Davenport vs Port Augusta

In both, most homes are detached houses. In Davenport, the large majority of households rent. In Port Augusta, most households own their home and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Davenport tends to suit renters, while Port Augusta suits people living alone.

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 Augusta

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • But Davenport is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 43%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

Renters

Davenport

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 45%)
  • has cheaper rent ($115/wk vs $194/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Port Augusta

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (78/100 vs 14/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (206 min vs 211 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (309.2 km vs 312.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Port Augusta

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (7 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (78/100 vs 14/100)

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

Davenport and Port Augusta drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Davenport Port Augusta
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Davenport Port Augusta
Walkability 14 / 78
Davenport — Walkability: 14/100 Port Augusta — Walkability: 78/100
Safety 2 / 2
Davenport — Safety: 2/100 Port Augusta — Safety: 2/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Davenport — Low fire risk: 100/100 Port Augusta — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Port Augusta has more residents (6,437 vs 156); Port Augusta rents higher ($194/wk vs $115/wk).

Davenport Port Augusta
Population 156 6,437
+4026% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.3% -1.9%
Median age 40 39
Median household income $37,700/yr $56,784/yr
+51% vs other
Median weekly rent $115/wk $194/wk
+69% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Davenport Port Augusta
0-4 4.5% / 6.0%
Davenport — 0-4: 4.5% Port Augusta — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 14.1% / 12.3%
Davenport — 5-14: 14.1% Port Augusta — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 3.8% / 5.8%
Davenport — 15-19: 3.8% Port Augusta — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 3.8% / 6.0%
Davenport — 20-24: 3.8% Port Augusta — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 11.5% / 14.7%
Davenport — 25-34: 11.5% Port Augusta — 25-34: 14.7%
35-44 14.7% / 11.2%
Davenport — 35-44: 14.7% Port Augusta — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 9.6% / 12.0%
Davenport — 45-54: 9.6% Port Augusta — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 19.2% / 13.3%
Davenport — 55-64: 19.2% Port Augusta — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 10.9% / 9.8%
Davenport — 65-74: 10.9% Port Augusta — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 6.4% / 6.8%
Davenport — 75-84: 6.4% Port Augusta — 75-84: 6.8%
85+ — / 2.4%
Davenport — 85+: not among its largest Port Augusta — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Davenport 13.3% lone person
Davenport — Lone Person: 13.3% Davenport — Couple Families: 36.7% Davenport — One Parent Families: 40.0% Davenport — Other Families: 10.0% Davenport — Group Household: 0.0%
Port Augusta 49.3% lone person
Port Augusta — Lone Person: 49.3% Port Augusta — Couple Families: 23.8% Port Augusta — One Parent Families: 19.6% Port Augusta — Other Families: 2.3% Port Augusta — Group Household: 5.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Davenport 100.0% renting
Davenport — Owned Outright: 0.0% Davenport — Mortgage: 0.0% Davenport — Renting: 100.0%
Port Augusta 44.7% renting
Port Augusta — Owned Outright: 31.2% Port Augusta — Mortgage: 24.2% Port Augusta — Renting: 44.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Davenport 83.3% houses
Davenport — Houses: 83.3% Davenport — Townhouses: 13.3% Davenport — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Port Augusta 74.4% houses
Port Augusta — Houses: 74.4% Port Augusta — Townhouses: 14.7% Port Augusta — Flats / Apartments: 10.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Davenport Port Augusta
Certificate III & IV 7.7% / 15.7%
Davenport — Certificate III & IV: 7.7% Port Augusta — Certificate III & IV: 15.7%
Bachelor Degree 3.8% / 5.1%
Davenport — Bachelor Degree: 3.8% Port Augusta — Bachelor Degree: 5.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 1.9% / 4.5%
Davenport — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.9% Port Augusta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.5%
Davenport — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Port Augusta — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Davenport — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Port Augusta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Property market

Davenport Port Augusta
Median house price — $318,500
Median unit price — $792,500
Median land price — $56,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 51 days
from 101 sales

Zoning mix

Port Augusta has more land zoned for conservation (24% vs 0%); Port Augusta has more industrially zoned land (16% vs 0%).

Davenport Port Augusta
Residential 96% 41%
Environmental 0% 24%
Industrial 0% 16%
Parks and recreation 0% 9%
Rural and farming 4% 6%
Commercial 0% 3%
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

Davenport Port Augusta
New dwellings approved 8
across Port Augusta
same for both
Approvals change year on year -67%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Davenport Port Augusta
Houses — 5.2%
$368/wk on $370K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Davenport Port Augusta
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 5% of SA Higher than 22% of SA
Schools — Higher than 35% of SA
Walkability Higher than 68% of SA Higher than 91% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 30% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of SA Higher than 98% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 96% of SA

Liveability

Port Augusta is more walkable (78 vs 14).

Davenport Port Augusta
Grade — D
Score — 26/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Davenport Port Augusta
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
98/100
same for both
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
78/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Davenport Port Augusta
Inside the suburb 0 6
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Davenport

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Port Augusta

  • Seaview Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Augusta Park Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Port Augusta Secondary School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Carlton School Government · Combined
  • Open Access College - Port Augusta School of the Air Campus Government · Combined
  • Willsden Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Davenport Port Augusta
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 7
Parks & reserves 0 7
Childcare 0 6
GPs 0 7
Pharmacies 0 4
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 6
Fuel stations 0 7
EV chargers 0 2

Mobility

Davenport sits further from the CBD (312.4 km vs 309.2 km).

Davenport Port Augusta
Walkability score 14/100 78/100
Distance to Adelaide 312.4 km
+1% vs other
 309.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 211 min 206 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 5700
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 5700
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.

Davenport Port Augusta
Car (driver) 100.0% / 79.7%
Davenport — Car (driver): 100.0% Port Augusta — Car (driver): 79.7%
Car (passenger) — / 9.2%
Davenport — Car (passenger): not among its largest Port Augusta — Car (passenger): 9.2%
Walked Only — / 5.1%
Davenport — Walked Only: not among its largest Port Augusta — Walked Only: 5.1%
Bus — / 3.3%
Davenport — Bus: not among its largest Port Augusta — Bus: 3.3%
Worked from Home — / 2.1%
Davenport — Worked from Home: not among its largest Port Augusta — Worked from Home: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Davenport Port Augusta
Elevation 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.6 km 458 m

NBN connectivity

Davenport Port Augusta
Connectivity score 31/100 97/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
59 premises
 94%
4,443 premises

Council rates

Davenport Port Augusta
Average residential rate $2,334/yr
same for both
Council Port Augusta
same for both

Federal electorate

Davenport Port Augusta
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Davenport Port Augusta
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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