Port Pirie

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 195 people in Port Pirie. Of these 41.8% were male and 58.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Port Pirie was 77 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 3.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 62.4% of the population.

Of people in Port Pirie aged 15 years and over, 19.7% were married and 9.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Port Pirie, of people aged 15 years and over, 23.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 0.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Port Pirie 14.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 12.9% were in primary school, 0.0% in secondary school and 22.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Port Pirie, 3.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 1.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Port Pirie were Australian 36.4%, English 23.7%, Italian 9.2%, Irish 5.7% and Scottish 5.3%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Port Pirie (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Port Pirie, 76.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were Philippines 6.5%, England 2.7%, Italy 2.7% and South Africa 1.6%.

In Port Pirie, 63.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 23.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Port Pirie, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 72.4%, Italy 8.0%, Philippines 6.3%, England 4.0% and Malta 1.7%.

In Port Pirie, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 67.5%, Italy 8.8%, Philippines 5.7%, England 5.2% and Scotland 1.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Port Pirie were Catholic 38.3%, No Religion, so described 18.6%, Uniting Church 12.2%, Anglican 11.2% and Not stated 10.1%. In Port Pirie, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (80.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Port Pirie 79.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 8.2%, Filipino 3.1% and Greek 1.5%.

Employment

There were 43 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Port Pirie. Of these 51.2% were employed full time, 25.6% were employed part-time and 16.3% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Port Pirie, 7.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 0.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Port Pirie were Technicians and Trades Workers 19.5%, Professionals 17.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 17.1%, Sales Workers 17.1%, Managers 12.2%, Labourers 9.8% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.3%.

Of the employed people in Port Pirie, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 25.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 12.9%, Copper, Silver, Lead and Zinc Smelting and Refining 9.7%, Waste Remediation and Materials Recovery Services 9.7% and Car Retailing 9.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Port Pirie was $441.

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In Port Pirie, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 62.9% and Walked only 25.7%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 51.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Port Pirie, of people aged 15 years and over, 28.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 7.9% provided care for children and 4.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 10.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Port Pirie, 9.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 3.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Port Pirie, 30.0% were couple families with children, 40.0% were couple families without children and 30.0% were one parent families.

In Port Pirie, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Port Pirie, of couple families with children, 0.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 0.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Port Pirie, 89.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Port Pirie, 55.9% were separate houses, 32.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Port Pirie, of occupied private dwellings 27.5% had 1 bedroom, 10.0% had 2 bedrooms and 37.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 1.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Port Pirie, 26.3% were owned outright, 7.9% were owned with a mortgage and 57.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Port Pirie, of all households, 30.3% were family households, 69.7% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Port Pirie, 43.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

Number of motor vehicles

In Port Pirie, 38.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 8.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Port Pirie, 56.1% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Port Pirie, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

In Port Pirie, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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In Port Pirie, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)