Port Pirie

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2021 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA46450
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 804
Male 49.0%
Female 51.0%
Median age 19
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families 291
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 391
Average number of people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $1,009
Median monthly mortgage repayments $867
Median weekly rent (a) $190

(a) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

Indigenous status
All people 		Port Pirie % Port Pirie South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander total 804 4.7 42,562 2.4 812,728 3.2
Aboriginal 783 4.5 40,592 2.3 742,882 2.9
Torres Strait Islander 15 0.1 994 0.1 33,765 0.1
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 8 0.0 967 0.1 36,083 0.1
Non-Indigenous 15,549 90.0 1,669,314 93.7 23,375,949 91.9
Not stated 928 5.4 69,646 3.9 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Place of Usual Residence (PURP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Age
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Port Pirie % Port Pirie South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 19 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A
0-4 years 105 13.1 4,544 10.7 85,941 10.6
5-14 years 204 25.4 9,367 22.0 179,604 22.1
15-24 years 171 21.3 7,764 18.2 150,057 18.5
25-34 years 88 10.9 6,352 14.9 117,969 14.5
35-44 years 75 9.3 4,550 10.7 87,910 10.8
45-54 years 75 9.3 4,300 10.1 81,802 10.1
55-64 years 50 6.2 3,285 7.7 61,759 7.6
65 years and over 36 4.5 2,392 5.6 47,677 5.9

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Port Pirie % Port Pirie South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 70 14.0 5,912 20.6 127,525 23.3
Separated 25 5.0 1,285 4.5 23,982 4.4
Divorced 39 7.8 1,972 6.9 37,473 6.8
Widowed 17 3.4 893 3.1 16,329 3.0
Never married 345 69.0 18,590 64.9 341,871 62.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Port Pirie % Port Pirie South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 72 15.5 5,057 20.0 112,643 23.0
De facto marriage (b) 73 15.7 4,050 16.0 81,295 16.6
Not married 322 69.4 16,185 64.0 296,032 60.4

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people attending an educational institution 		Port Pirie % Port Pirie South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 27 8.0 1,578 9.3 25,485 8.0
Primary 144 42.7 7,015 41.2 120,864 37.9
Secondary 100 29.7 3,965 23.3 83,631 26.2
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 16 4.7 902 5.3 21,273 6.7
Tertiary - University or higher education 4 1.2 1,086 6.4 21,149 6.6
Other 6 1.8 372 2.2 7,310 2.3
Not stated 38 11.3 2,104 12.4 38,814 12.2

More information Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Port Pirie % Port Pirie South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 13 2.6 1,886 6.6 40,554 7.4
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 20 4.0 1,508 5.3 34,681 6.3
Certificate level IV 12 2.4 1,192 4.2 23,374 4.3
Certificate level III 72 14.4 4,341 15.2 84,821 15.5
Year 12 72 14.4 4,118 14.4 82,998 15.2
Year 11 65 13.0 3,641 12.7 43,335 7.9
Year 10 96 19.2 4,888 17.1 102,707 18.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 72 0.3 1,262 0.2
Certificate level I 0 0.0 12 0.0 241 0.0
Year 9 or below 85 17.0 3,786 13.2 75,326 13.8
Inadequately described 5 1.0 637 2.2 11,038 2.0
No educational attainment 7 1.4 274 1.0 5,242 1.0
Not stated 48 9.6 2,290 8.0 41,467 7.6

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Port Pirie % Port Pirie South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pitjantjatjara 11 1.4 2,211 5.2 3,399 0.4
Anmatyerr, nfd 8 1.0 7 0.0 230 0.0
Australian Indigenous Languages, nfd 4 0.5 345 0.8 4,197 0.5
Arrernte, nfd 3 0.4 43 0.1 1,414 0.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Australian Indigenous languages used at home 24 3.0 4,305 10.1 76,978 9.5
English only used at home 732 91.0 35,095 82.5 683,122 84.1

More information on Language used at home (LANP), Whether reported using an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander language at home (LNGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Ancestry, top responses
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Port Pirie % Port Pirie South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 672 83.6 37,097 87.2 695,359 85.6
Australian 310 38.6 13,750 32.3 277,467 34.1
English 174 21.6 7,433 17.5 131,618 16.2
Irish 28 3.5 1,451 3.4 31,853 3.9
Torres Strait Islander 24 3.0 1,372 3.2 57,353 7.1

Note 1: 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Port Pirie % Port Pirie South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 219 43.8 14,560 50.8 296,172 54.1
Not in the labour force 258 51.6 13,242 46.2 234,314 42.8
Not stated 18 3.6 852 3.0 16,695 3.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.
Note 3: For information on Community Development Program participation (CDPP), please refer to the Census Dictionary. CDPP data is available in TableBuilder.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Port Pirie % Port Pirie South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Employed  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked full-time 79 36.1 6,603 45.4 144,659 48.8
Worked part-time 78 35.6 4,540 31.2 87,019 29.4
Away from work (a) 26 11.9 1,143 7.9 28,075 9.5
Total employed 184 84.0 12,285 84.4 259,754 87.7
Unemployed 40 18.3 2,274 15.6 36,419 12.3

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 and over, who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.
Note 3: For information on Community Development Program participation (CDPP), please refer to the Census Dictionary. CDPP data is available in TableBuilder.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Port Pirie % Port Pirie South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Labourers 42 22.8 1,813 14.8 37,003 14.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 41 22.3 2,360 19.2 45,221 17.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 23 12.5 1,030 8.4 23,291 9.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 19 10.3 1,405 11.4 35,333 13.6
Sales Workers 16 8.7 904 7.4 22,365 8.6
Clerical and Administrative Workers 13 7.1 1,507 12.3 30,731 11.8
Professionals 10 5.4 1,867 15.2 36,013 13.9
Managers 4 2.2 939 7.6 21,218 8.2

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Port Pirie % Port Pirie South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Takeaway Food Services 15 8.2 291 2.4 7,371 2.8
Copper, Silver, Lead and Zinc Smelting and Refining 13 7.1 20 0.2 69 0.0
Other Social Assistance Services 11 6.0 503 4.1 10,154 3.9
Department Stores 9 4.9 77 0.6 1,923 0.7
Primary Education 7 3.8 303 2.5 6,313 2.4

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Port Pirie % Port Pirie South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) 426 N/A 487 N/A 540 N/A
Family (c) 1,095 N/A 1,340 N/A 1,527 N/A
Household (d) 1,009 N/A 1,282 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (weekly) (INCP), Total family income (weekly) (FINF), Total household income (weekly) (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD), Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander family indicator (INGF)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Port Pirie % Port Pirie South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 253 51.3 16,682 58.2 328,022 59.9
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 131 26.2 8,266 28.9 166,628 30.5
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 65 13.0 4,114 14.4 76,568 14.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 44 8.8 3,062 10.7 58,029 10.6

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Health

Type of long-term health condition
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Port Pirie % Port Pirie South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 49 6.1 2,770 6.5 50,807 6.3
Asthma 126 15.7 5,965 14.0 107,162 13.2
Cancer (including remission) 7 0.9 603 1.4 12,927 1.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 0 0.0 218 0.5 3,610 0.4
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 58 7.2 3,001 7.1 47,688 5.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 30 3.7 1,611 3.8 30,160 3.7
Kidney disease 14 1.7 497 1.2 10,053 1.2
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 13 1.6 951 2.2 17,552 2.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 147 18.3 6,156 14.5 107,776 13.3
Stroke 7 0.9 363 0.9 7,059 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 59 7.3 4,048 9.5 70,592 8.7
No long-term health condition(s) 420 52.2 23,215 54.5 462,348 56.9
Not stated 71 8.8 3,717 8.7 65,539 8.1

Note 1: Measures the number of people who reported that they have been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions.
Note 2: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 3: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Port Pirie % Port Pirie South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 450 56.0 24,914 58.5 493,110 60.7
One condition 188 23.4 8,929 21.0 167,204 20.6
Two conditions 60 7.5 3,072 7.2 54,174 6.7
Three or more conditions 43 5.3 1,935 4.5 32,701 4.0
Not stated 71 8.8 3,717 8.7 65,539 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Housing

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Port Pirie % Port Pirie South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Number of dwellings requiring one or more extra bedroom(s) (a) 20 5.1 1,586 8.2 31,268 8.9
Average number of people per household 3.1 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6 N/A 1.7 N/A 1.9 N/A

(a) The Canadian National Occupancy Standard for Housing Appropriateness is used to determine whether there are enough bedrooms in the dwelling for the usual residents. See Housing suitability information below for more details.

More information on Number of bedrooms in private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD), Housing suitability (HOSD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and Rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Port Pirie % Port Pirie South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) $190 N/A $250 N/A $300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments $867 N/A $1,365 N/A $1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent (weekly) dollar values (RNTD), Mortgage repayments (monthly) dollar values (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Family household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Port Pirie % Port Pirie South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 44 11.3 3,099 16.0 62,751 17.8
One family household: Couple family with children 98 25.1 5,207 26.8 104,435 29.7
One family household: One parent family 134 34.3 5,260 27.1 86,135 24.5
One family household: Other family 4 1.0 433 2.2 7,040 2.0
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 78 0.4 2,130 0.6
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 8 2.0 254 1.3 6,813 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 4 1.0 435 2.2 8,606 2.4
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 23 0.1 412 0.1
Other household 92 23.5 4,596 23.7 73,717 20.9

Note: This table counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level. In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

More information on Family household composition (dwelling) (HCFMD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Port Pirie % Port Pirie South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 308 78.8 15,034 77.5 281,729 80.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc. 79 20.2 3,234 16.7 38,396 10.9
Flat or apartment 4 1.0 988 5.1 27,919 7.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 81 0.4 2,861 0.8

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Port Pirie % Port Pirie South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 48 12.3 2,243 11.6 48,452 13.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 103 26.3 5,236 27.0 96,647 27.5
Rented (b) 213 54.5 11,085 57.2 192,703 54.7
Other (c) 9 2.3 319 1.6 5,582 1.6
Not stated 20 5.1 504 2.6 8,652 2.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent-free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Please note that there are small random adjustments made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from table totals.