Black Point vs Port Julia
Port Julia is the younger of the two, with a median age of 66 against 69 in Black Point. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Port Julia, the large majority of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Black Point: a median of $875,000, against $515,000 in Port Julia, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Port Julia tends to suit 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
Port Julia
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 75%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, and childcare.
First-home buyers
Port Julia
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($190,000 vs $400,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 35%)
- has cheaper houses ($515,000 vs $875,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Port Julia
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $293/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Black Point
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (174.3 km vs 180.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Port Julia
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (40.5% vs 33.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Black Point and Port Julia 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
Black Point rents higher ($293/wk vs $0/wk); Black Point has higher household incomes ($69,316 vs $39,884).
| Black Point | Port Julia | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 64 +8% vs other | 59 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +33.3% | +40.5% |
| Median age | 69 | 66 |
| Median household income | $69,316/yr +42% vs other | $39,884/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $293/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (43.8%).
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 (22.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Black Point | Port Julia | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $875,000 | $515,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $400,000 | $190,000 |
Zoning mix
Port Julia has more rural and farming land (94% vs 83%).
| Black Point | Port Julia | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 83% | 94% |
| Environmental | 10% | 3% |
| Residential | 7% | 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
| Black Point | Port Julia | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 97 across Yorke Peninsula same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -18% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Black Point | Port Julia | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 39% of SA | Higher than 7% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 55% of SA | Higher than 58% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 17% of SA | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 69% of SA | Higher than 50% of SA |
Liveability
| Black Point | Port Julia | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Black Point | Port Julia | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | — | Moderate 52/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 47/100 | Moderate 64/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Black Point | Port Julia | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Black Point | Port Julia | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Port Julia sits further from the CBD (180.6 km vs 174.3 km).
| Black Point | Port Julia | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Adelaide | 174.3 km | 180.6 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 126 min | 130 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 5571 | 0.0% postcode 5580 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 5571 | 53 postcode 5580 |
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 (63.6%).
Setting
| Black Point | Port Julia | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 8 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 16 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 85 m | 161 m |
NBN connectivity
| Black Point | Port Julia | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 83 premises | 0% 116 premises |
Climate
| Black Point | Port Julia | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 459 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.4°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Black Point | Port Julia | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,494/yr same for both | |
| Council | Yorke Peninsula same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Black Point | Port Julia | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Black Point | Port Julia | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.