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Mildura - Buronga vs Port Pirie

Name: Mildura - Buronga vs Port Pirie — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Urban Area comparison ≈ 391 km apart · Mildura - Buronga profile · Port Pirie profile

Mildura - Buronga Port Pirie

Mildura - Buronga and Port Pirie are regional centres located in different states. Mildura - Buronga is much more walkable, with 63.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries compared to just 36.2% in Port Pirie. It also has a higher share of recent overseas arrivals at 24.9%, while Port Pirie's is 11.5%. In contrast, Port Pirie has a noticeably older population, with a typical resident aged 43 and 22.9% of people aged 65 and over, compared to 40 years and 19.7% in Mildura - Buronga.

Both areas have a similar share of people who have served in the Defence Force, sitting around 3%. This common ground exists alongside diverging trends; for example, the gap in typical weekly income has narrowed since 2011, though it remains well higher in Mildura - Buronga. Other gaps have also shrunk, such as the difference in the number of people born overseas and the proportion of residents aged 65 and over.

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Where they differ most

Population: 39,724 larger in Mildura - Buronga People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Mildura - Buronga Other language: 7.6 pts higher in Mildura - Buronga Recent arrivals: 13.4 pts higher in Mildura - Buronga Limited English: 2.7 pts higher in Mildura - Buronga

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mildura - Buronga in Port Pirie +39,724 larger in Mildura - Buronga gap widening

53,620 63rd pct 13,896 13th pct

Median age in Mildura - Buronga in Port Pirie +3 yrs older in Port Pirie gap narrowing

40 yrs 48th pct 43 yrs 64th pct

Age structure

25.1% Older adults (45–64) +1.0 pts ▸ 26.1%

25.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.5 pts 21.6%

19.7% Seniors (65+) +3.2 pts ▸ 22.9%

18.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.6 pts 17.1%

11.4% Youth (15–24) +1.0 pts ▸ 12.4%

Marital status

44.9% Married ◂ +6.3 pts 38.6%

35.7% Never married +3.3 pts ▸ 39.0%

9.3% Divorced +0.4 pts ▸ 9.8%

6.2% Widowed +2.2 pts ▸ 8.3%

3.9% Separated +0.4 pts ▸ 4.3%

Age & sex structure

Mildura - Buronga Port Pirie

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

77.7% Australia +8.2 pts ▸ 85.9%

1.2% England +0.8 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.1% India ◂ +0.7 pts 0.4%

1.0% Italy ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.8% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.6% Philippines even 0.6%

0.6% Vietnam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.4% China ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.2% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

36.3% Australian +6.7 pts ▸ 43.0%

36.2% English +5.4 pts ▸ 41.6%

8.9% Scottish ◂ +1.4 pts 7.4%

8.7% Irish ◂ +1.1 pts 7.6%

5.0% German +2.5 pts ▸ 7.4%

7.3% Italian ◂ +1.3 pts 6.0%

2.1% Chinese ◂ +1.6 pts 0.5%

1.2% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

0.9% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

1.0% Indian ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.8% Filipino even 0.8%

0.7% Vietnamese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

79.6% English only +9.7 pts ▸ 89.3%

1.7% Mandarin ◂ +1.5 pts 0.2%

1.5% Italian ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

0.7% Vietnamese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

0.7% Punjabi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.5% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.3% Cantonese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Tagalog even 0.2%

0.2% Arabic even 0.2%

0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

42.0% No religion +6.8 pts ▸ 48.8%

42.9% Christianity ◂ +0.8 pts 42.1%

9.5% Not stated ◂ +2.3 pts 7.3%

2.1% Islam ◂ +1.5 pts 0.6%

1.9% Buddhism ◂ +1.5 pts 0.4%

0.8% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.7% Hinduism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Highest year of school

40.1% Year 12 ◂ +6.7 pts 33.4%

14.0% Year 11 +9.1 pts ▸ 23.1%

19.3% Year 10 +0.4 pts ▸ 19.7%

16.4% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.1 pts 16.3%

Highest qualification level

34.0% Certificate III / IV +10.8 pts ▸ 44.8%

17.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.5 pts 12.9%

14.8% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.6 pts 11.1%

2.7% Certificate I / II +1.4 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.0 pts 2.5%

3.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.2 pts 2.1%

Field of qualification

12.2% Engineering & related +7.7 pts ▸ 19.8%

14.0% Management & commerce ◂ +1.6 pts 12.4%

12.0% Society & culture +1.7 pts ▸ 13.7%

10.6% Health +0.8 pts ▸ 11.4%

9.0% Education ◂ +1.6 pts 7.4%

6.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.3 pts ▸ 6.6%

5.0% Architecture & building ◂ +0.3 pts 4.6%

3.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +2.5 pts 1.2%

2.1% Creative arts ◂ +1.0 pts 1.1%

1.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.9 pts 0.7%

1.1% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Mildura - Buronga in Port Pirie +$127 higher in Mildura - Buronga gap narrowing

$697 38th pct $570 5th pct

Household income in Mildura - Buronga in Port Pirie +$308 higher in Mildura - Buronga gap narrowing

$1,352 42nd pct $1,044 1st pct

Family income in Mildura - Buronga in Port Pirie +$263 higher in Mildura - Buronga gap narrowing

$1,711 37th pct $1,448 13th pct

Household income distribution

30.9% $650–$1,499 +1.4 pts ▸ 32.3%

28.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.5 pts 22.7%

19.3% Under $650 +8.0 pts ▸ 27.4%

7.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.7 pts 5.7%

5.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 3.6%

Personal income distribution

42.3% Under $650 +8.7 pts ▸ 51.0%

32.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.6 pts 28.2%

12.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 12.0%

1.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.7% Arthritis +4.7 pts ▸ 14.4%

9.8% Mental health +3.3 pts ▸ 13.2%

9.8% Asthma +0.9 pts ▸ 10.7%

5.5% Diabetes +3.5 pts ▸ 9.0%

7.6% Other condition +1.0 pts ▸ 8.6%

4.8% Heart disease +1.3 pts ▸ 6.0%

2.2% Lung condition +1.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.1% Cancer +0.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.7% Dementia +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.1% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.1% None ◂ +4.5 pts 53.6%

20.1% One condition +1.8 pts ▸ 21.9%

6.7% Two conditions +2.2 pts ▸ 9.0%

4.1% Three or more +2.6 pts ▸ 6.8%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Mildura - Buronga in Port Pirie +0.2 larger in Mildura - Buronga gap narrowing

2.4 43rd pct 2.2 6th pct

Family composition

52.3% Couples with children ◂ +5.9 pts 46.4%

29.2% Couples without children +1.4 pts ▸ 30.6%

17.3% One-parent families +4.4 pts ▸ 21.7%

1.2% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

Household size

28.6% 1 person +7.8 pts ▸ 36.3%

34.9% 2 people ◂ +0.8 pts 34.1%

14.3% 3 people ◂ +1.0 pts 13.3%

12.8% 4 people ◂ +2.7 pts 10.1%

6.3% 5 people ◂ +1.8 pts 4.5%

3.2% 6 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 2.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mildura - Buronga in Port Pirie +$80 higher in Mildura - Buronga gap widening

$265 25th pct $185 0th pct

Mortgage in Mildura - Buronga in Port Pirie +$349 higher in Mildura - Buronga gap narrowing

$1,300 29th pct $951 0th pct

People / bedroom in Mildura - Buronga in Port Pirie +0.10 higher in Mildura - Buronga gap widening

0.80 57th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

30.3% Rented +2.6 pts ▸ 33.0%

32.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.5 pts 31.0%

32.5% Owned outright ◂ +0.2 pts 32.3%

2.5% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 2.4%

2.2% Other tenure ◂ +0.7 pts 1.5%

Types of homes

84.8% Separate house ◂ +1.2 pts 83.5%

8.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +5.9 pts ▸ 14.0%

5.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +3.8 pts 1.8%

1.2% Other dwelling ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

49.7% 3 bedrooms +9.3 pts ▸ 59.0%

24.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +6.2 pts 18.0%

16.6% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.8 pts 14.8%

3.7% 5 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 2.5%

3.2% 1 bedroom +0.3 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

22.2% Under $200 +31.7 pts ▸ 54.0%

53.7% $200–$349 ◂ +13.7 pts 39.9%

18.7% $350–$549 ◂ +16.3 pts 2.4%

0.9% $550–$749 ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

0.7% $750 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

27.4% Under $1,000 +23.5 pts ▸ 50.9%

45.3% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +11.7 pts 33.6%

16.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +7.6 pts 8.9%

4.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.7 pts 1.8%

Transport & Vehicles

How people get to work

68.7% Car (driver) +3.8 pts ▸ 72.6%

8.7% Worked at home ◂ +6.1 pts 2.6%

7.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.8 pts 5.5%

3.1% Walked ◂ +0.1 pts 2.9%

0.5% Bicycle +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.4% Bus even 0.3%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

34.1% 1 vehicle +5.5 pts ▸ 39.7%

37.9% 2 vehicles ◂ +6.3 pts 31.5%

13.9% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.3 pts 11.6%

6.3% No vehicle +4.9 pts ▸ 11.2%

7.8% 4 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 6.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.5% Health care & social assistance +4.0 pts ▸ 19.6%

5.6% Manufacturing +8.7 pts ▸ 14.3%

10.8% Retail trade +1.9 pts ▸ 12.6%

9.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +8.4 pts 1.0%

8.7% Education & training ◂ +0.7 pts 8.0%

8.0% Construction ◂ +1.1 pts 7.0%

6.8% Accommodation & food +0.6 pts ▸ 7.4%

5.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.7 pts 4.8%

3.7% Other services +0.7 pts ▸ 4.3%

4.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.3 pts 3.9%

3.9% Administrative & support ◂ +0.1 pts 3.8%

3.6% Professional & technical ◂ +2.2 pts 1.4%

Occupations people work in

17.2% Professionals ◂ +3.3 pts 13.9%

12.4% Community & personal service +3.7 pts ▸ 16.2%

13.6% Technicians & trades +0.8 pts ▸ 14.4%

14.0% Labourers ◂ +1.1 pts 12.9%

13.4% Managers ◂ +4.7 pts 8.6%

6.6% Machinery operators & drivers +4.6 pts ▸ 11.2%

9.6% Sales workers +1.3 pts ▸ 10.9%

10.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.7 pts 10.2%

Walkability

Walk score in Mildura - Buronga in Port Pirie +0.9 higher in Mildura - Buronga

5.3 64th pct 4.5 36th pct

Types ≤15 min in Mildura - Buronga in Port Pirie +0.9 more in Mildura - Buronga

5.2 67th pct 4.3 32nd pct

15-min city in Mildura - Buronga in Port Pirie +23.6 pts higher in Mildura - Buronga

64.8% 72nd pct 41.3% 21st pct

Walk to shops in Mildura - Buronga in Port Pirie +26.9 pts higher in Mildura - Buronga

63.1% 74th pct 36.2% 14th pct

Walk to transit in Mildura - Buronga in Port Pirie +9.5 pts higher in Port Pirie

74.2% 33rd pct 83.7% 52nd pct

Walk to school in Mildura - Buronga in Port Pirie +8.8 pts higher in Port Pirie

67.4% 60th pct 76.2% 81st pct

Walk to a park in Mildura - Buronga in Port Pirie +0.6 pts higher in Mildura - Buronga

89.2% 49th pct 88.6% 47th pct

Walk to health in Mildura - Buronga in Port Pirie +5.5 pts higher in Mildura - Buronga

40.1% 49th pct 34.6% 29th pct

Amenities/1k in Mildura - Buronga in Port Pirie +14.0 more in Mildura - Buronga

26.8 88th pct 12.8 28th pct

Intersections/km² in Mildura - Buronga in Port Pirie +7 higher in Mildura - Buronga

21 57th pct 14 36th pct

Mean slope in Mildura - Buronga in Port Pirie +0.5 pts higher in Mildura - Buronga

2.7% 5th pct 2.2% 0th pct

Compare Mildura - Buronga with nearby areas

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Compare Port Pirie with nearby areas

Whyalla Port Augusta Adelaide Murray Bridge Victor Harbor - Goolwa Port Lincoln Broken Hill Mildura - Buronga Not in any Significant Urban Area Mount Gambier Horsham Swan Hill

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mildura - Buronga vs Port Pirie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sua/2012/mildura-buronga/vs/4006/port-pirie