Median price trend for houses
Based on 41 sales in the preceding 12 months
$923,000
Up 6.7% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $790k
- 3 bed
- $840k
- 4 bed
- $1.02m
- 5+ bed
- $1.75m
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The quick read on
Port Noarlunga
SA 5167 · Onkaparinga
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $923,000
- Median unit
- $672,000
- Population
- 3,245
- Postcode
- 5167
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ABS 2021
Port Noarlunga, South Australia
Property market insights for Port Noarlunga
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Port Noarlunga SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 40 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$625 per week
Down 3.8% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Port Noarlunga, SA is currently $923,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Port Noarlunga has a 12-month growth rate of 6.7% for houses and 5.8% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $790,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $840,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,020,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,750,000 in Port Noarlunga.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Port Noarlunga is $625 per week. The median house rent has decreased 3.8% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Port Noarlunga is $672,000, which has increased 5.8% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $604,000 in Port Noarlunga. The median rent for units and apartments in Port Noarlunga is $475 per week and has decreased 17.4% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Port Noarlunga safe?
The overall rate for Port Noarlunga is 3,049 offences per 100,000 residents — 19% below 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 Noarlunga.
Overall crime rate
3,049
offences per 100,000 residents
19% belowGreater Adelaide
Port NoarlungaGreater 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 Noarlunga?
Port Noarlunga SA 5167 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
3,245 people call Port Noarlunga home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,369 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,245
- Median age
- 46 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,534 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $320 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1514.9%Below
15–3422.0%Below
35–5426.2%In line
55–7425.7%Above
75 and over10.8%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses78.8%Above
Townhouses8.1%Below
Apartments12.0%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright32.2%In line
Paying a mortgage39.9%Above
Renting27.9%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car7.2%In line
One car37.7%Above
Two cars36.0%Below
Three or more18.9%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home9.4%In line
Drove to work65.7%Above
Train, tram or bus2.4%Below
Walked or cycled1.6%Below
What stands out in Port Noarlunga
9.4% of workers in Port Noarlunga worked from home on Census day.
14.8% of Port Noarlunga residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Adelaide.
57.0% of people in Port Noarlunga described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Port Noarlunga
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Port Noarlunga SA 5167.
Is Port Noarlunga family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
14.9% of Port Noarlunga's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
898 family households lived in Port Noarlunga; 37.9% were couple families and 17.9% were one-parent families.
34.4% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Port Noarlunga?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Port Noarlunga had 3,245 residents at the 2021 Census.
22.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
36.5% 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 Noarlunga?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 78.8% of occupied private dwellings in Port Noarlunga.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 8.1% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 12.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Port Noarlunga?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
32.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
39.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.
27.9% rented their home. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Port Noarlunga?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Port Noarlunga had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 31.6% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 34.9%, while 19.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Port Noarlunga?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
9.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
65.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
2.4% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Port Noarlunga?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
7.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
One-car households formed 37.7% of the total.
54.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Port Noarlunga, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
60.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 39.7% reported a different address.
26.7% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Port Noarlunga?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
91.2% of residents used only English at home.
5.9% used a language other than English at home.
0.2% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.3% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Port Noarlunga residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
26.7% of Port Noarlunga's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 73.3% was born in Australia.
0.3% of residents were born in China.
0.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.8%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Port Noarlunga?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 52.4% of ancestry responses in Port Noarlunga.
Australian ancestry made up 30.8% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.9% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Port Noarlunga?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
19.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 10.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.1%.
Health care and social assistance employed 17.0% of workers, and education and training employed 10.5%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Port Noarlunga?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 60.7%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
32.0% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.3%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Port Noarlunga show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
53.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
12.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.9% reported asthma, 12.9% arthritis and 6.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Port Noarlunga?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
21.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 5.3% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 42.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Port Noarlunga?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,369 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,534.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $320 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Port Noarlunga compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 9.4% in Port Noarlunga, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 32.2% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
Renting accounted for 27.9% in Port Noarlunga, 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 Noarlunga
Is Port Noarlunga expensive?
The median house price is $923,000, while units and apartments sit at $672,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Port Noarlunga good for families?
The Census counted 898 local families, and 14.9% 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 Noarlunga?
Larger houses have a median around $1,750,000, 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 Noarlunga
68 streets in Port Noarlunga
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alan St
- Alexander Tce
- Allanton Ave
- Anderson Ave
- Apsley Ct
- Barker St
- Barry St
- Beatrice St
- Benny Ave
- Bice Ave
- Briscoe St
- Castine St
- Castleton Ave
- Clarke St
- Coorong Ct
- Cornish Ave
- Corpe Ave
- Dale Ave
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- Dodd Ave
- Drake Ct
- Dyson Rd
- Dyson Road
- Ellis St
- England Ave
- Esplanade
- Estuary Cl
- Ethel Wache Ln
- Gawler St
- Geoffrey Ave
- Gray St
- Hall Tce
- Hender Ave
- Hinton St
- Hyde Pl
- Irvine St
- James Ave
- Johnson Cr
- Katharine St
- Keirana Ave
- Konrad St
- Kulkyne
- Leitch Ave
- Mann St
- Margaret St
- Marr St
- Mills Ave
- Moar St
- Murray Rd
- New Rd
- Old Honeypot Rd
- Oliver Cr
- Page Pl
- Parham Cr
- Passmore Ave
- Petersen Cr
- Pittwater Ct
- Ralphs Ave
- River Rd
- Riverview Dr
- Roeder Cr
- Saltfleet St
- Serenity
- Verdale Cr
- Ward St
- Wearing St
- Welland St
- Witton Rd
- Young Ave
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