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Port Broughton SA 5522

1,225 addresses · 62 streets

Grey Electorate › Barunga West LGA › Port Broughton · 160 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Port Broughton is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 1,312 people, with a median age of 62. The typical household earns around $997 a week, with median rent near $235 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,312Population
62Median age
$997Median household income / wk
$235Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Wakefield - Barunga West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Port Broughton itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Port Pirie Airport, 40.8 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs4/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 0.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Port Broughton

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Port Broughton SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20200.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20211.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.1% · Labour-force participation 39.1%

Population by age in Port Broughton
Population by age, Port Broughton SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-454
5-14108
15-1931
20-2439
25-3480
35-4480
45-54114
55-64233
65-74280
75-84200
85+89
Dwelling types in Port Broughton
Dwelling types, Port Broughton SA (ABS Census 2021)
House511
Townhouse44
Apartment8
Other3
Households by weekly income in Port Broughton
Households by weekly income, Port Broughton SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650153
$650-1,499210
$1,500-2,999106
$3,000+54
Top ancestries in Port Broughton
Top ancestries, Port Broughton SA (ABS Census 2021)
English659
Australian595
German135
Irish97
Scottish93
Ancestry NS72
Housing tenure in Port Broughton
Housing tenure, Port Broughton SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned291
Mortgage114
Rented115
Other38
Cars per household in Port Broughton
Cars per household, Port Broughton SA (ABS Census 2021)
031
1217
2190
373
4+43
Commute to work in Port Broughton
Commute to work, Port Broughton SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car270
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked46
Bicycle3
Home42
Top countries of birth in Port Broughton
Top countries of birth, Port Broughton SA (ABS Census 2021)
England69
New Zealand9
Germany8
Netherlands7
Scotland6
Wales6
Languages used at home in Port Broughton
Languages used at home, Port Broughton SA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin8

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,663 bird observations recorded near Port Broughton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Port Broughton

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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