Average rent in Port Pirie, SA — 2026

Port Pirie sits below the South Australia median, with the typical renter paying $185/week — 35% less than the state-wide $283/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 63% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 33% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (84%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 13,896, the median age is 43, and the most common occupation is Community and Personal Service Workers. 8% of residents were born overseas. Port Pirie is 201km from Adelaide, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.