Port Augusta
SA 5700 · Port Augusta
6,437 (2021) → 6,443 est. (2025) · Stable
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Port Augusta is a stable suburb in Port Augusta, SA 5700, about 281km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Port Augusta are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 6 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Port Augusta has an overall score of 19/100, 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 (1.83%), India (1.48%), Germany (0.5%), New Zealand (0.5%), Vietnam (0.43%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (1.83%), Punjabi (0.81%), Italian (0.45%), Vietnamese (0.42%), Mandarin (0.39%)
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
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 842 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Port Augusta Secondary SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 864
- Seaview Christian CollegeCombined · IndependentICSEA 855
- Augusta Park Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 808
- Willsden Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 732
- Carlton SchoolCombined · GovernmentICSEA 648
- Open Access College - Port Augusta School of the Air CampusCombined · Government
Nearby (within 10km)
- Port Augusta West Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 936
- Caritas CollegeCombined · Catholic · 3.9kmICSEA 991
- Flinders View Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 747
- Port Augusta Special SchoolCombined · Government · 4.2kmICSEA 896
- Stirling North Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5kmICSEA 943
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
StableSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Port Augusta
Is Port Augusta safe?
Port Augusta 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 41,961 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Port Augusta from Adelaide CBD?
Port Augusta is about 280.8 km from Adelaide CBD.
What schools are in Port Augusta?
Port Augusta has 6 schools, with an average ICSEA of 781 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Port Augusta?
Port Augusta has a transport score of 0/100.