Bungama vs Port Pirie South
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bungama, about half of households are couple families. In Port Pirie South, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Bungama tends to suit families with children and couples, while Port Pirie South suits people living alone.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Bungama
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 49%)
- carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 85/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)
- But Port Pirie South has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Port Pirie South
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 23%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Bungama
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (145 min vs 155 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (221.3 km vs 227.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Bungama carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 85/100)
- Port Pirie South has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 17%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bungama
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (5.5% vs -1.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bungama and Port Pirie South drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Port Pirie South has more residents (3,878 vs 116); Bungama rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk).
| Bungama | Port Pirie South | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 116 | 3,878 +3243% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.5% | -1.5% |
| Median age | 44 | 43 |
| Median household income | $68,224/yr +13% vs other | $59,540/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +33% vs other | $200/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).
Property market
| Bungama | Port Pirie South | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $359,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $155,000 |
Zoning mix
Bungama has more rural and farming land (98% vs 72%).
| Bungama | Port Pirie South | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 72% |
| Residential | 0% | 17% |
| Industrial | 2% | 7% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 4% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Bungama | Port Pirie South | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 53 across Port Pirie same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +75% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Bungama | Port Pirie South | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 37% of SA | Higher than 27% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 30% of SA | Higher than 59% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 23% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 60% of SA | Higher than 76% of SA |
Liveability
| Bungama | Port Pirie South | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 10/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Port Pirie South carries more crime risk (85 vs 70); Port Pirie South carries more flood risk (88 vs 73).
| Bungama | Port Pirie South | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 70/100 | High 85/100 |
| Flood | High 73/100 | High 88/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 2 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Bungama | Port Pirie South | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Bungama
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Port Pirie South
- Risdon Park Primary School Government · Primary below peers
- St Mark's College - Bosco Campus Catholic · Combined
Amenities in the suburb
| Bungama | Port Pirie South | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Port Pirie South sits further from the CBD (227.5 km vs 221.3 km).
| Bungama | Port Pirie South | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 221.3 km | 227.5 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 145 min | 155 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 5540 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 58 postcode 5540 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.7%).
Setting
| Bungama | Port Pirie South | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 9 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 12 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 6.6 km 4.9 km to a named beach | 5.7 km 3.2 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Bungama | Port Pirie South | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 59/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 54 premises | 26% 1,987 premises |
Climate
| Bungama | Port Pirie South | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 472 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Bungama | Port Pirie South | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — same for both | |
| PM10 | 23.7 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Bungama | Port Pirie South | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,855/yr same for both | |
| Council | Port Pirie same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bungama | Port Pirie South | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bungama | Port Pirie South | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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