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Lower Broughton, 5540

Population

40

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

0.0%

Median age

33

Median income

$2,250/wk

Employment rate

63%

University qualified

16%

Work from home

0%

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Port & industry
What Lower Broughton is known for: Port & industry

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Suburb profile

Lower Broughton is an industrial and port town in South Australia, in Port Pirie Council. It is close to the Broughton River. It has an industrial and port economy.

Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group, placing it among the highest-ranked industrial and port towns, and university qualifications are among the highest in the peer group, with university qualifications 86% above the peer median, and green cover is stronger than in comparable places. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. The main trade-offs are thinner local amenities and thinner park access, with local amenities 100% below the peer median.

Overall, Lower Broughton suits people prioritising socio-economic advantage and university qualifications over local amenities.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Industrial or port town · compared with industrial and port towns in South Australia (45)

Strengths

  • Socio-economic advantage is among the highest in the peer group
  • University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group
  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Local amenity access is relatively limited
  • Park access is a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Industrial and port economy
  • Broughton River
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Housing, growth and risk

How Lower Broughton compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

—

No data available

Population (Census)

40

0.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

41.7%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Pop. growth

25th

percentile in SA

Rented dwellings

0%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

7/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Population

Population growth

0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 25th percentile in SA

Growth rates are from ABS Estimated Resident Population at SA2 level. Headcount uses 2021 Census when allocated ERP is too low relative to Census to display reliably.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
40
Median age
33
Median household income / week
$2,250
Dwelling vacancy
41.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
5 of 12
Median monthly mortgage
$1,583
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
69.2% / 30.8% / 0%
Employment rate
63%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
0% / 0% / 45%
Walked or cycled to work
15%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
12 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

16% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 28% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified16% · 22.6% SA
  • Diploma qualified16% · 8.6% SA
  • Trade / vocational28% · 17.5% SA
  • Year 12 or below40% · 51.2% SA

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies62.5%
  • Health37.5%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$52,875

43rd percentile in SA · -10% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$57,817

52nd percentile in SA · -11% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
10.0%

24th percentile in SA · -27% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$67,854

36th percentile in SA · +7% vs Australia

Residents with business income
6.0%

4th percentile in SA · -42% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5540 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
7,817
Taxpayers reporting net rent
784
Median net rent
-$571
Taxpayers reporting business income
493
Taxable income vs state median
-3%
Salary / wages vs state median
+1%
Rental investment vs state median
-17%
Super vs state median
-13%
Business income vs state median
-45%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in SA, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

Language at home
37 English only · 0 other
Non-English at home
0%
Born overseas
0 (0%)
Australian citizens
37

Religion

55%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 55%, while Christianity accounts for 35%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion55%45.2%
Christianity35%40%
Other / not stated10%14.7%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts & rates
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
2
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
105.26

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0.7%
Woodland / forest cover
0.7%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
2
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
30°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Port Pirie Regional Health Service (16.4 km)
Nearest hospital type
Public Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
1
Participants per 1,000 residents
52.6

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
30° / 17°
Rainfall
69 mm · ~9 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
24° / 12°
Rainfall
89 mm · ~11 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
16° / 7°
Rainfall
148 mm · ~18 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
23° / 11°
Rainfall
136 mm · ~17 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.

2 planning-related records

2025· 1 proposal

  • June 2025

  • Agriculture Building (Hay Shed)
    966 LOWER BROUGHTON RD LOWER BROUGHTON SA 5540Decision Made
2022· 1 proposal

  • August 2022

  • Agricultural Building
    935 EXCHANGE RD LOWER BROUGHTON SA 5540Decision Made

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
99.7% of suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Flood cover is the share of the suburb boundary overlapping current SA Planning flood overlays (flooding and evidence required). Safer places from CFS designated locations.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Grey
Member of Parliament
Tom VENNING (Liberal)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
128,707
Turnout (2025)
89.4%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+5.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 54.6%Labor 45.4%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 33.8 km away).

Coalition 45.9%Labor 54.1%

8.7 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +7.4 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Risdon Park SouthLabor 55.3% · Coalition 44.7% TPP (2025)12.8 km away
  • Risdon Park EastLabor 54.7% · Coalition 45.3% TPP (2025)14.0 km away
  • SolomontownLabor 62.4% · Coalition 37.6% TPP (2025)15.3 km away
  • Port PirieLabor 61.7% · Coalition 38.3% TPP (2025)15.9 km away
  • Crystal BrookLabor 36.4% · Coalition 63.6% TPP (2025)22.6 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
7/10
IRSD decile (2021)
10/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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