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Port Paterson SA 5700

64 addresses · 8 streets

Grey Electorate › Port Augusta LGA › Port Paterson · 275 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Port Paterson is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 73 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,666 a week, with median rent near $288 a week. Most homes are houses. About 68% of households own their home and 32% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

73Population
45Median age
$1,666Median household income / wk
$288Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Greyhound, 4 km north-west · Airport: Port Augusta Airport, 10.9 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Port Paterson

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

Tree cover measures, Port Paterson SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20201.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20210.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.5% · Labour-force participation 64.5%

Population by age in Port Paterson
Population by age, Port Paterson SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-149
15-1910
20-246
25-349
35-440
45-5412
55-649
65-744
75-846
85+0
Dwelling types in Port Paterson
Dwelling types, Port Paterson SA (ABS Census 2021)
House25
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Port Paterson
Households by weekly income, Port Paterson SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,4998
$1,500-2,9999
$3,000+5
Top ancestries in Port Paterson
Top ancestries, Port Paterson SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian41
English22
Aboriginal12
Ancestry NS12
Scottish8
German3
Housing tenure in Port Paterson
Housing tenure, Port Paterson SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned8
Mortgage9
Rented8
Other0
Cars per household in Port Paterson
Cars per household, Port Paterson SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
13
28
30
4+8
Commute to work in Port Paterson
Commute to work, Port Paterson SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car24
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home0
Top countries of birth in Port Paterson
Top countries of birth, Port Paterson SA (ABS Census 2021)
England5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

728 bird observations recorded near Port Paterson — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Port Paterson

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.