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Port Adelaide

Ranked #10 of 299 Adelaide suburbs for active. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
92
#10 of 299
Safety
0
#299 of 299
Wealth
12
#264 of 299
Value
14
#249 of 299
Parks
60
#115 of 299
Cafés
91
#23 of 299
Transit
86
#43 of 299
Green space
48
#173 of 299
Active & healthy
74
#11 of 299

The numbers

Population1,338
Area6.2 km²
Median household income$1,230/wk
Median rent$293/wk
Crime rate535.1 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks7 (7.25 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park30.8% of the suburb
Cafés9
Gyms & sport venues33

Who lives in Port Adelaide

Population
1,338
Median age
45 years
Median household income
$1,230/wk
Median rent
$293/wk

Source: ABS Census 2021. We do not hold a suburb-level renter/owner split, families-with-children rate, born-overseas rate or dwelling-type breakdown for Port Adelaide — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Port Adelaide

Is Port Adelaide safe?

It is on the less safe side of Adelaide, scoring 0/100 for safety and ranking #299 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 535 per 1,000 residents. That score is recorded offences per 1,000 residents from official crime statistics, as a percentile against every other suburb in the city.

Is Port Adelaide good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is safety. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 0/100, parks 60/100 and green space 48/100, with a median age of 45. We do not hold school catchment data, so this does not account for schools — see our Adelaide families ranking for the full method.

Is Port Adelaide expensive to live in?

Median rent is $293 a week, and household income ranks #264 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 14/100 for value.

Does Port Adelaide have good public transport?

It scores 86/100 for transit, #43 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Port Adelaide?

31% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 7.2 hectares per 1,000 residents — 48/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

PeterheadBirkenheadLargs BayLargs NorthRosewaterEthelton

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Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Adelaide: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated September 2026. Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
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