Located in South Australia within the Port Pirie local government area, Port Pirie is a quiet locality (postcode 5540). With a population of 176, the suburb has a predominantly older resident base with a median age of 77. Households earn a median income of $31K per year, with an average household size of 1.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +1.6% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 21 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 7 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are sales, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Units have a median price of $175,000 (+14.4% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $272. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 8.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $650.
Port Pirie is served by 8 schools, including 4 primary, 1 secondary, 2 combined, 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 906, which is below the national average of 1,000. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Port Pirie LGA is higher than average at 145,455 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 8.1% (high yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($175K/$980K), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 5.6x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +14.4% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.