Median price trend for houses
Based on 18 sales in the preceding 12 months
$620,000
Up 5.1% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $405k
- 3 bed
- $770k
- 4 bed
- $825k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Port Macdonnell
SA 5291 · Grant
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $620,000
- Population
- 859
- Postcode
- 5291
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Port Macdonnell, South Australia
Property market insights for Port Macdonnell
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Port Macdonnell SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 10 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$425 per week
Up 9.5% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Port Macdonnell, SA is currently $620,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Port Macdonnell has a 12-month growth rate of 5.1% for houses and 5.3% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $405,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $770,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $825,000 in Port Macdonnell.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Port Macdonnell is $425 per week. The median house rent has increased 9.5% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Port Macdonnell safe?
The overall rate for Port Macdonnell is 1,595 offences per 100,000 residents — 48% 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 Macdonnell.
Overall crime rate
1,595
offences per 100,000 residents
48% belowRest of SA
Port MacdonnellRest 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 Macdonnell?
Port Macdonnell SA 5291 is in South Australia, within Rest of SA.
859 people call Port Macdonnell home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $1,288 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 859
- Median age
- 53 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,300 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $210 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of SA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1512.2%Below
15–3416.4%Below
35–5422.0%Below
55–7437.7%Above
75 and over10.4%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses98.0%Above
Townhouses3.2%Below
Apartments1.2%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright54.1%Above
Paying a mortgage29.1%Below
Renting16.8%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.5%Below
One car30.1%Below
Two cars37.2%Above
Three or more30.7%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home9.8%Above
Drove to work66.4%In line
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled2.6%Below
What stands out in Port Macdonnell
9.8% of workers in Port Macdonnell worked from home on Census day.
2.4% of Port Macdonnell residents were born in England.
51.0% of people in Port Macdonnell described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Port Macdonnell
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Port Macdonnell SA 5291.
Is Port Macdonnell family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
12.2% of Port Macdonnell's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
251 family households lived in Port Macdonnell; 25.9% were couple families and 14.7% were one-parent families.
23.9% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Port Macdonnell?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Port Macdonnell had 859 residents at the 2021 Census.
15.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
48.1% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Port Macdonnell?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 98.0% of occupied private dwellings in Port Macdonnell.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 3.2% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 1.2% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Port Macdonnell?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
54.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
29.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
16.8% rented their home. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Port Macdonnell?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Port Macdonnell had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 29.2% of occupied homes. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
Two-person households represented 45.6%, while 15.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Port Macdonnell?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
9.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
66.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of SA.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Port Macdonnell?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.5% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
One-car households formed 30.1% of the total.
67.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Port Macdonnell, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
66.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 33.7% reported a different address.
6.4% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Port Macdonnell?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
93.7% of residents used only English at home.
0.6% used a language other than English at home.
0.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Port Macdonnell residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
6.4% of Port Macdonnell's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 93.6% 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 93.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Port Macdonnell?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 44.5% of ancestry responses in Port Macdonnell.
Australian ancestry made up 40.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Port Macdonnell?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
9.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Managers accounted for 15.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.4%.
Health care and social assistance employed 9.0% of workers, and education and training employed 4.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Port Macdonnell?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 52.9%, compared with 54.1% across Rest of SA.
26.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.8%, compared with 4.8% across Rest of SA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Port Macdonnell show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
54.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.7% reported asthma, 13.7% arthritis and 8.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Port Macdonnell?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
9.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 1.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 55.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Port Macdonnell?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,288 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,300.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $210 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Port Macdonnell compare with Rest of SA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 9.8% in Port Macdonnell, compared with 8.9% across Rest of SA.
Outright ownership was 54.1% locally and 41.6% across Rest of SA. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
Renting accounted for 16.8% in Port Macdonnell, 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 Macdonnell
Is Port Macdonnell expensive?
The median house price is $620,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Port Macdonnell good for families?
The Census counted 251 local families, and 12.2% 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 Macdonnell?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $825,000, 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 Macdonnell
60 streets in Port Macdonnell
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Admella St
- Bell St
- Boat Ramp
- Bookey St
- Cape Douglas Rd
- Cape Northumberland Rd
- Cemetery Rd
- Charles St
- Church St
- Compton St
- Coral
- Cowrie Ct
- Dingley Dell Rd
- Edwards Rd
- Eight Mile Creek Rd
- Eight Mile Creek Road
- Elizabeth St
- Elliot St
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- Feast St
- Finger Point Rd
- French St
- Germein Ct
- Grundys Ln
- Haviland Ct
- Hutt Bay Rd
- Irven St
- Jeffries St
- Jones Rd
- Kieselbach Rd
- Kuhl Dr
- Lighthouse Rd
- Lithgows Rd
- Lower Nelson Rd
- Mariner Ct
- Meylin St
- Miami St
- Middle Point Track
- Middle Point Trk
- Millards Rd
- Milsteads Rd
- Milstead St
- Moores Rd
- Nautilus Dr
- Northumberland Ct
- Pascoe Rd
- Pierce St
- Riddoch Hwy
- Rossell St
- Sea Pde
- Shell Dr
- Smiths Rd
- Springs Rd
- Standish St
- Starks Ln
- Surfers
- Teatree Ln
- Tenterden St
- Thompson Ln
- Tilleys Rd
- Youngs Rd
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