New Port vs Port Adelaide

New Port is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 45 in Port Adelaide. In both, most households rent and most households are people living alone. In New Port, most homes are flats or apartments. Houses cost more in New Port: a median of $917,000, against $824,000 in Port Adelaide, and rent is higher there too. New Port is closer to the city centre: 15.3 km, against 18.9 km. On these figures, New Port tends to suit 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 Adelaide

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (28% vs 0%)
  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

New Port

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 31%)
  • has cheaper units ($507,500 vs $621,000)
  • But Port Adelaide has cheaper houses ($823,500 vs $917,250)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Port Adelaide

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($293/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

New Port

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (90/100 vs 11/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (15.3 km vs 18.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

New Port

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (90/100 vs 11/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (100% vs 72%)
  • But Port Adelaide has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Port Adelaide

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.3% vs -4.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

New Port Port Adelaide
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.

New Port Port Adelaide
Walkability 90 / 11
New Port — Walkability: 90/100 Port Adelaide — Walkability: 11/100
Safety 11 / 2
New Port — Safety: 11/100 Port Adelaide — Safety: 2/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
New Port — Low fire risk: 100/100 Port Adelaide — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 16 / 10
New Port — Low flood risk: 16/100 Port Adelaide — Low flood risk: 10/100

Demographics

Port Adelaide has more residents (1,338 vs 647); New Port has higher household incomes ($77,220 vs $63,960).

New Port Port Adelaide
Population 647 1,338
+107% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.4% +9.3%
Median age 41 45
Median household income $77,220/yr
+17% vs other
 $63,960/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+16% vs other
 $293/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

New Port Port Adelaide
0-4 2.0% / 2.3%
New Port — 0-4: 2.0% Port Adelaide — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 4.3% / 7.2%
New Port — 5-14: 4.3% Port Adelaide — 5-14: 7.2%
15-19 3.2% / 4.1%
New Port — 15-19: 3.2% Port Adelaide — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 8.5% / 7.8%
New Port — 20-24: 8.5% Port Adelaide — 20-24: 7.8%
25-34 20.6% / 14.8%
New Port — 25-34: 20.6% Port Adelaide — 25-34: 14.8%
35-44 15.5% / 13.5%
New Port — 35-44: 15.5% Port Adelaide — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 15.3% / 14.5%
New Port — 45-54: 15.3% Port Adelaide — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 17.2% / 17.7%
New Port — 55-64: 17.2% Port Adelaide — 55-64: 17.7%
65-74 9.4% / 12.7%
New Port — 65-74: 9.4% Port Adelaide — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 3.9% / 4.3%
New Port — 75-84: 3.9% Port Adelaide — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ — / 1.2%
New Port — 85+: not among its largest Port Adelaide — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

New Port 68.9% lone person
New Port — Lone Person: 68.9% New Port — Couple Families: 13.9% New Port — One Parent Families: 8.4% New Port — Group Household: 6.2% New Port — Other Families: 2.6%
Port Adelaide 59.4% lone person
Port Adelaide — Lone Person: 59.4% Port Adelaide — Couple Families: 16.1% Port Adelaide — One Parent Families: 15.0% Port Adelaide — Group Household: 7.9% Port Adelaide — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

New Port 60.9% renting
New Port — Owned Outright: 16.8% New Port — Mortgage: 22.3% New Port — Renting: 60.9%
Port Adelaide 55.4% renting
Port Adelaide — Owned Outright: 20.7% Port Adelaide — Mortgage: 23.8% Port Adelaide — Renting: 55.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

New Port Port Adelaide
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 16.4%
New Port — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Port Adelaide — Certificate III & IV: 16.4%
Bachelor Degree 18.9% / 13.3%
New Port — Bachelor Degree: 18.9% Port Adelaide — Bachelor Degree: 13.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.7% / 9.2%
New Port — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.7% Port Adelaide — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 3.9%
New Port — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% Port Adelaide — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 2.3%
New Port — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Port Adelaide — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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.

New Port Port Adelaide
England 9.4% / 5.6%
New Port — England: 9.4% Port Adelaide — England: 5.6%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.5%
New Port — New Zealand: 1.7% Port Adelaide — New Zealand: 1.5%
Vietnam 1.4% / 1.3%
New Port — Vietnam: 1.4% Port Adelaide — Vietnam: 1.3%
China 0.9% / 1.1%
New Port — China: 0.9% Port Adelaide — China: 1.1%
Malaysia 1.9% / —
New Port — Malaysia: 1.9% Port Adelaide — Malaysia: not among its largest
Afghanistan — / 1.2%
New Port — Afghanistan: not among its largest Port Adelaide — Afghanistan: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

New Port 74.0% flats / apartments
New Port — Flats / Apartments: 74.0% New Port — Townhouses: 26.0% New Port — Houses: 0.0%
Port Adelaide 13.5% flats / apartments
Port Adelaide — Flats / Apartments: 13.5% Port Adelaide — Townhouses: 58.4% Port Adelaide — Houses: 28.1%
Flats / Apartments Townhouses Houses

Property market

New Port Port Adelaide
Median house price $917,250 $823,500
Median unit price $507,500 $621,000
Median land price — $1,100,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 12 sales
 27 days
from 14 sales

Zoning mix

Port Adelaide has more industrially zoned land (59% vs 0%); New Port has more commercially zoned land (80% vs 35%).

New Port Port Adelaide
Commercial 80% 35%
Industrial 0% 59%
Parks and recreation 20% 4%
Residential 0% 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

New Port Port Adelaide
New dwellings approved 1,176
across Port Adelaide Enfield
same for both
Approvals change year on year +23%
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.

New Port Port Adelaide
Houses 3.7%
$690/wk on $958K
 —
Units 5.9%
$600/wk on $525K
 —

Ranking within SA

New Port Port Adelaide
House price Higher than 19% of SA Higher than 8% of SA
Income Higher than 52% of SA Higher than 32% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 66% of SA
Affordability Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 73% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 78% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of SA Higher than 83% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 40% of SA —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 96% of SA —

Liveability

New Port is more walkable (90 vs 11); New Port scores higher overall (50 vs 21).

New Port Port Adelaide
Grade C D
Score 50/100 21/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

New Port Port Adelaide
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
89/100
 High
98/100
Flood High
84/100
 High
90/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 18
within 5 km
 24
within 5 km

Schools

New Port Port Adelaide
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km None 1
Adelaide University, Mawson Lakes Campus, 9.4 km

Schools in New Port

  • Portside Christian College Independent · Combined at peers

Schools in Port Adelaide

  • Indie School Port Adelaide Campus Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

New Port Port Adelaide
Supermarkets 0 5
Cafes & restaurants 1 25
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 1 4
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 4
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Port Adelaide sits further from the CBD (18.9 km vs 15.3 km).

New Port Port Adelaide
Walkability score 90/100 11/100
Distance to Adelaide 15.3 km 18.9 km
+24% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min 23 min
Public transport score 77/100
Rail · Bus
 93/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 17.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 176.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 5015
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 5015
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.

New Port Port Adelaide
Car (driver) 76.0% / 70.5%
New Port — Car (driver): 76.0% Port Adelaide — Car (driver): 70.5%
Worked from Home 12.8% / 12.1%
New Port — Worked from Home: 12.8% Port Adelaide — Worked from Home: 12.1%
Train 5.4% / 3.7%
New Port — Train: 5.4% Port Adelaide — Train: 3.7%
Walked Only 1.9% / 7.2%
New Port — Walked Only: 1.9% Port Adelaide — Walked Only: 7.2%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 3.5%
New Port — Car (passenger): 3.8% Port Adelaide — Car (passenger): 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.0%).

Setting

New Port Port Adelaide
Elevation 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.7 km
2.2 km to a named beach
 2.4 km
4.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

New Port Port Adelaide
Connectivity score 51/100 72/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 11%
437 premises
 48%
1,947 premises

Climate

New Port Port Adelaide
Annual rainfall 457 mm 404 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C 30.4°C
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C 6.5°C

Air quality (annual mean)

New Port Port Adelaide
PM2.5 4.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

New Port Port Adelaide
Average residential rate $1,311/yr
same for both
Council Port Adelaide Enfield
same for both

Federal electorate

New Port Port Adelaide
Division Hindmarsh
same for both
Member Mark Butler
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

New Port

Apartments Coastal Easy Commute Gentrifying Middle-Ring Nightlife Parks Townhouses Trains

Port Adelaide

Coastal Easy Commute Middle-Ring River Townhouses Transport Hub

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