SA · Port Pirie Council
Pirie East, 5540
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- Green suburb
- Café precinct
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Pirie East is a residential smaller community in Port Pirie with a familiar suburban feel. Distance from the capital is noticeable, but the trade-off is space, calm and a community that knows its neighbours. An older demographic makes it especially popular with retirees, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood.
Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Homes are relatively affordable, which helps families and first-time residents put down roots.
Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.
Population
- Population
- 37
- Median age
- 50
- Median household income / week
- $2,125
- Dwelling vacancy
- 20.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 5 of 24
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,972
- Employment rate
- 68.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2023–24)
- 2
- Against the person
- 2
- Against property
- 0
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 54.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 18 residents
- State safety percentile
- 67.8th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 336
Most common offence types
- Other Homicide And Related Offences1
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury1
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · Period: 2023-24; 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated on site · Financial-year releases
Planning & development
Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.
4 planning-related records
2023· 1 proposal
July 2023
- The proposal is to retrofit an existing solar farm with a battery energy storage system.432 ABATTOIRS RD PIRIE EAST SA 5540Decision Made
2022· 2 proposals
November 2022
- Agricultural building276 ABATTOIRS RD PIRIE EAST SA 5540Decision Made
February 2022
- Storage container125 AERODROME RD PIRIE EAST SA 5540Decision Made
Other· 1 proposal
- STARK AVIATION PTY LTDHydrocarbon and ChemicalEPA licence
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Safer places from CFS designated locations.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Bushfire & hazard overlays (SA) — Government of South Australia · Period: current · Updated on site
Recent changes
- Other Homicide And Related Offencescrime1
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injurycrime1
- Agricultural buildingplanning276 ABATTOIRS RD PIRIE EAST SA 5540Lodged 03 Nov 2022 · Decision Made
- STARK AVIATION PTY LTDplanningHydrocarbon and ChemicalEPA licence
- Storage containerplanning125 AERODROME RD PIRIE EAST SA 5540Lodged 20 Feb 2022 · Decision Made
- The proposal is to retrofit an existing solar farm with a battery energy storage system.planning432 ABATTOIRS RD PIRIE EAST SA 5540Lodged 10 Jul 2023 · Decision Made
Data sources & freshness
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · Updated on site
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · Updated on site · Financial-year releases
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