Median price trend for houses
Based on 29 sales in the preceding 12 months
$890,000
Up 27.1% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $850k
- 3 bed
- $1m
- 4 bed
- $995k
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The quick read on
Port Adelaide
SA 5015 · Port Adelaide Enfield
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $890,000
- Median unit
- $730,000
- Population
- 1,338
- Postcode
- 5015
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ABS 2021
Port Adelaide, South Australia
Property market insights for Port Adelaide
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Port Adelaide SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 53 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$675 per week
Up 8.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Port Adelaide, SA is currently $890,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Port Adelaide has a 12-month growth rate of 27.1% for houses and 17.5% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $850,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,000,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $995,000 in Port Adelaide.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Port Adelaide is $675 per week. The median house rent has increased 8.0% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Port Adelaide is $730,000, which has increased 17.5% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $702,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $838,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $737,000 in Port Adelaide. The median rent for units and apartments in Port Adelaide is $600 per week and has increased 4.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Port Adelaide safe?
The overall rate for Port Adelaide is 15,618 offences per 100,000 residents — 315% above the Greater Adelaide benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Port Adelaide.
Overall crime rate
15,618
offences per 100,000 residents
315% aboveGreater Adelaide
Port AdelaideGreater Adelaide: 3,761
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Port Adelaide?
Port Adelaide SA 5015 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
1,338 people call Port Adelaide home, with an average of 1.9 people per household and a median household income of $1,230 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,338
- Median age
- 45 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,672 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $293 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 159.5%Below
15–3426.7%Above
35–5428.0%Above
55–7430.4%Above
75 and over5.5%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses27.8%Below
Townhouses57.7%Above
Apartments9.8%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright20.7%Below
Paying a mortgage23.8%Below
Renting55.4%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car17.5%Above
One car45.3%Above
Two cars27.6%Below
Three or more9.5%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home10.5%Above
Drove to work61.2%Below
Train, tram or bus4.1%Below
Walked or cycled7.4%Above
What stands out in Port Adelaide
10.5% of workers in Port Adelaide worked from home on Census day.
5.6% of Port Adelaide residents were born in England.
47.9% of people in Port Adelaide described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Port Adelaide
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Port Adelaide SA 5015.
Is Port Adelaide family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
9.5% of Port Adelaide's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
330 family households lived in Port Adelaide; 22.7% were couple families and 21.2% were one-parent families.
23.0% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Port Adelaide?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Port Adelaide had 1,338 residents at the 2021 Census.
28.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
35.9% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Port Adelaide?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 27.8% of occupied private dwellings in Port Adelaide.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 57.7% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 9.8% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Port Adelaide?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
20.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
23.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
55.4% rented their home. That is about twice the Greater Adelaide rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Port Adelaide?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Port Adelaide had 1.9 people.
One-person households made up 43.5% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 37.0%, while 9.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Port Adelaide?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
10.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
61.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
4.1% used only a train, tram or bus, while 7.4% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Port Adelaide?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
17.5% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Greater Adelaide rate.
One-car households formed 45.3% of the total.
37.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Port Adelaide, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
52.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 47.9% reported a different address.
23.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Port Adelaide?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
80.4% of residents used only English at home.
13.4% used a language other than English at home.
1.5% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.2% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Port Adelaide residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
23.7% of Port Adelaide's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 76.3% was born in Australia.
1.1% of residents were born in China.
0.7% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 86.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Port Adelaide?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 38.4% of ancestry responses in Port Adelaide.
Australian ancestry made up 29.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 3.4% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Port Adelaide?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
23.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
Managers accounted for 13.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.9% of workers, and education and training employed 6.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Port Adelaide?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 60.0%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
35.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 9.5%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Port Adelaide show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
52.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.
12.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.5% reported asthma, 11.0% arthritis and 6.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Port Adelaide?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
23.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 7.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 34.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Port Adelaide?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,230 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,672.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $293 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Port Adelaide compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 10.5% in Port Adelaide, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 20.7% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 55.4% in Port Adelaide, against 29.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Port Adelaide
Is Port Adelaide expensive?
The median house price is $890,000, while units and apartments sit at $730,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Port Adelaide good for families?
The Census counted 330 local families, and 9.5% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Port Adelaide?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,000,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Port Adelaide
102 streets in Port Adelaide
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Aberdeen St
- Albany Ln
- Altelier Ln
- Atelier Lane
- Baker St
- Barlow St
- Baynes Pl
- Bedford St
- Beech St
- Bower Cr
- Bower Road
- Brock St
- Butler St
- Calton St
- Cannon St
- Charlotten St
- Church Pl
- Church St
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- Clare St
- Cleave St
- Clementina Dr
- College St
- Commercial Rd
- Compass Lane
- Crozier St
- Dale St
- Divett St
- Dock One Boulevard
- Eastern Parade
- Edith St
- Endeavour Drive
- Fisher St
- Formby Cr
- Francis St
- Gardiner Ct
- Globe Pl
- Godfrey St
- Gouger Cr
- Gracechurch St
- Grand Junction Rd
- Grand Trunkway
- Hack St
- Hagen Ave
- Hobart Ln
- Holmes St
- Honey St
- Jane St
- Jennifer St
- Jubilee Street
- Karatta
- Kauri
- Knapman Cr
- Kyle Pl
- Langham Pl
- Leadenhall St
- Le Messurier St
- Leslie Place
- Liddon Pl
- Lipson St
- London Rd
- Marryatt St
- Mclaren Pde
- Mercantile
- Minnipa Rd
- Minories
- Montpelier Sq
- Moonta Rd
- Moorhouse Rd
- Morialta Rd
- Mundy St
- Nelson St
- Nile St
- North Pde
- Ocean Steamers Rd
- Old Port Rd
- Perkins Dr
- Portland Pl
- Port Rd
- Port River Expressway
- Princes St
- Providence Pl
- Quebec St
- Rann Pl
- Robe St
- Rockhampton Ln
- Russell St
- Santo Pde
- Sarnia
- Ship St
- Smith St
- St Vincent St
- St Vincent St East
- Thomas Pl
- Timpson Pl
- Timpson St
- Todd St
- Walter Morris Dr
- Warrawee
- Wauwa St
- Webb Street
- Webster St
- Wellington St
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