Suburb in Yorke Peninsula

Point Pearce, SA

Point Pearce had a population of 147 at the 2021 Census (+61.5% since 2016). Median age 26.0. Median weekly household income $433. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Point Pearce at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In Barossa - Yorke - Mid North

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Point Pearce's population grew by 61.5% to 147, faster than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 26.0, it is younger than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 10.9% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 2.0%.

102.2% of households rent, a larger share than the SA average of 27.9%. 0.0% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 8.2% of homes (6.8% across South Australia). The 2021 Census counted 49 households.

The median household earns $433 a week, below the SA average of $1,456.

0.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 4.7% use a language other than English at home. 43.2% report no religion, lower than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Point Pearce beside SA and Australia.

MeasurePoint PearceSAAustralia
Population1471,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016+61.5%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age26.040.938.2
Households49691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments8.2%6.8%14.3%
Renting102.2%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$433$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week$106$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,505$1,866
Born overseas0.0%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home4.7%18.7%23.6%
No religion43.2%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

+61.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1182011
  2. 912016
  3. 1472021

Age

Median age 26.0, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Point Pearce South Australia
Share of people by age, Point Pearce and South Australia
0–910.9%
10–1929.9%
20–2913.6%
30–3910.2%
40–495.4%
50–5914.3%
60–6912.2%
70–792.0%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Point Pearce at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal97.8%
  2. Australian8.2%
  3. English3.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages4.3%

Country of birth

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

Around Point Pearce

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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