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Port Adelaide SA 5015

2,493 addresses · 94 streets

Hindmarsh Electorate › Port Adelaide Enfield LGA › Port Adelaide · 13 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Port Adelaide is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 1,338 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,230 a week, with median rent near $293 a week. Most homes are townhouses. About 44% of households own their home and 55% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $720,000.

1,338Population
45Median age
$1,230Median household income / wk
$293Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Port Adelaide statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Port Adelaide itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Port Adelaide, 350 m south-east · Bus interchange: Port Dock Interchange, 250 m north-east · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 10.9 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs6/10

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.

Median Sale Prices

$720,000House · 2026 1Q

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Metropolitan Median House Sales, Valuer-General South Australia.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 2.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Port Adelaide

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

Tree cover measures, Port Adelaide SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20202.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20210.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 9.5% · Labour-force participation 60%

Population by age in Port Adelaide
Population by age, Port Adelaide SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-431
5-1496
15-1955
20-24104
25-34198
35-44181
45-54194
55-64237
65-74170
75-8458
85+16
Dwelling types in Port Adelaide
Dwelling types, Port Adelaide SA (ABS Census 2021)
House179
Townhouse372
Apartment63
Other13
Households by weekly income in Port Adelaide
Households by weekly income, Port Adelaide SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650157
$650-1,499182
$1,500-2,999160
$3,000+85
Top ancestries in Port Adelaide
Top ancestries, Port Adelaide SA (ABS Census 2021)
English514
Australian393
Other144
Irish122
Scottish103
Ancestry NS97
Housing tenure in Port Adelaide
Housing tenure, Port Adelaide SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned128
Mortgage147
Rented342
Other3
Cars per household in Port Adelaide
Cars per household, Port Adelaide SA (ABS Census 2021)
0109
1282
2172
336
4+23
Commute to work in Port Adelaide
Commute to work, Port Adelaide SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car423
Train17
Bus10
Tram/ferry0
Walked41
Bicycle8
Home69
Top countries of birth in Port Adelaide
Top countries of birth, Port Adelaide SA (ABS Census 2021)
England75
New Zealand20
Vietnam18
Afghanistan16
China15
Italy12
Languages used at home in Port Adelaide
Languages used at home, Port Adelaide SA (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese21
Mandarin20
Greek14
Spanish7
German6
Sinhalese6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

33,579 bird observations recorded near Port Adelaide — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Port Adelaide

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

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