Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Port Pirie South then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Port Pirie South, SA (postcode 5540) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+1.7% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,815 | 3,939 | 3,878 | +63 · +1.7% |
| Median age | 40 | 42 | 43 | +3 · +7.5% |
| Median household income | $861/wk | $965/wk | $1,145/wk | +$284 · +33% |
| Median personal income | $440/wk | $497/wk | $616/wk | +$176 · +40% |
| Median rent | $159/wk | $192/wk | $200/wk | +$41 · +25.8% |
| Median mortgage | $1,073/mo | $1,083/mo | $975/mo | $98 · -9.1% |
| Average household size | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | -0.2 · -8.3% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Port Pirie South trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
3,878
was 3,939 in 2016
-61 · -1.5%
Median rent
$200/wk
was $192/wk in 2016
+$8 · +4.2%
Household income
$1,145/wk
was $965/wk in 2016
+$180 · +18.7%
Median age
43
was 42 in 2016
+1 · +2.4%
Dig deeper: Port Pirie South population growth · Port Pirie South then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.