Mount Jagged vs Port Elliot

Mount Jagged is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 61 in Port Elliot. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Jagged, most households are couple families. In Port Elliot, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Mount Jagged tends to suit families with children and couples, while Port Elliot suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Mount Jagged

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 44/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 45%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (108% vs 92%)
  • But Port Elliot has more parks and reserves (10 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Mount Jagged leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 26%)
  • Port Elliot has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 6%)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Jagged

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (57 min vs 75 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (65.8 km vs 84.6 km)
  • But Port Elliot is more walkable (46/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Port Elliot

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (46/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (44% vs 19%)
  • But Mount Jagged carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 44/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Port Elliot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.1% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mount Jagged Port Elliot
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.

Mount Jagged Port Elliot
Walkability 0 / 46
Mount Jagged — Walkability: 0/100 Port Elliot — Walkability: 46/100
Safety 79 / 56
Mount Jagged — Safety: 79/100 Port Elliot — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 100 / 78
Mount Jagged — Low fire risk: 100/100 Port Elliot — Low fire risk: 78/100

Demographics

Port Elliot has more residents (2,251 vs 155); Mount Jagged has higher household incomes ($93,600 vs $55,796).

Mount Jagged Port Elliot
Population 155 2,251
+1352% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +7.1%
Median age 41 61
Median household income $93,600/yr
+40% vs other
 $55,796/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+7% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Jagged Port Elliot
0-4 6.5% / 3.7%
Mount Jagged — 0-4: 6.5% Port Elliot — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 13.5% / 8.4%
Mount Jagged — 5-14: 13.5% Port Elliot — 5-14: 8.4%
15-19 5.8% / 3.5%
Mount Jagged — 15-19: 5.8% Port Elliot — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 2.6% / 2.7%
Mount Jagged — 20-24: 2.6% Port Elliot — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 4.5% / 6.3%
Mount Jagged — 25-34: 4.5% Port Elliot — 25-34: 6.3%
35-44 16.1% / 7.9%
Mount Jagged — 35-44: 16.1% Port Elliot — 35-44: 7.9%
45-54 15.5% / 9.2%
Mount Jagged — 45-54: 15.5% Port Elliot — 45-54: 9.2%
55-64 14.2% / 14.3%
Mount Jagged — 55-64: 14.2% Port Elliot — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 10.3% / 19.2%
Mount Jagged — 65-74: 10.3% Port Elliot — 65-74: 19.2%
75-84 7.1% / 17.8%
Mount Jagged — 75-84: 7.1% Port Elliot — 75-84: 17.8%
85+ 1.9% / 7.1%
Mount Jagged — 85+: 1.9% Port Elliot — 85+: 7.1%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Jagged 61.3% couple families
Mount Jagged — Couple Families: 61.3% Mount Jagged — Lone Person: 25.8% Mount Jagged — One Parent Families: 12.9% Mount Jagged — Group Household: 0.0% Mount Jagged — Other Families: 0.0%
Port Elliot 30.4% couple families
Port Elliot — Couple Families: 30.4% Port Elliot — Lone Person: 51.6% Port Elliot — One Parent Families: 14.5% Port Elliot — Group Household: 2.6% Port Elliot — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Jagged 6.0% renting
Mount Jagged — Owned Outright: 40.0% Mount Jagged — Mortgage: 54.0% Mount Jagged — Renting: 6.0%
Port Elliot 24.9% renting
Port Elliot — Owned Outright: 49.2% Port Elliot — Mortgage: 25.9% Port Elliot — Renting: 24.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Mount Jagged Port Elliot
England 4.5% / 11.7%
Mount Jagged — England: 4.5% Port Elliot — England: 11.7%
Netherlands 3.2% / 0.6%
Mount Jagged — Netherlands: 3.2% Port Elliot — Netherlands: 0.6%
New Zealand 2.6% / 1.2%
Mount Jagged — New Zealand: 2.6% Port Elliot — New Zealand: 1.2%
Scotland — / 1.0%
Mount Jagged — Scotland: not among its largest Port Elliot — Scotland: 1.0%
Germany — / 0.7%
Mount Jagged — Germany: not among its largest Port Elliot — Germany: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.7%).

Qualifications

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

Mount Jagged Port Elliot
Certificate III & IV 16.8% / 15.4%
Mount Jagged — Certificate III & IV: 16.8% Port Elliot — Certificate III & IV: 15.4%
Bachelor Degree 16.1% / 12.3%
Mount Jagged — Bachelor Degree: 16.1% Port Elliot — Bachelor Degree: 12.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 8.7%
Mount Jagged — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Port Elliot — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.5%
Mount Jagged — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Port Elliot — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.9%
Mount Jagged — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Port Elliot — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Jagged 108.0% houses
Mount Jagged — Houses: 108.0% Mount Jagged — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Mount Jagged — Townhouses: 0.0%
Port Elliot 92.1% houses
Port Elliot — Houses: 92.1% Port Elliot — Flats / Apartments: 4.8% Port Elliot — Townhouses: 3.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Mount Jagged Port Elliot
Median house price — $1,037,500
Median unit price — $815,000
Median land price — $970,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 26 days
from 20 sales

Zoning mix

Mount Jagged has more rural and farming land (100% vs 87%).

Mount Jagged Port Elliot
Rural and farming 100% 87%
Residential 0% 7%
Environmental 0% 2%
Commercial 0% 2%
Industrial 0% 1%
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

Mount Jagged Port Elliot
New dwellings approved 347
across Victor Harbor
 429
across Alexandrina
Approvals change year on year -26% +25%

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.

Mount Jagged Port Elliot
Houses — 2.9%
$590/wk on $1.06M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Mount Jagged Port Elliot
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 72% of SA Higher than 21% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of SA Higher than 79% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 64% of SA Higher than 61% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of SA Higher than 98% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 12% of SA

Liveability

Port Elliot is more walkable (46 vs 0).

Mount Jagged Port Elliot
Grade — B
Score — 50/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Port Elliot carries more bushfire risk (22 vs 0); Port Elliot carries more crime risk (44 vs 21).

Mount Jagged Port Elliot
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
22/100
Crime Low
21/100
 Moderate
44/100
Flood — Low
14/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Low
34/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Mount Jagged Port Elliot
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mount Jagged

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

Schools in Port Elliot

  • Port Elliot Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Jagged Port Elliot
Cafes & restaurants 0 8
Parks & reserves 0 10
Childcare 1 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Beaches 0 4

Mobility

Port Elliot sits further from the CBD (84.6 km vs 65.8 km).

Mount Jagged Port Elliot
Walkability score 0/100 46/100
Distance to Adelaide 65.8 km 84.6 km
+29% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 57 min 75 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 5211
 0.7%
postcode 5212
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 5211
 67
postcode 5212

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.

Mount Jagged Port Elliot
Car (driver) 67.6% / 74.1%
Mount Jagged — Car (driver): 67.6% Port Elliot — Car (driver): 74.1%
Worked from Home 25.4% / 14.5%
Mount Jagged — Worked from Home: 25.4% Port Elliot — Worked from Home: 14.5%
Walked Only 7.0% / 6.0%
Mount Jagged — Walked Only: 7.0% Port Elliot — Walked Only: 6.0%
Car (passenger) — / 3.8%
Mount Jagged — Car (passenger): not among its largest Port Elliot — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Bicycle — / 1.1%
Mount Jagged — Bicycle: not among its largest Port Elliot — Bicycle: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.1%).

Setting

Mount Jagged Port Elliot
Elevation 254 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.8 km 392 m
393 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Mount Jagged Port Elliot
Connectivity score 22/100 96/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
42 premises
 92%
1,913 premises

Climate

Mount Jagged Port Elliot
Annual rainfall 786 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Mount Jagged Port Elliot
Average residential rate $2,533/yr $2,523/yr
Council Victor Harbor Alexandrina

Federal electorate

Mount Jagged Port Elliot
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Jagged Port Elliot
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Jagged

Rural

Port Elliot

Acreage Beach Beachfront Coastal Parks Retirees

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