts ▸ 12.2%
11.0% Mining ◂ +9.2 pts 1.8%
0.9% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +8.5 pts ▸ 9.4%
6.1% Construction +2.9 pts ▸ 9.1%
8.4% Education & training +0.5 pts ▸ 8.9%
8.5% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.4 pts 7.1%
6.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.6 pts 5.1%
3.8% Transport & warehousing +0.8 pts ▸ 4.6%
4.0% Other services +0.6 pts ▸ 4.6%
2.1% Manufacturing +2.4 pts ▸ 4.5%
1.7% Professional & technical +1.7 pts ▸ 3.5%

Occupations people work in

16.5% Professionals +0.3 pts ▸ 16.7%
16.4% Community & personal service ◂ +1.8 pts 14.5%
15.5% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.4 pts 15.2%
10.2% Labourers +3.5 pts ▸ 13.7%
9.4% Managers +1.5 pts ▸ 11.0%
10.5% Clerical & administrative +0.5 pts ▸ 10.9%
8.9% Sales workers +1.8 pts ▸ 10.7%
10.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +4.6 pts 5.7%

Walkability

Walk score in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +3.0 higher in Broken Hill
6.8 98th pct 3.8 22nd pct
Types ≤15 min in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +3.0 more in Broken Hill
7.0 100th pct 4.0 26th pct
15-min city in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +49.2 pts higher in Broken Hill
92.8% 100th pct 43.6% 25th pct
Walk to shops in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +62.4 pts higher in Broken Hill
87.6% 100th pct 25.2% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +33.6 pts higher in Broken Hill
97.6% 100th pct 64.0% 26th pct
Walk to school in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +31.4 pts higher in Broken Hill
87.2% 99th pct 55.7% 30th pct
Walk to a park in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +15.2 pts higher in Broken Hill
97.1% 94th pct 81.9% 28th pct
Walk to health in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +44.8 pts higher in Broken Hill
71.7% 99th pct 26.9% 15th pct
Amenities/1k in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +5.0 more in Broken Hill
15.6 55th pct 10.7 13th pct
Intersections/km² in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +2 higher in Broken Hill
17 43rd pct 14 36th pct
Mean slope in Broken Hillin Port Lincoln +3.7 pts higher in Port Lincoln
3.2% 15th pct 6.9% 83rd pct

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Compare Port Lincoln with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Broken Hill vs Port Lincoln [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sua/1007/broken-hill/vs/4005/port-lincoln