Quorn, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Quorn is a small town in the southern Flinders Ranges of South Australia, about 39 kilometres north-east of Port Augusta on the traditional lands of the Nukunu people. Surveyed in 1878, it boomed as a railway junction after the line from Port Augusta opened in 1879, eventually carrying traffic on the route towards Alice Springs. Its importance faded after 1937, when a new line bypassed the town. Today Quorn is best known for the Pichi Richi Railway, a heritage steam service that runs through the rugged Pichi Richi Pass, and as a gateway for travellers exploring the Flinders Ranges. Its well-preserved streetscape has made it a popular film location, standing in for outback settings in movies such as Gallipoli and The Water Diviner.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Quorn is more socio-economically advantaged than about 10% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 889, 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.
Is Quorn a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Quorn from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
10/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (10/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
78/100More affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $200 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 78% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Quorn at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,232
- Median age
- 53
- Median weekly household income
- $1,017
- SEIFA score
- 889
- Local government area
- Flinders Ranges
- Coordinates
- -32.3400, 138.0575
Map of Quorn
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Housing & property in Quorn
What it costs to live in Quorn and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $200
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $938
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 75%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 20%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Quorn demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Quorn demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Quorn 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 seniors (65+) at 31% and 7% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 164 | 13% |
| Youth (15–24) | 101 | 8% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 228 | 18% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 360 | 29% |
| Seniors (65+) | 387 | 31% |
Share of the 1,240 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 223 | 44% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 157 | 31% |
| Rented | 101 | 20% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 475 | 93% |
| Townhouses & semis | 20 | 4% |
| Flats & apartments | 13 | 3% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 511 occupied private dwellings in Quorn.
- Average household size
- 2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,399
- Median weekly personal income
- $617
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 81 (7%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 32 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 161 (13%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 338 (33%)
- Labour-force participation
- 49.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Employed full-time
- 293
- Employed part-time
- 170
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.
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Common questions about Quorn
Is Quorn a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Quorn rates 33/100 overall (Lower on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Quorn?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Quorn was $200, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $938. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Quorn?
Quorn is a suburb of South Australia, Australia, in the Flinders Ranges local government area.
What is the population of Quorn?
At the 2021 Census, Quorn had a population of about 1,232.
Is Quorn an advantaged area?
Quorn has an ABS SEIFA score of 889, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 10 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 10% of Australian suburbs.
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