Davenport SA 5700

Living Here

Davenport is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 156 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $725 a week, with median rent near $115 a week. Most homes are houses. About 0% of households own their home and 100% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Aboriginal, German, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

Over time — Census 2011 → 2021

Getting Around & Local Services

• 7 schools

  • Carlton Primary School
  • Augusta Park Primary
  • Port Augusta Secondary School
  • Flinders View
  • Port Augusta West Primary School
  • Caritas College
  • Wilsden Primary School
• 1 park

  • Braddock Park
• 1 Catholic church

  • All Saints
• 2 dentists

  • SA Dental
  • Dental on Commerical
• 1 physiotherapist

  • Port Augusta Physiotherapy Centre
• 1 hospital

  • Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Service
• 1 library

  • Library Port Augusta
• 2 post offices

  • Augusta West LPO
  • Port Augusta Post Office
• 5 service stations

  • OTR Port Augusta West Roadhouse
  • EG Australia
  • Perrys
  • Coles Express
  • Ampol
• 5 gyms & sports centres

  • West Augusta Football Club
  • Central Oval Sporting Complex
  • Port Augusta Racecourse
  • Intersport
  • 24/7 Performance & Fitness
• 1 golf club

  • Port Augusta Golf Course
• 2 butchers

  • Port Ausgusta Meat Store
  • Terry Gardiner's Meats & Smallgoods
• 3 hardware stores

  • Mitre 10
  • Port Augusta Pool Supplies
  • Bunnings Warehouse
• 3 mechanics

  • Butler's Mechanical Service
  • Toyota
  • G.P. Auto Electrical
• 13 places to stay

  • Shoreline Caravan Park
  • Motel Poinsettia
  • Augusta Courtyard Motel
  • Majestic Oasis Apartments
  • Comfort Inn & Suites Augusta Westside
  • Costello Hotels
  • Hotel Commonwealth
  • Pampas Motel
  • Standpipe Golf Motor Inn
  • Bentley’s Cabin Park

  See all 13 places to stay near Davenport →

Getting around. Bus interchange: Greyhound, 3.4 km south-west · Airport: Port Augusta Airport, 7.6 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 0.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Demographics

Unemployment 47.1% · Labour-force participation 13.9%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

28,311 bird observations recorded near Davenport — most often seen:

• Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (1,838)
• Singing Honeyeater (1,817)
• Crested Pigeon (1,693)
• Red Wattlebird (1,651)
• House Sparrow (1,607)
• White-plumed Honeyeater (1,545)
• White-browed Babbler (1,300)
• Welcome Swallow (1,293)
• Chirruping Wedgebill (1,148)
• Australian Magpie (1,044)
• Willie Wagtail (972)
• Magpie-lark (940)
• Galah (927)

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Davenport:

• Port Augusta (3 km)
• Port Augusta West (3.7 km)
• Wami Kata (4.4 km)
• Stirling North (6.7 km)
• Port Paterson (8.8 km)
• Mundallio (8.8 km)
• Emeroo (12.4 km)
• Saltia (16.3 km)

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