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The quick read on
Port Gawler
SA 5501 · Adelaide Plains
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 112
- Postcode
- 5501
ABS 2021
Port Gawler, South Australia
Property market insights for Port Gawler
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Port Gawler SA
Crime and safety
Is Port Gawler safe?
The overall rate for Port Gawler is 1,877 offences per 100,000 residents — 39% below the Rest of SA 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 Gawler.
Overall crime rate
1,877
offences per 100,000 residents
39% belowRest of SA
Port GawlerRest of SA: 3,055
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Port Gawler?
Port Gawler SA 5501 is in South Australia, within Rest of SA.
112 people call Port Gawler home, with an average of 3.4 people per household and a median household income of $2,100 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 112
- Median age
- 36 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,672 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $235 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of SA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1520.5%Above
15–3432.1%Above
35–5428.6%Above
55–7416.1%Below
75 and over8.9%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses110.0%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright25.0%Below
Paying a mortgage54.2%Above
Renting20.8%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car9.1%Below
Two cars27.3%Below
Three or more36.4%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home15.3%Above
Drove to work71.2%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Port Gawler
15.3% of workers in Port Gawler worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Rest of SA.
33.9% of people in Port Gawler described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Port Gawler
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Port Gawler SA 5501.
Is Port Gawler family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
20.5% of Port Gawler's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.
29 family households lived in Port Gawler; 44.8% were couple families and 17.2% were one-parent families.
44.8% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Port Gawler?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Port Gawler had 112 residents at the 2021 Census.
22.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
25.0% were 55 or older. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Port Gawler?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 110.0% of occupied private dwellings in Port Gawler.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Port Gawler?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
25.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
54.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.
20.8% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Port Gawler?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Port Gawler had 3.4 people.
One-person households made up 0.0% of occupied homes. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Two-person households represented 27.3%, while 51.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Port Gawler?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
15.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
71.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Port Gawler?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
One-car households formed 9.1% of the total.
63.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Port Gawler, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
74.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 25.5% reported a different address.
17.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Port Gawler?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
75.9% of residents used only English at home.
20.5% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Port Gawler residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
17.0% of Port Gawler's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 83.0% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 80.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Port Gawler?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 30.4% of ancestry responses in Port Gawler.
Australian ancestry made up 42.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 7.1% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Port Gawler?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
0.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Managers accounted for 45.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 0.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 6.8% of workers, and education and training employed 5.1%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Port Gawler?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 70.1%, compared with 54.1% across Rest of SA.
52.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 0.0%, compared with 4.8% across Rest of SA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Port Gawler show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
68.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.
2.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.0% reported asthma, 5.4% arthritis and 2.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Port Gawler?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
12.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 7.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 53.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Port Gawler?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,100 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 $235 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Port Gawler compare with Rest of SA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 15.3% in Port Gawler, compared with 8.9% across Rest of SA.
Outright ownership was 25.0% locally and 41.6% across Rest of SA. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
Renting accounted for 20.8% in Port Gawler, against 26.0% across Rest of SA.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Port Gawler
Is Port Gawler good for families?
The Census counted 29 local families, and 20.5% 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 Gawler?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
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 Gawler
8 streets in Port Gawler
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Applebee Rd
- Brownes Rd
- Buckland Park Rd
- Griggs Rd
- Horseshoe Crescent
- Port Gawler Rd
- Recreation Dr
- Shellgrit Rd
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