Encounter Bay
SA 5211 · Victor Harbor
5,305 (2021) → 5,652 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Encounter Bay is a moderate growth suburb in Victor Harbor, SA 5211, about 72km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Encounter Bay are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Encounter Bay has an overall score of 26/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 100/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (13.4%), Scotland (1.64%), Germany (1.23%), Netherlands (0.98%), New Zealand (0.96%)
Top languages: German (0.74%), Punjabi (0.21%), Italian (0.17%), Spanish (0.17%), French (0.15%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for SA. Median weekly rents:
Source: Land Services SA + SA Housing Authority · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: SA Police / OCSAR (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1012 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Investigator CollegeCombined · Independent · 2kmICSEA 1055
- Victor Harbor High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.3kmICSEA 976
- Victor Harbor Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.4kmICSEA 983
- Encounter Lutheran CollegeCombined · Independent · 6.1kmICSEA 1056
- Port Elliot Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 9.2kmICSEA 992
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
Moderate GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Encounter Bay
Is Encounter Bay safe?
Encounter Bay has a residential safety score of 100/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 679 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Encounter Bay from Adelaide CBD?
Encounter Bay is about 71.6 km from Adelaide CBD.
What schools are in Encounter Bay?
Encounter Bay has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Encounter Bay?
Encounter Bay has a transport score of 0/100.