SA · Port Pirie Council
Port Davis, 5540
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- Affordable
- Residential
- Amenities
- Open space
- Suburban
Suburb profile
Port Davis is a residential smaller community in Port Pirie with a familiar suburban feel. Distance from the capital is noticeable, but the trade-off is space, calm and a community that knows its neighbours. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life.
Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Local identity runs deep. This is the kind of place people stay once they have found it.
The area offers approachable housing costs alongside a lifestyle that still feels complete.
Population
- Population
- 4
- Median age
- 35
- Median household income / week
- $1,024
- Dwelling vacancy
- 0%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 3
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,066
- Employment rate
- 60%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2023–24)
- 2
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 1
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 500
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 4 residents
- State safety percentile
- 98th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 336
Most common offence types
- Receive Or Handle Proceeds Of Crime1
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury1
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · Period: 2023-24; 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated on site · Financial-year releases
Planning & development
Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.
3 planning-related records
2024· 1 proposal
January 2024
- Outbuilding (Shed)209 MINOR DERBY RD PORT DAVIS SA 5540Decision Made
2023· 1 proposal
June 2023
- New Boat Ramp with Accompanying Car Park, Lighting, Rock Wall, Earthworks, and Demolition ActivitiesLOT 1086 DAVIS RD PORT DAVIS SA 5540;LOT 1235 DAVIS RD PORT DAVIS SA 5540Decision Made
2021· 1 proposal
April 2021
- Verandah307 MINOR DERBY RD PORT DAVIS SA 5540Decision Made
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Safer places from CFS designated locations.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Bushfire & hazard overlays (SA) — Government of South Australia · Period: current · Updated on site
Recent changes
- Receive Or Handle Proceeds Of Crimecrime1
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injurycrime1
- New Boat Ramp with Accompanying Car Park, Lighting, Rock Wall, Earthworks, and Demolition ActivitiesplanningLOT 1086 DAVIS RD PORT DAVIS SA 5540;LOT 1235 DAVIS RD PORT DAVIS SA 5540Lodged 14 Jun 2023 · Decision Made
- Outbuilding (Shed)planning209 MINOR DERBY RD PORT DAVIS SA 5540Lodged 23 Jan 2024 · Decision Made
- Verandahplanning307 MINOR DERBY RD PORT DAVIS SA 5540Lodged 16 Apr 2021 · Decision Made
Data sources & freshness
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · Updated on site
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · Updated on site · Financial-year releases
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