New Port vs West Lakes

New Port is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 54 in West Lakes. In New Port, most households rent, most homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. In West Lakes, the large majority of households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in West Lakes: a median of $1.34 million, against $917,000 in New Port, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, New Port tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while West Lakes suits 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

West Lakes

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (58% vs 0%)
  • has more parks and reserves (33 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (48% vs 22%)

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

First-home buyers

New Port

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($507,500 vs $797,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($917,250 vs $1,337,500)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

New Port

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (61% vs 17%)

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

Commuting to the city

New Port

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (90/100 vs 59/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

New Port

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (100% vs 42%)
  • is more walkable (90/100 vs 59/100)
  • But West Lakes has more residents already 65 and over (36% vs 13%)

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

Investors

West Lakes

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (17.0% vs -4.4%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.9% vs 3.7%)
  • But New Port returns a higher gross yield on units (5.9% vs 4.7%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

New Port and West Lakes 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 West Lakes
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 West Lakes
Walkability 90 / 59
New Port — Walkability: 90/100 West Lakes — Walkability: 59/100
Safety 11 / 13
New Port — Safety: 11/100 West Lakes — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
New Port — Low fire risk: 100/100 West Lakes — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 16 / 58
New Port — Low flood risk: 16/100 West Lakes — Low flood risk: 58/100

Demographics

West Lakes has more residents (6,768 vs 647); West Lakes skews older (54 vs 41).

New Port West Lakes
Population 647 6,768
+946% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.4% +17.0%
Median age 41 54
Median household income $77,220/yr $80,496/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk $370/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

New Port West Lakes
0-4 2.0% / 3.4%
New Port — 0-4: 2.0% West Lakes — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 4.3% / 7.9%
New Port — 5-14: 4.3% West Lakes — 5-14: 7.9%
15-19 3.2% / 4.0%
New Port — 15-19: 3.2% West Lakes — 15-19: 4.0%
20-24 8.5% / 4.6%
New Port — 20-24: 8.5% West Lakes — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 20.6% / 9.8%
New Port — 25-34: 20.6% West Lakes — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 15.5% / 9.5%
New Port — 35-44: 15.5% West Lakes — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 15.3% / 10.8%
New Port — 45-54: 15.3% West Lakes — 45-54: 10.8%
55-64 17.2% / 14.0%
New Port — 55-64: 17.2% West Lakes — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 9.4% / 17.7%
New Port — 65-74: 9.4% West Lakes — 65-74: 17.7%
75-84 3.9% / 12.3%
New Port — 75-84: 3.9% West Lakes — 75-84: 12.3%
85+ — / 6.0%
New Port — 85+: not among its largest West Lakes — 85+: 6.0%

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%
West Lakes 47.2% lone person
West Lakes — Lone Person: 47.2% West Lakes — Couple Families: 35.8% West Lakes — One Parent Families: 12.4% West Lakes — Group Household: 3.3% West Lakes — Other Families: 1.3%
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%
West Lakes 16.9% renting
West Lakes — Owned Outright: 54.4% West Lakes — Mortgage: 28.7% West Lakes — Renting: 16.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

New Port West Lakes
Bachelor Degree 18.9% / 14.2%
New Port — Bachelor Degree: 18.9% West Lakes — Bachelor Degree: 14.2%
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 14.0%
New Port — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% West Lakes — Certificate III & IV: 14.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.7% / 9.3%
New Port — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.7% West Lakes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 4.5%
New Port — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% West Lakes — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 2.1%
New Port — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% West Lakes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

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 West Lakes
England 9.4% / 5.7%
New Port — England: 9.4% West Lakes — England: 5.7%
China 0.9% / 1.7%
New Port — China: 0.9% West Lakes — China: 1.7%
Germany 0.9% / 1.2%
New Port — Germany: 0.9% West Lakes — Germany: 1.2%
Italy — / 2.0%
New Port — Italy: not among its largest West Lakes — Italy: 2.0%
Malaysia 1.9% / —
New Port — Malaysia: 1.9% West Lakes — Malaysia: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.7% / —
New Port — New Zealand: 1.7% West Lakes — New Zealand: not among its largest
Vietnam 1.4% / —
New Port — Vietnam: 1.4% West Lakes — Vietnam: not among its largest
Greece — / 1.1%
New Port — Greece: not among its largest West Lakes — Greece: 1.1%

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%
West Lakes 9.6% flats / apartments
West Lakes — Flats / Apartments: 9.6% West Lakes — Townhouses: 32.5% West Lakes — Houses: 57.9%
Flats / Apartments Townhouses Houses

Property market

New Port West Lakes
Median house price $917,250 $1,337,500
Median unit price $507,500 $797,500
Median land price — $970,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 16 days
from 12 sales
 19 days
from 74 sales

Zoning mix

New Port has more commercially zoned land (80% vs 9%).

New Port West Lakes
Residential 0% 82%
Commercial 80% 9%
Parks and recreation 20% 8%
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 West Lakes
New dwellings approved 1,176
across Port Adelaide Enfield
 1,636
across Charles Sturt
Approvals change year on year +23% +109%

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 West Lakes
Houses 3.7%
$690/wk on $958K
 4.9%
$850/wk on $899K
Units 5.9%
$600/wk on $525K
 4.7%
$680/wk on $757K

Ranking within SA

New Port West Lakes
House price Higher than 19% of SA Higher than 84% of SA
Income Higher than 52% of SA —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 84% of SA
Affordability Higher than 79% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 74% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of SA Higher than 79% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 40% of SA Higher than 95% of SA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 96% of SA Higher than 59% of SA

Liveability

New Port is more walkable (90 vs 59); West Lakes scores higher overall (59 vs 50).

New Port West Lakes
Grade C B
Score 50/100 59/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

New Port carries more flood risk (84 vs 42).

New Port West Lakes
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
89/100
 High
87/100
Flood High
84/100
 Moderate
42/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 18
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

New Port West Lakes
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in New Port

  • Portside Christian College Independent · Combined at peers

Schools in West Lakes

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

Amenities in the suburb

New Port West Lakes
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 1 7
Parks & reserves 0 33
Childcare 1 3
Pharmacies 0 4
Banks & Bank@Post 0 6
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

New Port West Lakes
Walkability score 90/100 59/100
Distance to Adelaide 15.3 km
+6% vs other
 14.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min 24 min
Public transport score 77/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
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
 0.9%
postcode 5021
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 5015
 58
postcode 5021

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 West Lakes
Car (driver) 76.0% / 76.6%
New Port — Car (driver): 76.0% West Lakes — Car (driver): 76.6%
Worked from Home 12.8% / 13.2%
New Port — Worked from Home: 12.8% West Lakes — Worked from Home: 13.2%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 3.6%
New Port — Car (passenger): 3.8% West Lakes — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Train 5.4% / 1.2%
New Port — Train: 5.4% West Lakes — Train: 1.2%
Walked Only 1.9% / 1.1%
New Port — Walked Only: 1.9% West Lakes — Walked Only: 1.1%
Bus — / 3.0%
New Port — Bus: not among its largest West Lakes — Bus: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.6%).

Setting

New Port West Lakes
Elevation 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.7 km
2.2 km to a named beach
 1.3 km
1.4 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

New Port West Lakes
Connectivity score 51/100 65/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 11%
437 premises
 33%
3,394 premises

Climate

New Port West Lakes
Annual rainfall 457 mm 394 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C 28.1°C
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C 7.8°C

Air quality (annual mean)

New Port West Lakes
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 West Lakes
Average residential rate $1,311/yr $1,726/yr
Council Port Adelaide Enfield Charles Sturt

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

New Port West Lakes
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

West Lakes

Beach Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Retirees River Townhouses

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