Point Pearce vs Port Victoria
Point Pearce is the younger of the two, with a median age of 26 against 60 in Port Victoria. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Point Pearce, the large majority of households rent. In Port Victoria, the large majority of households own their home and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Point Pearce tends to suit renters and families with children, while Port Victoria 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
Port Victoria
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 94/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 86%)
- But Point Pearce is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 36%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Point Pearce
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 13%)
- has cheaper rent ($106/wk vs $205/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Point Pearce sits closer to the CBD (183.6 km vs 185.6 km)
- Port Victoria has a shorter drive in (132 min vs 146 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Port Victoria
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more residents already 65 and over (40% vs 6%)
- carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 94/100)
- But Point Pearce has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 2%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Point Pearce
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (61.5% vs 12.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Point Pearce and Port Victoria 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
Port Victoria has more residents (397 vs 147); Port Victoria skews older (60 vs 26).
| Point Pearce | Port Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 147 | 397 +170% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +61.5% | +12.8% |
| Median age | 26 | 60 |
| Median household income | $22,516/yr | $49,192/yr +118% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $106/wk | $205/wk +93% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).
Property market
| Point Pearce | Port Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $540,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $299,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 83 days from 6 sales |
Zoning mix
Point Pearce has more land zoned for conservation (38% vs 9%); Port Victoria has more rural and farming land (86% vs 62%).
| Point Pearce | Port Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 62% | 86% |
| Environmental | 38% | 9% |
| Residential | 0% | 2% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 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
| Point Pearce | Port Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 97 across Yorke Peninsula same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -18% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Point Pearce | Port Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 1% of SA | Higher than 15% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 67% of SA same for both | |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 34% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 62% of SA | Higher than 52% of SA |
Liveability
| Point Pearce | Port Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Point Pearce carries more crime risk (94 vs 51).
| Point Pearce | Port Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 94/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | High 91/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Point Pearce | Port Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Point Pearce
- Central Yorke School - Point Pearce Campus Government · Combined
Schools in Port Victoria
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Point Pearce | Port Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Port Victoria sits further from the CBD (185.6 km vs 183.6 km).
| Point Pearce | Port Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 14/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 183.6 km | 185.6 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 146 min | 132 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 5573 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 63 postcode 5573 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).
Setting
| Point Pearce | Port Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 4 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 16 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 1.0 km | 185 m |
NBN connectivity
| Point Pearce | Port Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 55 premises | 0% 431 premises |
Climate
| Point Pearce | Port Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Point Pearce | Port Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,494/yr same for both | |
| Council | Yorke Peninsula same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Point Pearce | Port Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Point Pearce | Port Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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