Port Adelaide
SA 5015 · Port Adelaide Enfield
1,338 (2021) → 1,472 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Port Adelaide is a high growth suburb in Port Adelaide Enfield, SA 5015, about 13km from Adelaide CBD. Its median house price of $719K is more affordable than the SA average. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 89/100, and is right by the coast. Port Adelaide has an overall score of 76/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 5/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (5.61%), New Zealand (1.49%), Vietnam (1.35%), Afghanistan (1.2%), China (1.12%)
Top languages: Vietnamese (1.57%), Mandarin (1.49%), Greek (1.05%), Spanish (0.52%), German (0.45%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Median price history
Source: Land Services SA + SA Housing Authority · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
Visitor / tourist hub. This suburb attracts significant visitor and tourist traffic. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident rates below may overstate the risk for people living here.
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
These totals are recorded by incident location and include offences involving the suburb's many visitors, not just residents.
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 1016 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Indie School Port Adelaide CampusSecondary · Independent
Nearby (within 10km)
- Le Fevre Peninsula Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 923
- Largs Bay SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 1017
- Portside Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 2.3kmICSEA 1068
- Mount Carmel CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.4kmICSEA 1002
- Dominican SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.6kmICSEA 1038
- St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.6kmICSEA 1009
- Le Fevre High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 955
- Mount Carmel College Primary CampusPrimary · Catholic · 2.8km
- Westport Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 1015
- Alberton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 1007
- Pennington School R-6Primary · Government · 3kmICSEA 969
- Ocean View P-12 CollegeCombined · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 927
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
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Port Adelaide
Is Port Adelaide safe?
Port Adelaide has a residential safety score of 5/100, 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 56,876 per 100,000 across all categories.
What are property prices in Port Adelaide?
In Port Adelaide, the median house price is $719K. Median weekly house rent is $675.
How far is Port Adelaide from Adelaide CBD?
Port Adelaide is about 13.1 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 34 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Port Adelaide?
Port Adelaide has 1 school. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Port Adelaide?
Port Adelaide has a transport score of 89/100, including 2 train stations and 32 bus stops.