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Port Gawler SA 5501

38 addresses · 7 streets

Grey Electorate › Adelaide Plains LGA › Port Gawler · 34 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Port Gawler is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 112 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $2,100 a week, with median rent near $235 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

112Population
36Median age
$2,100Median household income / wk
$235Median rent / wk
3.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Adelaide Airport, 34.4 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 11.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Port Gawler

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

Tree cover measures, Port Gawler SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202011.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20211.9%

Demographics

Population by age in Port Gawler
Population by age, Port Gawler SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-45
5-1418
15-1917
20-249
25-3410
35-4415
45-5417
55-649
65-749
75-8410
85+0
Dwelling types in Port Gawler
Dwelling types, Port Gawler SA (ABS Census 2021)
House33
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Port Gawler
Households by weekly income, Port Gawler SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,4996
$1,500-2,99919
$3,000+11
Top ancestries in Port Gawler
Top ancestries, Port Gawler SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian47
English34
Other20
Italian17
Irish9
Chinese8
Housing tenure in Port Gawler
Housing tenure, Port Gawler SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned6
Mortgage13
Rented5
Other0
Cars per household in Port Gawler
Cars per household, Port Gawler SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
13
29
36
4+6
Commute to work in Port Gawler
Commute to work, Port Gawler SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car46
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home9
Top countries of birth in Port Gawler
Top countries of birth, Port Gawler SA (ABS Census 2021)
Cambodia4
Languages used at home in Port Gawler
Languages used at home, Port Gawler SA (ABS Census 2021)
Khmer10
Italian8
Vietnamese3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

12,937 bird observations recorded near Port Gawler — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Port Gawler

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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