Beachport vs Southend
Southend is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 55 in Beachport. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Beachport, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Beachport: a median of $685,000, against $575,000 in Southend, though rent is higher in Southend. On these figures, Beachport tends to suit older residents, while Southend suits buyers on a tighter budget.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Southend
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 32/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 46%)
- But Beachport has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Southend
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 28%)
- has cheaper houses ($575,000 vs $685,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Beachport
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($213/wk vs $245/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Beachport
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (270 min vs 283 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (382.5 km vs 397.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Beachport
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 21%)
- But Southend carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 32/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Beachport and Southend drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Beachport has more residents (745 vs 301); Southend has higher household incomes ($91,572 vs $60,320).
| Beachport | Southend | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 745 +60% vs other | 301 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.3% | +14.4% |
| Median age | 55 | 50 |
| Median household income | $60,320/yr | $91,572/yr +52% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $213/wk | $245/wk +15% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Beachport | Southend | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $685,000 | $575,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $330,000 | $297,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 185 days from 7 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Beachport has more rural and farming land (81% vs 47%); Southend has more land zoned for conservation (50% vs 18%).
| Beachport | Southend | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 81% | 47% |
| Environmental | 18% | 50% |
| Residential | 1% | 2% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Beachport | Southend | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 31 across Wattle Range same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Beachport | Southend | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 28% of SA | Higher than 70% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 76% of SA | Higher than 32% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 24% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 72% of SA | Higher than 61% of SA |
Liveability
Beachport is more walkable (34 vs 0).
| Beachport | Southend | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 46/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Beachport carries more bushfire risk (23 vs 0); Beachport carries more crime risk (32 vs 16).
| Beachport | Southend | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 23/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 32/100 | Low 16/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | High 86/100 | Moderate 56/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Beachport | Southend | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Beachport
- Beachport Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Southend
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Beachport | Southend | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 2 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 5 | 0 |
Mobility
Southend sits further from the CBD (397.2 km vs 382.5 km).
| Beachport | Southend | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 34/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 382.5 km | 397.2 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 270 min | 283 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 5280 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 51 postcode 5280 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.7%).
Setting
| Beachport | Southend | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 5 m above sea level, at the suburb centre same for both | |
| Distance to the ocean | 446 m 464 m to a named beach | 349 m |
NBN connectivity
| Beachport | Southend | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 42/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 561 premises | 0% 207 premises |
Council rates
| Beachport | Southend | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,537/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wattle Range same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Beachport | Southend | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barker same for both | |
| Member | Tony Pasin same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Beachport | Southend | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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