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Port Pirie

South Australia · Mid North · Barossa - Yorke - Mid North

This profile uses the ABS Port Pirie statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Port Pirie is a locality in the Mid North area of South Australia. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Port Pirie SA2.

Where in SA
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At a glance
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Schools
8
Top ICSEA 944 (gov)
Childcare
9
NQS-rated services
Population
14,195
-0.2% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Port Pirie SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon SA zoning

Government schools in Port Pirie

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for SA yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

John Pirie Secondary School Government · 691 students
ICSEA 894
Risdon Park Primary School Government · 300 students
ICSEA 944
Port Pirie West Primary School Government · 201 students
ICSEA 873
Solomontown Primary School Government · 183 students
ICSEA 881

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Mark's College
Catholic 945 students
ICSEA 1002 intake context
Mid North Christian College
Independent 203 students
ICSEA 998 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Port Pirie

Live

ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All SA schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

Live
  • Port Pirie Child Care Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 54 places · Port Pirie
    Exceeding NQS
  • Solomontown Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 45 places · Port Pirie
    Exceeding NQS
  • Port Pirie West Children's Centre for Early Child Development and Parenting
    Centre-Based Care · 44 places · Port Pirie
    Exceeding NQS
  • Risdon Park South Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 41 places · Port Pirie
    Exceeding NQS
  • YMCA St Mark's College OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Port Pirie
    Meeting NQS
  • YMCA Airdale OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 50 places · Port Pirie
    Meeting NQS
  • Port Pirie Community Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 43 places · Port Pirie
    Meeting NQS
  • Napperby Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 17 places · Napperby
    Meeting NQS
  • Edge Early Learning Port Pirie
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Port Pirie South
    Working Towards NQS

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood

Amenities

Live
GPs / clinics
0
Supermarkets
1
Parks
15
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Port Pirie SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors
Population & growth
Population
14,195
Jun 2025
1yr growth
-0.20%
2024→25
Net change
-28
people / yr
Density
189
people / km²

Where did the loss come from?

-28
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
-27
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-33
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+32

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Port Pirie
-0.20%
SA median
+0.70%
National median
+0.80%