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Port Elliot SA 5212

2,099 addresses · 88 streets

Mayo Electorate › Alexandrina LGA › Port Elliot · 67 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Port Elliot is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 2,251 people, with a median age of 61. The typical household earns around $1,073 a week, with median rent near $280 a week. Most homes are houses. About 66% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,251Population
61Median age
$1,073Median household income / wk
$280Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs4/10

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.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 6.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Port Elliot

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

Tree cover measures, Port Elliot SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20217.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 40.2%

Population by age in Port Elliot
Population by age, Port Elliot SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-484
5-14188
15-1979
20-2461
25-34141
35-44178
45-54208
55-64321
65-74433
75-84400
85+159
Dwelling types in Port Elliot
Dwelling types, Port Elliot SA (ABS Census 2021)
House879
Townhouse29
Apartment41
Other3
Households by weekly income in Port Elliot
Households by weekly income, Port Elliot SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650192
$650-1,499418
$1,500-2,999200
$3,000+84
Top ancestries in Port Elliot
Top ancestries, Port Elliot SA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,200
Australian775
Scottish278
German241
Irish227
Other92
Housing tenure in Port Elliot
Housing tenure, Port Elliot SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned414
Mortgage218
Rented209
Other118
Cars per household in Port Elliot
Cars per household, Port Elliot SA (ABS Census 2021)
036
1424
2334
398
4+48
Commute to work in Port Elliot
Commute to work, Port Elliot SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car494
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked38
Bicycle7
Home92
Top countries of birth in Port Elliot
Top countries of birth, Port Elliot SA (ABS Census 2021)
England264
New Zealand27
Scotland23
Germany16
Netherlands13
South Africa12
Languages used at home in Port Elliot
Languages used at home, Port Elliot SA (ABS Census 2021)
French8
German7
Italian5
Spanish5
Afrikaans4
Vietnamese4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

57,946 bird observations recorded near Port Elliot — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Port Elliot

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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