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Port Noarlunga

Ranked #26 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
86
#26 of 299
Safety
49
#152 of 299
Wealth
23
#231 of 299
Value
17
#240 of 299
Parks
66
#92 of 299
Cafés
84
#45 of 299
Transit
41
#65 of 299
Green space
72
#68 of 299
Active & healthy
77
#4 of 299

The numbers

Population3,245
Area2.59 km²
Median household income$1,369/wk
Median rent$320/wk
Crime rate48.4 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks7 (3.06 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park93.0% of the suburb
Cafés3
Gyms & sport venues62

Who lives in Port Noarlunga

Population
3,245
Median age
46 years
Median household income
$1,369/wk
Median rent
$320/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 Noarlunga — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Port Noarlunga

Is Port Noarlunga safe?

It is around the middle of the pack for Adelaide, scoring 49/100 for safety and ranking #152 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 48 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 Noarlunga good for families?

It rates about average on the family measures we can compute — safety 49/100, parks 66/100 and green space 72/100, with a median age of 46. 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 Noarlunga expensive to live in?

Median rent is $320 a week, and household income ranks #231 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 17/100 for value.

Does Port Noarlunga have good public transport?

It scores 41/100 for transit, #65 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Port Noarlunga?

93% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 3.1 hectares per 1,000 residents — 72/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

Port Noarlunga SouthNoarlunga DownsSeaford MeadowsChristies BeachChristie DownsHuntfield Heights

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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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