Point Pearce, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Point Pearce is more socio-economically advantaged than about 1% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 600, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Point Pearce at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 147
- Median age
- 26
- Median weekly household income
- $433
- SEIFA score
- 600
- Coordinates
- -34.4386, 137.5124
Point Pearce demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Point Pearce using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is children (0–14) at 27%, 92% of homes are rented, and 0% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 37 | 27% |
| Youth (15–24) | 28 | 20% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 28 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 36 | 26% |
| Seniors (65+) | 9 | 7% |
Share of the 138 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 0 | 0% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 0 | 0% |
| Rented | 46 | 92% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 42 | 81% |
| Townhouses & semis | 6 | 12% |
| Flats & apartments | 4 | 8% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 52 occupied private dwellings in Point Pearce.
- Median weekly rent
- $106
- Average household size
- 2.7 people
- Median weekly family income
- $680
- Median weekly personal income
- $285
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 0 (0%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 6 (5%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 137 (93%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 13 (14%)
- Labour-force participation
- 15.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 60%
- Employed full-time
- 0
- Employed part-time
- 3
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Point Pearce
Where is Point Pearce?
Point Pearce is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Point Pearce?
At the 2021 Census, Point Pearce had a population of about 147.
Is Point Pearce an advantaged area?
Point Pearce has an ABS SEIFA score of 600, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 1 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 1% of Australian suburbs.
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