Median price trend for houses
Based on 29 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,060,000
Up 34.7% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $1.22m
- 3 bed
- $1m
- 4 bed
- $1.06m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Port Willunga
SA 5173 · Onkaparinga
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,060,000
- Median unit
- $750,000
- Population
- 1,785
- Postcode
- 5173
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ABS 2021
Port Willunga, South Australia
Property market insights for Port Willunga
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Port Willunga SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 40 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$600 per week
Up 9.1% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Port Willunga, SA is currently $1,060,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Port Willunga has a 12-month growth rate of 34.7% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,220,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,000,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,060,000 in Port Willunga.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Port Willunga is $600 per week. The median house rent has increased 9.1% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Port Willunga is $750,000. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $715,000 in Port Willunga.
Crime and safety
Is Port Willunga safe?
The overall rate for Port Willunga is 1,436 offences per 100,000 residents — 62% 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 Willunga.
Overall crime rate
1,436
offences per 100,000 residents
62% belowGreater Adelaide
Port WillungaGreater 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 Willunga?
Port Willunga SA 5173 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
1,785 people call Port Willunga home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,313 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,785
- Median age
- 44 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,300 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $328 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.5%Above
15–3421.5%Below
35–5426.2%In line
55–7427.3%Above
75 and over7.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses95.8%Above
Townhouses3.8%Below
Apartments1.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright38.5%Above
Paying a mortgage38.0%In line
Renting23.5%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.3%Below
One car36.3%Below
Two cars39.1%Above
Three or more21.1%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home9.8%In line
Drove to work65.9%Above
Train, tram or bus1.9%Below
Walked or cycled2.0%Below
What stands out in Port Willunga
9.8% of workers in Port Willunga worked from home on Census day.
8.7% of Port Willunga residents were born in England, noticeably more common than across Greater Adelaide.
63.4% of people in Port Willunga described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Port Willunga
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Port Willunga SA 5173.
Is Port Willunga family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.5% of Port Willunga's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
485 family households lived in Port Willunga; 36.7% were couple families and 24.7% were one-parent families.
37.1% 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 Willunga?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Port Willunga had 1,785 residents at the 2021 Census.
21.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
34.3% 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 Willunga?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 95.8% of occupied private dwellings in Port Willunga.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 3.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 1.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Port Willunga?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
38.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
38.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
23.5% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Port Willunga?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Port Willunga had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 30.1% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 33.7%, while 19.0% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Port Willunga?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 almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
65.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
1.9% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Port Willunga?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
3.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
One-car households formed 36.3% of the total.
60.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Port Willunga, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
63.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 36.2% reported a different address.
15.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Port Willunga?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
92.3% of residents used only English at home.
2.5% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.2% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Port Willunga residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
15.2% of Port Willunga's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 84.8% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.3% 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 Willunga?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 50.1% of ancestry responses in Port Willunga.
Australian ancestry made up 38.8% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.8% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Port Willunga?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
18.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 8.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.6% of workers, and education and training employed 10.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Port Willunga?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 57.3%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
28.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.7% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.3%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Port Willunga show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
55.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.7% reported asthma, 10.6% arthritis and 3.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Port Willunga?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
22.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 5.1% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 40.5%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Port Willunga?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,313 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 $328 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Port Willunga compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 9.8% in Port Willunga, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 38.5% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 23.5% in Port Willunga, 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 Willunga
Is Port Willunga expensive?
The median house price is $1,060,000, while units and apartments sit at $750,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Port Willunga good for families?
The Census counted 485 local families, and 18.5% 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 Willunga?
2-bedroom houses have a median around $1,220,000, 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.
Explore the area
Streets and suburbs around Port Willunga
52 streets in Port Willunga
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Aldinga Pl
- Alfred Pl
- Anchor Tce
- Austin Pl
- Belair Ave
- Bowering Hill Rd
- Bowering Hill Road
- Buick St
- Caffrey Cr
- Caralue St
- Church St
- Coral Ave
- Customline Cr
- Day St
- De Caux Ave
- Desoto Dr
- East St
- Eden Tce
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- Elder Pde
- Esplanade
- Falcon St
- Ford Pl
- Hawk St
- Holden Street
- Hunt St
- Ian St
- Jaguar Ave
- Jeep Pl
- Jetty Rd
- Kirra Ct
- Kombi Ct
- Loader Cr
- Marlin Rd
- Martin St
- M G Pl
- Mindarie St
- Ozone Ave
- Port Rd
- Quinliven Rd
- Rover Cr
- Rowley Rd
- Seaborne Ave
- Shelly Ave
- Skoda St
- South St
- Star Of Greece Rd
- St Nicholas Avenue
- Strand St
- Valiant Rd
- Water St
- William St
- Zephyr Tce
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