Port Pirie SA 5540
Located in South Australia, Port Pirie sits 227 km from Adelaide CBD, around 2 hours 30 minutes by car. The suburb has 176 residents, a median age of 77, and a median household income of $31,148 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population fell 9.7% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $173 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $650. The area shows high crime risk and high flood risk. 3 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is high.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataPort Pirie's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $218,000, roughly 49% above where it sat a year earlier. That said, only six sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.
Houses
$218,000
Based on only 6 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Land
$80,000
Based on only 3 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Port Pirie are currently listed at around $525,000 on average. Based on 3 houses listed in the past six months.
$525K
3 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Rent agreed on new leases
Apr–Jun 2026- 3-bed houses
- $410/wk
- 10 bonds
- +58% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025149 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 20% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5540.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Is Port Pirie safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Port Pirie sits in the high band, with 233 incidents recorded in 2026 — down about 9% on the prior year.
233 offences
8.6% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20254 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Coastal Erosion
Shoreline Change Summary
1989–2025Nearest Eroding Coastline
- Distance
- 2.1 km
- Rate
- -0.14 m/yr
- Net Movement
- -10.1 m
- Certainty
- good
Data Quality
Schools
Three schools serve Port Pirie, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 708 students across 2 schools (avg 354)
- • Sectors: 2 Government, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 873-1002, median 894 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: John Pirie Secondary School (691 students)
Secondary
Combined
Walkability
Port Pirie is very walkable on foot — at 75/100, most daily errands can be done on foot.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Port Pirie.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 5.8 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 6.3 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 1.9 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 12.6 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Port Pirie.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 28%
- Premises covered
- 375
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Port Pirie: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Port Pirie is home to 176 residents, with a median age of 77 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $31,000 a year, with unemployment at 8.6%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
176
Median Age
77
Median Household Income
$31,148/yr
Census Median Rent
$173/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$650/mo
Avg Household Size
1.4
Median Personal Income
$19,656/yr
Unemployment Rate
8.6%
Unoccupied Dwellings
26.8%
Total Dwellings
41
Owner-Occupier Rate
42.5%
Houses
68.3%
Rental Stress
28.9%
Mortgage Stress
25.0%
Work From Home
0.0%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 79.5%
- English Spoken at Home
- 83.0%
- Employment Rate
- 18.2%
- Completed Year 12
- 19.9%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,855 a year through Port Pirie based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Industrial 41%
- Commercial 24%
- Environmental 23%
- Infrastructure and transport 12%
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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Port Pirie
In the year to August 2026, 53 new dwellings were approved across Port Pirie. That mix is 40 houses and 13 units. Approvals are up 75.0% on the same period a year earlier.
Air Quality
This station does not measure fine particles (PM2.5).
PM10 averaged 23.7 µg/m³. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 17.
From the Port Pirie, Oliver Street monitoring station, 2.2 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Georgetown, 41.0 kmDry climate.
- Elevation
- 10 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 1.9 km
- 1.2 km to a named beach
- Near high-voltage lines
- 1.2% of addresses
- 6 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 472 mm
- 68 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
4 facilities within 5 km- 0.3 kmOther Warehousing and Storage ServicesTop reported: Zinc and compounds · Lead & compounds · Manganese & compounds
- 1.8 kmCopper, Silver, Lead and Zinc Smelting and RefiningTop reported: Carbon monoxide · Sulfur dioxide · Oxides of Nitrogen
- 2.4 kmIndustrial and Agricultural Chemical Product WholesalingTop reported: Fluoride compounds · Manganese & compounds
- 4.3 kmSewerage and Drainage ServicesTop reported: Total Nitrogen · Ammonia (total) · Total Phosphorus
EV adoption
In postcode 5540, 20 of 12,715 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.1% (273 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.3%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5540, 4,134 rooftop-solar systems totalling 24.6 MW have been installed since 2001, against 7,188 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 153 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$15,000 for new homes.
No purchase-price cap. Stamp duty is fully exempted for eligible first-home buyers as a separate concession.
Mortgage repayments
2 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 5540.
Conveyance duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueSA
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Tom Venning Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tom Venning | 45.4% | 54.6% | +5.4 |
| 2022 | Rowan Ramsey | 39.9% | 60.1% | -3.2 |
| 2019 | Rowan Ramsey | 36.7% | 63.3% | +5.6 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Geoff Brock Independent
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Geoff Brock IND | 56.9% |
| 2022 | Geoff Brock IND | 67.1% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
Looking at a specific address in Port Pirie?
Every figure above is a suburb average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Port Pirie
Is Port Pirie a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Port Pirie is high (99/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Port Pirie?
Port Pirie has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a high share of it (98/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
What is the population of Port Pirie?
Port Pirie, SA had a population of 176 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Port Pirie, SA?
The postcode for Port Pirie, SA is 5540.
How far is Port Pirie from Adelaide?
Port Pirie is 227 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 151 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Port Pirie?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Port Pirie was $31,148 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Port Pirie?
There are too few current rental listings in Port Pirie for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $173, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Port Pirie?
The median age of residents in Port Pirie was 77 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Port Pirie?
There are 3 schools inside the Port Pirie boundary: 1 at and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Port Pirie walkable?
Port Pirie scores 75/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Port Pirie?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Port Pirie, Georgetown (41 km away), 472 mm of rain a year over 68 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Port Pirie?
First-home buyers in SA may be eligible for $15,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by RevenueSA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Port Pirie belong to?
Port Pirie sits within the Port Pirie local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Port Pirie?
The average residential rates bill through Port Pirie is $1,855 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Port Pirie?
Across Port Pirie, 53 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 75.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Port Pirie in?
Port Pirie sits within the federal Division of Grey, currently held by Tom Venning (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2026
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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