Suburb in Lower Eyre

Poonindie, SA

Poonindie had a population of 210 at the 2021 Census (+11.7% since 2016). Median age 38.0. Median weekly household income $1,609. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Poonindie at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In South Australia - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Poonindie's population grew by 11.7% to 210, faster than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 38.0, it is younger than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 17.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 5.7%.

20.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 23.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 65 households.

The median household earns $1,609 a week, above the SA average of $1,456. Renters pay a median $100 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,415 a month.

1.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 11.8% use a language other than English at home. 57.5% report no religion, higher than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Poonindie beside SA and Australia.

MeasurePoonindieSAAustralia
Population2101,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016+11.7%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age38.040.938.2
Households65691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting20.0%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright23.3%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,609$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week$100$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,415$1,505$1,866
Born overseas1.6%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home11.8%18.7%23.6%
No religion57.5%48.9%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+11.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1382011
  2. 1882016
  3. 2102021

Age

Median age 38.0, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Poonindie South Australia
Share of people by age, Poonindie and South Australia
0–917.1%
10–1914.3%
20–298.1%
30–3915.2%
40–4914.3%
50–5919.0%
60–6911.9%
70–795.7%
80+0.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Poonindie at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian45.3%
  2. English38.5%
  3. Australian Aboriginal15.1%
  4. German7.3%
  5. Irish7.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages10.8%

Country of birth

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Poonindie

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