Solomontown
SA 5540 · Port Pirie
1,088 (2021) → 1,081 est. (2025) · Stable
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Solomontown is a stable suburb in Port Pirie, SA 5540, about 201km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Solomontown are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Solomontown has an overall score of 21/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 5/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (1.75%), New Zealand (1.75%), Italy (1.1%), Thailand (0.46%), India (0.37%)
Top languages: Italian (1.56%), Punjabi (0.74%), Portuguese (0.74%), Vietnamese (0.55%), Thai (0.28%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for SA. Median weekly rents:
Source: Land Services SA + SA Housing Authority · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: SA Police / OCSAR (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 925 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Solomontown Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 898
Nearby (within 10km)
- St Mark's College - Benedict CampusCombined · Catholic · 2km
- John Pirie Secondary SchoolSecondary · Government · 2kmICSEA 895
- Mid North Education CentreCombined · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 904
- Port Pirie West Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 901
- Risdon Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 952
- St Mark's CollegeCombined · Catholic · 3.6kmICSEA 1008
- Airdale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 849
- Mid North Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 4.9kmICSEA 996
- Napperby Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 8.4kmICSEA 924
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
StableSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Solomontown
Is Solomontown safe?
Solomontown has a residential safety score of 5/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 10,754 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Solomontown from Adelaide CBD?
Solomontown is about 201.1 km from Adelaide CBD.
What schools are in Solomontown?
Solomontown has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 898 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Solomontown?
Solomontown has a transport score of 0/100.