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Mount Gambier vs Port Pirie

Urban Area comparison ≈ 570 km apart · Mount Gambier profile · Port Pirie profile

Mount Gambier Port Pirie

Mount Gambier and Port Pirie are two distinct regional centres in South Australia. Mount Gambier is more walkable, with 68.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a '15-minute-city' area and 73.9% near groceries, compared to 41.3% and 36.2% in Port Pirie. Mount Gambier also has a higher typical weekly personal income of $713, while the figure in Port Pirie is $570. In contrast, Port Pirie has a higher share of one-parent families at 21.7% and a higher unemployment rate of 7.7%, compared to 16.7% and 4.4% in Mount Gambier.

Both areas are very similar when it comes to how people live, with almost identical shares of people in de facto relationships and those who served in the Defence Force. While they share these commonalities, some gaps are growing. The difference in typical income has widened since 2011, and the gap in unemployment has also increased. Both areas sit well below the national figure for people born overseas, though this share is higher in Mount Gambier at 11.0% than in Port Pirie at 7.8%.

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Where they differ most

Unemployment: 3.3 pts higher in Port Pirie Population: 15,550 larger in Mount Gambier Unpaid child care: 3.7 pts higher in Mount Gambier One-parent: 5.0 pts higher in Port Pirie Participation: 8.3 pts higher in Mount Gambier

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +15,550 larger in Mount Gambier gap widening
29,446 48th pct 13,896 13th pct
Median age in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +2 yrs older in Port Pirie gap steady
41 yrs 52nd pct 43 yrs 64th pct
First Nations in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +2.4 pts higher in Port Pirie gap widening
2.7% 21st pct 5.2% 48th pct
Aged 65+ in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +2.0 pts higher in Port Pirie gap narrowing
20.9% 57th pct 22.9% 68th pct
Under 15 in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +1.1 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap steady
18.2% 51st pct 17.1% 28th pct
De facto in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +0.2 pts higher in Port Pirie gap steady
12.5% 46th pct 12.7% 57th pct

Age structure

25.6% Older adults (45–64) +0.5 pts ▸ 26.1%
23.5% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.0 pts 21.6%
20.9% Seniors (65+) +2.0 pts ▸ 22.9%
18.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.1 pts 17.1%
11.8% Youth (15–24) +0.6 pts ▸ 12.4%

Marital status

44.7% Married ◂ +6.0 pts 38.6%
34.9% Never married +4.1 pts ▸ 39.0%
10.1% Divorced ◂ +0.3 pts 9.8%
6.7% Widowed +1.7 pts ▸ 8.3%
3.7% Separated +0.6 pts ▸ 4.3%

Age & sex structure

Mount Gambier Port Pirie

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +3.3 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap steady
11.0% 32nd pct 7.8% 6th pct

Country of birth

83.2% Australia +2.7 pts ▸ 85.9%
2.4% England ◂ +0.4 pts 2.0%
0.8% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%
0.6% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.5% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.5% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%
0.4% South Africa even 0.4%
0.2% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%
0.0% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

42.0% Australian +1.1 pts ▸ 43.0%
40.8% English +0.8 pts ▸ 41.6%
10.4% Scottish ◂ +3.0 pts 7.4%
8.6% Irish ◂ +1.0 pts 7.6%
7.9% German ◂ +0.5 pts 7.4%
3.4% Italian +2.7 pts ▸ 6.0%
2.7% Dutch ◂ +1.6 pts 1.0%
0.5% Greek +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.8% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.7% Chinese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%
0.5% Indian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%
0.2% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Other language in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +1.6 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap widening
6.3% 47th pct 4.7% 25th pct
Limited English in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +0.7 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap steady
1.3% 75th pct 0.6% 38th pct

Language used at home

88.0% English only +1.3 pts ▸ 89.3%
0.6% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.2% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.1% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.2% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%
0.1% Arabic even 0.2%
0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%
0.1% Hindi even 0.0%
0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +3.5 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap steady
52.3% 97th pct 48.8% 84th pct

Religious affiliation

52.3% No religion ◂ +3.5 pts 48.8%
38.5% Christianity +3.6 pts ▸ 42.1%
7.3% Not stated even 7.3%
0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%
0.4% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.5% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%
0.4% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +6.6 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap steady
40.0% 27th pct 33.4% 5th pct
Bachelor+ in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +3.8 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap steady
11.9% 20th pct 8.1% 0th pct

Highest year of school

40.0% Year 12 ◂ +6.6 pts 33.4%
22.0% Year 11 +1.1 pts ▸ 23.1%
18.2% Year 10 +1.5 pts ▸ 19.7%
12.7% Year 9 or below +3.6 pts ▸ 16.3%

Highest qualification level

42.1% Certificate III / IV +2.7 pts ▸ 44.8%
16.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.5 pts 12.9%
12.8% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.6 pts 11.1%
3.4% Certificate I / II +0.7 pts ▸ 4.0%
3.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.7 pts 2.5%
3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.9 pts 2.1%

Field of qualification

15.6% Engineering & related +4.2 pts ▸ 19.8%
16.0% Management & commerce ◂ +3.6 pts 12.4%
12.5% Society & culture +1.2 pts ▸ 13.7%
11.2% Health +0.3 pts ▸ 11.4%
9.2% Education ◂ +1.8 pts 7.4%
6.6% Food, hospitality & personal services even 6.6%
5.2% Architecture & building ◂ +0.6 pts 4.6%
3.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +2.2 pts 1.2%
1.8% Creative arts ◂ +0.7 pts 1.1%
1.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%
1.1% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +$143 higher in Mount Gambier gap widening
$713 44th pct $570 5th pct
Household income in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +$236 higher in Mount Gambier gap widening
$1,280 31st pct $1,044 1st pct
Family income in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +$287 higher in Mount Gambier gap widening
$1,735 41st pct $1,448 13th pct
High earners in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +0.6 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap steady
6.1% 20th pct 5.5% 15th pct
High-income homes in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +2.0 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap widening
11.3% 24th pct 9.3% 11th pct

Household income distribution

31.8% $650–$1,499 +0.4 pts ▸ 32.3%
28.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.1 pts 22.7%
21.6% Under $650 +5.8 pts ▸ 27.4%
6.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.1 pts 5.7%
4.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 3.6%

Personal income distribution

42.8% Under $650 +8.2 pts ▸ 51.0%
35.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +7.1 pts 28.2%
13.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.0 pts 12.0%
1.7% $3,000 or more even 1.7%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +4.1 pts higher in Port Pirie
33.5% 58th pct 37.7% 87th pct
Mental health in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +2.6 pts higher in Port Pirie
10.6% 52nd pct 13.2% 95th pct
Needs assistance in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +2.2 pts higher in Port Pirie gap steady
7.2% 61st pct 9.4% 90th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

10.2% Arthritis +4.2 pts ▸ 14.4%
10.6% Mental health +2.6 pts ▸ 13.2%
10.3% Asthma +0.4 pts ▸ 10.7%
6.5% Diabetes +2.6 pts ▸ 9.0%
8.6% Other condition even 8.6%
5.4% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 6.0%
2.5% Lung condition +1.1 pts ▸ 3.6%
3.2% Cancer +0.2 pts ▸ 3.3%
1.0% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%
1.3% Stroke even 1.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.1% None ◂ +4.4 pts 53.6%
21.8% One condition +0.2 pts ▸ 21.9%
7.4% Two conditions +1.5 pts ▸ 9.0%
4.4% Three or more +2.4 pts ▸ 6.8%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +2.2 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap narrowing
17.3% 75th pct 15.0% 44th pct
Unpaid carers in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +0.2 pts higher in Port Pirie gap steady
13.2% 58th pct 13.4% 64th pct
Unpaid child care in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +3.7 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap steady
26.7% 66th pct 23.1% 18th pct
Defence service in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +0.1 pts higher in Port Pirie
3.0% 41st pct 3.1% 47th pct
Housework 15h+ in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +0.3 pts higher in Port Pirie gap steady
22.1% 57th pct 22.4% 62nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +0.1 larger in Mount Gambier gap steady
2.3 14th pct 2.2 6th pct
One-parent in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +5.0 pts higher in Port Pirie gap widening
16.7% 51st pct 21.7% 93rd pct
Living alone in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +3.9 pts higher in Port Pirie gap steady
32.4% 83rd pct 36.3% 99th pct

Family composition

51.5% Couples with children ◂ +5.1 pts 46.4%
30.8% Couples without children ◂ +0.2 pts 30.6%
16.7% One-parent families +5.0 pts ▸ 21.7%
1.0% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Household size

32.4% 1 person +3.9 pts ▸ 36.3%
35.1% 2 people ◂ +1.1 pts 34.1%
13.4% 3 people ◂ +0.1 pts 13.3%
12.0% 4 people ◂ +2.0 pts 10.1%
4.8% 5 people ◂ +0.3 pts 4.5%
2.3% 6 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 2.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +$35 higher in Mount Gambier gap widening
$220 8th pct $185 0th pct
Mortgage in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +$219 higher in Mount Gambier gap narrowing
$1,170 7th pct $951 0th pct
People / bedroom in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie even gap steady
0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct
Renting in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +3.2 pts higher in Port Pirie gap widening
29.8% 43rd pct 33.0% 68th pct
Owned outright in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +0.9 pts higher in Port Pirie gap narrowing
31.3% 35th pct 32.3% 42nd pct
Separate houses in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +4.5 pts higher in Port Pirie gap widening
79.0% 27th pct 83.5% 45th pct
3+ bedrooms in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +2.3 pts higher in Port Pirie gap steady
77.3% 44th pct 79.5% 68th pct

How homes are owned or rented

34.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +3.3 pts 31.0%
29.8% Rented +3.2 pts ▸ 33.0%
31.3% Owned outright +0.9 pts ▸ 32.3%
3.1% Other tenure ◂ +1.6 pts 1.5%
1.4% Not stated +0.9 pts ▸ 2.4%

Types of homes

79.0% Separate house +4.5 pts ▸ 83.5%
12.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.4 pts ▸ 14.0%
7.9% Flat or apartment ◂ +6.1 pts 1.8%
0.2% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

52.6% 3 bedrooms +6.4 pts ▸ 59.0%
21.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +3.5 pts 18.0%
18.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +3.6 pts 14.8%
2.6% 1 bedroom +1.0 pts ▸ 3.5%
3.2% 5 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 2.5%
0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

38.1% Under $200 +15.8 pts ▸ 54.0%
50.9% $200–$349 ◂ +10.9 pts 39.9%
7.7% $350–$549 ◂ +5.3 pts 2.4%
0.3% $550–$749 +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.1% $750 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

34.5% Under $1,000 +16.4 pts ▸ 50.9%
46.3% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +12.7 pts 33.6%
12.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +3.4 pts 8.9%
2.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 1.8%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +4.2 pts higher in Port Pirie gap steady
7.0% 70th pct 11.2% 98th pct
Work from home in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +1.8 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap steady
4.4% 17th pct 2.6% 3rd pct
PT commute in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie even gap steady
0.3% 27th pct 0.3% 26th pct

How people get to work

74.5% Car (driver) ◂ +1.9 pts 72.6%
5.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 5.5%
4.4% Worked at home ◂ +1.8 pts 2.6%
2.0% Walked +0.9 pts ▸ 2.9%
0.4% Bicycle +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.3% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

36.2% 1 vehicle +3.5 pts ▸ 39.7%
36.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.7 pts 31.5%
12.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.3 pts 11.6%
7.0% No vehicle +4.2 pts ▸ 11.2%
7.7% 4 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 6.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +6.4 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap steady
37.6% 31st pct 31.2% 3rd pct
Recent arrivals in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +0.7 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap narrowing
12.2% 45th pct 11.5% 42nd pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +3.3 pts higher in Port Pirie gap widening
4.4% 38th pct 7.7% 95th pct
Participation in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +8.3 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap narrowing
60.0% 62nd pct 51.6% 20th pct
Full-time in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +1.7 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap narrowing
57.7% 51st pct 56.0% 36th pct

Industries people work in

16.2% Health care & social assistance +3.3 pts ▸ 19.6%
9.5% Manufacturing +4.8 pts ▸ 14.3%
12.1% Retail trade +0.5 pts ▸ 12.6%
8.6% Education & training ◂ +0.5 pts 8.0%
8.3% Construction ◂ +1.3 pts 7.0%
7.5% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.1 pts 7.4%
7.2% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +6.2 pts 1.0%
4.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.1 pts 4.8%
4.4% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.5 pts 3.9%
4.3% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 4.3%
3.0% Administrative & support +0.7 pts ▸ 3.8%
0.6% Mining +2.2 pts ▸ 2.8%

Occupations people work in

14.4% Community & personal service +1.7 pts ▸ 16.2%
14.7% Professionals ◂ +0.8 pts 13.9%
14.7% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.3 pts 14.4%
12.9% Labourers ◂ +0.1 pts 12.9%
9.1% Machinery operators & drivers +2.1 pts ▸ 11.2%
11.0% Sales workers ◂ +0.1 pts 10.9%
10.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.6 pts 10.2%
10.7% Managers ◂ +2.1 pts 8.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +1.0 higher in Mount Gambier
5.4 68th pct 4.5 36th pct
Types ≤15 min in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +1.1 more in Mount Gambier
5.4 74th pct 4.3 32nd pct
15-min city in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +27.1 pts higher in Mount Gambier
68.4% 80th pct 41.3% 21st pct
Walk to shops in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +37.8 pts higher in Mount Gambier
73.9% 89th pct 36.2% 14th pct
Walk to transit in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +1.5 pts higher in Port Pirie
82.2% 47th pct 83.7% 52nd pct
Walk to school in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +6.9 pts higher in Port Pirie
69.4% 65th pct 76.2% 81st pct
Walk to a park in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +1.8 pts higher in Port Pirie
86.8% 41st pct 88.6% 47th pct
Walk to health in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +21.5 pts higher in Mount Gambier
56.1% 88th pct 34.6% 29th pct
Amenities/1k in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +0.4 more in Port Pirie
12.4 24th pct 12.8 28th pct
Intersections/km² in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +2 higher in Port Pirie
12 29th pct 14 36th pct
Mean slope in Mount Gambierin Port Pirie +2.9 pts higher in Mount Gambier
5.1% 50th pct 2.2% 0th pct

Compare Mount Gambier with nearby areas

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Compare Port Pirie with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mount Gambier vs Port Pirie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sua/4002/mount-gambier/vs/4006/port-pirie