Port Pirie South vs Risdon Park

Comparing Port Pirie South and Risdon Park, SA: Port Pirie South rents higher ($200/wk vs $180/wk); Risdon Park sits further from the CBD (231.2 km vs 227.5 km).

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Port Pirie South has more separate houses rather than flats (88% vs 75%)
  • Risdon Park has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Risdon Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($125,000 vs $155,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Risdon Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Port Pirie South

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (155 min vs 166 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (227.5 km vs 231.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Risdon Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (24% vs 12%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Port Pirie South and Risdon Park drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Port Pirie South Risdon Park
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Port Pirie South Risdon Park
Walkability 4 / 4
Port Pirie South — Walkability: 4/100 Risdon Park — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 15 / 21
Port Pirie South — Safety: 15/100 Risdon Park — Safety: 21/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Port Pirie South — Low fire risk: 100/100 Risdon Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 12 / 20
Port Pirie South — Low flood risk: 12/100 Risdon Park — Low flood risk: 20/100

Demographics

Port Pirie South rents higher ($200/wk vs $180/wk).

Port Pirie South Risdon Park
Population 3,878
same for both
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.5% +1.0%
Median age 43
same for both
Median household income $59,540/yr
+4% vs other
 $56,992/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+10% vs other
 $180/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Port Pirie South Risdon Park
0-4 4.7% / 5.7%
Port Pirie South — 0-4: 4.7% Risdon Park — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 12.0% / 12.1%
Port Pirie South — 5-14: 12.0% Risdon Park — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 6.4% / 6.4%
Port Pirie South — 15-19: 6.4% Risdon Park — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 6.4% / 6.2%
Port Pirie South — 20-24: 6.4% Risdon Park — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 12.0% / 11.1%
Port Pirie South — 25-34: 12.0% Risdon Park — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 9.7% / 10.0%
Port Pirie South — 35-44: 9.7% Risdon Park — 35-44: 10.0%
45-54 12.6% / 12.7%
Port Pirie South — 45-54: 12.6% Risdon Park — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 13.3% / 13.1%
Port Pirie South — 55-64: 13.3% Risdon Park — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 11.7% / 10.8%
Port Pirie South — 65-74: 11.7% Risdon Park — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 8.2% / 7.8%
Port Pirie South — 75-84: 8.2% Risdon Park — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ 3.0% / 4.1%
Port Pirie South — 85+: 3.0% Risdon Park — 85+: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Port Pirie South 46.4% lone person
Port Pirie South — Lone Person: 46.4% Port Pirie South — Couple Families: 30.0% Port Pirie South — One Parent Families: 19.1% Port Pirie South — Group Household: 3.1% Port Pirie South — Other Families: 1.4%
Risdon Park 49.3% lone person
Risdon Park — Lone Person: 49.3% Risdon Park — Couple Families: 27.9% Risdon Park — One Parent Families: 19.0% Risdon Park — Group Household: 2.9% Risdon Park — Other Families: 0.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Port Pirie South 28.4% renting
Port Pirie South — Owned Outright: 37.6% Port Pirie South — Mortgage: 34.0% Port Pirie South — Renting: 28.4%
Risdon Park 36.3% renting
Risdon Park — Owned Outright: 32.5% Risdon Park — Mortgage: 31.2% Risdon Park — Renting: 36.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Port Pirie South Risdon Park
Certificate III & IV 18.2% / 16.5%
Port Pirie South — Certificate III & IV: 18.2% Risdon Park — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.1% / 5.2%
Port Pirie South — Bachelor Degree: 6.1% Risdon Park — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.4% / 3.8%
Port Pirie South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4% Risdon Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 0.9%
Port Pirie South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Risdon Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 1.1%
Port Pirie South — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Risdon Park — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Port Pirie South Risdon Park
England 1.8% / 2.1%
Port Pirie South — England: 1.8% Risdon Park — England: 2.1%
Italy 0.8% / 0.3%
Port Pirie South — Italy: 0.8% Risdon Park — Italy: 0.3%
India 0.4% / 0.5%
Port Pirie South — India: 0.4% Risdon Park — India: 0.5%
Philippines — / 0.7%
Port Pirie South — Philippines: not among its largest Risdon Park — Philippines: 0.7%
Scotland 0.3% / 0.4%
Port Pirie South — Scotland: 0.3% Risdon Park — Scotland: 0.4%
New Zealand 0.4% / 0.2%
Port Pirie South — New Zealand: 0.4% Risdon Park — New Zealand: 0.2%
South Africa 0.4% / —
Port Pirie South — South Africa: 0.4% Risdon Park — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Port Pirie South 88.4% houses
Port Pirie South — Houses: 88.4% Port Pirie South — Townhouses: 11.0% Port Pirie South — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Risdon Park 75.4% houses
Risdon Park — Houses: 75.4% Risdon Park — Townhouses: 18.0% Risdon Park — Flats / Apartments: 6.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Port Pirie South Risdon Park
Median house price $359,500 $371,400
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $155,000 $125,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 78 days
from 6 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Port Pirie South Risdon Park
3 bed $359K / $320K
Port Pirie South — 3 bed: $359K (63 sales) Risdon Park — 3 bed: $320K (63 sales)

63 vs 63 sales

4 bed $460K / $510K
Port Pirie South — 4 bed: $460K (21 sales) Risdon Park — 4 bed: $510K (19 sales)

21 vs 19 sales

Zoning mix

Risdon Park has more land zoned for conservation (45% vs 0%); Port Pirie South has more rural and farming land (72% vs 33%).

Port Pirie South Risdon Park
Rural and farming 72% 33%
Environmental 0% 45%
Residential 17% 21%
Industrial 7% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 1%
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

Port Pirie South Risdon Park
New dwellings approved 53
across Port Pirie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +75%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Port Pirie South Risdon Park
Houses — 5.7%
$400/wk on $362K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Port Pirie South Risdon Park
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of SA Higher than 22% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of SA
same for both
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 23% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 99% of SA

Liveability

Port Pirie South Risdon Park
Grade D
same for both
Score 10/100 13/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Port Pirie South Risdon Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
85/100
 High
79/100
Flood High
88/100
 High
80/100
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

Port Pirie South Risdon Park
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Port Pirie South

  • Risdon Park Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Mark's College - Bosco Campus Catholic · Combined

Schools in Risdon Park

  • Airdale Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Port Pirie South Risdon Park
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 2
same for both
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both

Mobility

Risdon Park sits further from the CBD (231.2 km vs 227.5 km).

Port Pirie South Risdon Park
Walkability score 4/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 227.5 km 231.2 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 155 min 166 min
Public transport score 45/100 49/100
Peak arrivals per hour 13.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 14.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
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.

Port Pirie South Risdon Park
Car (driver) 87.7% / 86.8%
Port Pirie South — Car (driver): 87.7% Risdon Park — Car (driver): 86.8%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / 6.1%
Port Pirie South — Car (passenger): 6.5% Risdon Park — Car (passenger): 6.1%
Worked from Home 2.7% / 2.8%
Port Pirie South — Worked from Home: 2.7% Risdon Park — Worked from Home: 2.8%
Walked Only 2.3% / 2.4%
Port Pirie South — Walked Only: 2.3% Risdon Park — Walked Only: 2.4%
Bicycle 0.9% / 1.2%
Port Pirie South — Bicycle: 0.9% Risdon Park — Bicycle: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.7%).

Setting

Port Pirie South Risdon Park
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.7 km
3.2 km to a named beach
 4.3 km

NBN connectivity

Port Pirie South Risdon Park
Connectivity score 59/100 64/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 26%
1,987 premises
 34%
1,989 premises

Climate

Port Pirie South Risdon Park
Annual rainfall 472 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Port Pirie South Risdon Park
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 23.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Port Pirie South Risdon Park
Average residential rate $1,855/yr
same for both
Council Port Pirie
same for both

Federal electorate

Port Pirie South Risdon Park
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Port Pirie South Risdon Park
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Port Pirie South

Acreage Affordable

Risdon Park

Affordable

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