Port Pirie West

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Suburbs and Localities
Area code SAL41211
People 2,556
Male 49.0%
Female 51.0%
Median age 45
Families 621
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 1,414
Average number of people per household 2
Median weekly household income $822
Median monthly mortgage repayments $693
Median weekly rent (b) $180
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 1,250 49.0 878,592 49.3 12,545,154 49.3
Female 1,300 51.0 902,924 50.7 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 161 6.3 42,562 2.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 2,231 87.3 1,669,314 93.7 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 162 6.3 69,646 3.9 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 45 N/A 41 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 124 4.9 94,232 5.3 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 112 4.4 103,750 5.8 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 168 6.6 105,159 5.9 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 165 6.5 99,152 5.6 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 170 6.7 109,174 6.1 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 137 5.4 117,195 6.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 129 5.1 118,095 6.6 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 137 5.4 118,993 6.7 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 119 4.7 107,667 6.0 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 151 5.9 109,716 6.2 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 165 6.5 114,921 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 189 7.4 114,300 6.4 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 192 7.6 112,846 6.3 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 165 6.5 102,304 5.7 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 185 7.3 94,040 5.3 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 122 4.8 66,986 3.8 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 63 2.5 45,666 2.6 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 50 2.0 47,325 2.7 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 604 28.1 682,265 46.1 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 118 5.5 47,368 3.2 674,590 3.2
Divorced 266 12.4 140,501 9.5 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 182 8.5 84,682 5.7 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 972 45.3 523,561 35.4 7,583,393 36.5

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)
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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 552 28.6 620,445 46.2 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 233 12.1 150,356 11.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 1,146 59.3 571,276 42.6 7,863,327 41.9

(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)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 20 3.2 27,838 5.6 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 135 21.8 99,929 20.0 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 21 3.4 26,550 5.3 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 9 1.5 23,115 4.6 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 163 26.3 149,797 30.0 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 128 20.6 56,643 11.4 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 20 3.2 22,369 4.5 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 4 0.6 23,634 4.7 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 154 24.8 102,747 20.6 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 44 7.1 37,885 7.6 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 24 3.9 83,262 16.7 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 74 11.9 121,296 24.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 14 2.3 14,269 2.9 242,821 3.2
Not stated 193 31.1 82,819 16.6 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 94 4.4 335,213 22.7 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 102 4.8 127,698 8.6 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 40 1.9 52,930 3.6 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 331 15.4 206,490 14.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 278 13.0 224,573 15.2 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 313 14.6 128,350 8.7 958,803 4.6
Year 10 345 16.1 139,299 9.4 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 5 0.2 1,021 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 194 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 344 16.0 111,696 7.6 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 36 1.7 34,612 2.3 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 8 0.4 12,943 0.9 175,844 0.8
Not stated 244 11.4 103,153 7.0 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English 1,129 44.2 676,550 38.0 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 1,125 44.0 578,825 32.5 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 199 7.8 136,035 7.6 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 183 7.2 149,449 8.4 2,176,777 8.6
German 175 6.8 135,225 7.6 1,026,138 4.0

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 people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of 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)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,178 85.2 1,273,353 71.5 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 69 2.7 95,248 5.3 927,490 3.6
Philippines 22 0.9 15,503 0.9 293,892 1.2
New Zealand 12 0.5 13,461 0.8 530,492 2.1
Greece 10 0.4 8,145 0.5 92,314 0.4
Italy 8 0.3 16,653 0.9 163,326 0.6

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 241 9.5 578,217 32.5 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 144 5.6 118,741 6.7 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 65 2.6 87,906 4.9 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 1,892 74.2 909,147 51.0 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 207 8.1 87,514 4.9 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,968 77.0 1,000,272 56.1 12,959,282 51.0
England 129 5.0 160,151 9.0 1,626,778 6.4
Scotland 27 1.1 24,567 1.4 272,233 1.1
Philippines 24 0.9 17,642 1.0 350,264 1.4
Netherlands 16 0.6 15,079 0.8 177,340 0.7

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,053 80.3 1,032,002 57.9 13,383,605 52.6
England 108 4.2 153,607 8.6 1,488,479 5.9
Philippines 27 1.1 21,569 1.2 417,285 1.6
Scotland 20 0.8 22,742 1.3 241,428 0.9
New Zealand 13 0.5 17,578 1.0 650,743 2.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,420 55.6 806,165 45.3 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 361 14.1 275,849 15.5 5,075,907 20.0
Not stated 209 8.2 107,189 6.0 1,751,052 6.9
Anglican 163 6.4 127,970 7.2 2,496,273 9.8
Uniting Church 124 4.9 84,797 4.8 673,260 2.6

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Port Pirie West, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (60.9%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Greek 11 0.4 21,882 1.2 229,643 0.9
Romanian 9 0.4 962 0.1 12,833 0.1
Tagalog 9 0.4 6,433 0.4 131,195 0.5
Afrikaans 7 0.3 2,903 0.2 49,375 0.2
Italian 7 0.3 23,828 1.3 228,042 0.9
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 2,281 89.2 1,382,951 77.6 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 64 5.5 131,157 19.0 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 937 43.7 887,193 60.0 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 1,062 49.5 524,448 35.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 150 7.0 66,736 4.5 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of 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.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 370 39.5 480,100 54.1 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 368 39.3 310,668 35.0 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 65 6.9 48,643 5.5 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 127 13.6 47,778 5.4 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of 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.

(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)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 41 5.1 36,281 4.3 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 165 20.4 126,576 15.1 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 123 15.2 109,027 13.0 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 74 9.2 75,063 8.9 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 129 16.0 189,501 22.6 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 110 13.6 149,477 17.8 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 137 17.0 141,126 16.8 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Labourers 164 20.3 88,086 10.5 1,086,120 9.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 153 19.0 109,523 13.0 1,382,205 11.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 113 14.0 110,462 13.2 1,554,313 12.9
Machinery Operators and Drivers 94 11.6 50,680 6.0 755,863 6.3
Sales Workers 82 10.2 71,002 8.5 986,433 8.2
Professionals 80 9.9 180,460 21.5 2,886,921 24.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 61 7.6 104,955 12.5 1,525,311 12.7
Managers 46 5.7 109,406 13.0 1,645,769 13.7

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Copper, Silver, Lead and Zinc Smelting and Refining 60 7.4 766 0.1 1,732 0.0
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 53 6.6 42,242 5.0 545,158 4.5
Aged Care Residential Services 41 5.1 25,719 3.1 258,274 2.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 37 4.6 24,877 3.0 299,810 2.5
Other Social Assistance Services 37 4.6 21,245 2.5 278,221 2.3

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $475 N/A $734 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,087 N/A $1,889 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $822 N/A $1,455 N/A $1,746 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 (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 527 65.3 536,515 63.9 6,347,498 52.7
Walked only 56 6.9 20,575 2.5 306,045 2.5
Car, as passenger 55 6.8 36,225 4.3 466,904 3.9
Bicycle 14 1.7 7,318 0.9 79,089 0.7
Car as driver, car as passenger 4 0.5 1,680 0.2 23,300 0.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 105 13.0 90,496 10.8 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 21 2.6 80,513 9.6 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 4 0.5 44,454 5.3 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 589 73.0 584,680 69.7 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 1,260 58.7 1,039,235 70.3 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 434 20.2 391,531 26.5 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 292 13.6 193,639 13.1 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 255 11.9 250,655 17.0 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (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)
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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 332 15.5 300,732 20.3 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 495 23.1 421,381 28.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 227 10.6 190,089 12.9 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 206 9.6 127,032 8.6 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 415 16.2 179,605 10.1 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 288 11.3 159,294 8.9 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 78 3.1 57,008 3.2 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 15 0.6 17,330 1.0 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 272 10.6 101,606 5.7 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 181 7.1 82,321 4.6 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 43 1.7 16,153 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 122 4.8 36,054 2.0 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 394 15.4 175,203 9.8 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 34 1.3 18,763 1.1 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 243 9.5 156,640 8.8 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 1,158 45.3 1,032,317 57.9 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 257 10.1 123,383 6.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: 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 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of 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)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 1,251 48.9 1,106,075 62.1 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 573 22.4 362,328 20.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 278 10.9 122,395 6.9 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 201 7.9 67,338 3.8 772,142 3.0
Not stated 257 10.1 123,383 6.9 2,066,251 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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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Currently serving 0 0.0 5,991 0.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 77 3.6 41,861 2.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 1,929 89.9 1,359,631 92.0 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 138 6.4 70,896 4.8 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

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Families

Family composition
All families 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 238 38.3 196,627 41.0 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 169 27.2 195,738 40.8 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 203 32.7 79,584 16.6 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 19 3.1 7,822 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male N/A 20.2 N/A 21.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 76.8 N/A 79.0 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
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Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 35 8.7 78,680 20.1 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 15 3.7 20,578 5.2 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 56 13.9 91,157 23.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 37 9.2 44,085 11.2 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 46 11.4 25,572 6.5 339,960 6.1
Both not working 158 39.3 91,726 23.4 1,163,744 21.0
Other 27 6.7 22,766 5.8 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 32 8.0 17,810 4.5 253,286 4.6

Note: 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.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
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Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,157 85.7 691,313 89.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 192 14.2 83,821 10.8 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 999 86.3 539,001 78.0 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 144 12.4 100,639 14.6 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 4 0.3 47,026 6.8 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 0 0.0 2,766 0.4 54,711 0.6

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

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 0 0.0 1,644 0.2 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 74 6.4 22,895 3.3 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 249 21.5 124,773 18.0 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 659 56.9 355,736 51.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 149 12.9 177,701 25.7 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 28 2.4 8,562 1.2 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2 N/A 2.4 N/A 2.5 N/A

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Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 191 16.4 49,186 7.1 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 499 42.9 248,514 35.9 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 289 24.8 251,206 36.3 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 144 12.4 133,486 19.3 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 40 3.4 8,916 1.3 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 616 53.1 470,498 68.1 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 510 43.9 197,272 28.5 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 35 3.0 23,542 3.4 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 314 27.1 226,902 32.8 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 314 27.1 246,341 35.6 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 481 41.6 190,462 27.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 17 1.5 18,214 2.6 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 32 2.8 9,389 1.4 136,538 1.5

(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.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 38.0 N/A 19.6 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 4.1 N/A 17.7 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

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Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 180 N/A 300 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 289 60.1 114,700 60.2 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 120 24.9 58,177 30.5 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 64 13.3 17,590 9.2 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

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Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 693 N/A 1,500 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 245 78.0 190,119 77.2 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 26 8.3 29,515 12.0 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 43 13.7 26,706 10.8 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 81 51.6 21,140 49.7 403,709 49.7
Female 76 48.4 21,420 50.3 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 20 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A

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Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.7 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.9 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 909 N/A 1,282 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Port Pirie West % Port Pirie West South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 180 N/A 250 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 758 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.

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