Suburb in Port Augusta

Stirling North, SA

Stirling North had a population of 2,793 at the 2021 Census (+4.5% since 2016). Median age 35.7. Median weekly household income $1,811. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Stirling North at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In South Australia - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Stirling North's population grew by 4.5% to 2,793, slower than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 35.7, it is younger than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 12.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 7.6%.

15.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 34.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 785 households.

The median household earns $1,811 a week, above the SA average of $1,456. Renters pay a median $279 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,324 a month.

5.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 2.3% use a language other than English at home. 62.9% report no religion, higher than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Stirling North beside SA and Australia.

MeasureStirling NorthSAAustralia
Population2,7931,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016+4.5%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age35.740.938.2
Households785691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting15.5%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright34.8%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,811$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week$279$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,324$1,505$1,866
Born overseas5.8%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home2.3%18.7%23.6%
No religion62.9%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

+4.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2,2922011
  2. 2,6732016
  3. 2,7932021

Age

Median age 35.7, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Stirling North South Australia
Share of people by age, Stirling North and South Australia
0–912.3%
10–1910.7%
20–2915.4%
30–3919.3%
40–4911.8%
50–5911.6%
60–6911.0%
70–795.3%
80+2.3%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Stirling North at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian50.5%
  2. English42.0%
  3. Australian Aboriginal10.2%
  4. Scottish9.7%
  5. Irish9.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages1.7%
  2. Mandarin0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England1.9%
  2. New Zealand0.5%
  3. Germany0.3%
  4. Italy0.2%
  5. the Netherlands0.2%

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

Around Stirling North

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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