Port Elliot vs Middleton

Middleton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 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 Port Elliot, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Port Elliot tends to suit 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 Elliot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Port Elliot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($970,000 vs $1,275,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Middleton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (68 min vs 75 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (78.5 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 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (46/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (44% vs 25%)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Port Elliot returns a higher gross yield on houses (2.9% vs 2.2%)
  • Middleton is growing faster (12.3% vs 7.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Port Elliot Middleton
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.

Port Elliot Middleton
Walkability 46 / 0
Port Elliot — Walkability: 46/100 Middleton — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 56 / 64
Port Elliot — Safety: 56/100 Middleton — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 78 / 100
Port Elliot — Low fire risk: 78/100 Middleton — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Port Elliot has more residents (2,251 vs 1,298); Port Elliot skews older (61 vs 49).

Port Elliot Middleton
Population 2,251
+42% vs other
 1,298
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.1% +12.3%
Median age 61 49
Median household income $55,796/yr $69,160/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $280/wk $283/wk
+1% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Port Elliot Middleton
0-4 3.7% / 3.8%
Port Elliot — 0-4: 3.7% Middleton — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 8.4% / 11.7%
Port Elliot — 5-14: 8.4% Middleton — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 3.5% / 5.1%
Port Elliot — 15-19: 3.5% Middleton — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 2.7% / 4.1%
Port Elliot — 20-24: 2.7% Middleton — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 6.3% / 7.7%
Port Elliot — 25-34: 6.3% Middleton — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 7.9% / 10.9%
Port Elliot — 35-44: 7.9% Middleton — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 9.2% / 13.6%
Port Elliot — 45-54: 9.2% Middleton — 45-54: 13.6%
55-64 14.3% / 17.0%
Port Elliot — 55-64: 14.3% Middleton — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 19.2% / 16.7%
Port Elliot — 65-74: 19.2% Middleton — 65-74: 16.7%
75-84 17.8% / 7.0%
Port Elliot — 75-84: 17.8% Middleton — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 7.1% / 1.5%
Port Elliot — 85+: 7.1% Middleton — 85+: 1.5%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Port Elliot 51.6% lone person
Port Elliot — Lone Person: 51.6% Port Elliot — Couple Families: 30.4% Port Elliot — One Parent Families: 14.5% Port Elliot — Group Household: 2.6% Port Elliot — Other Families: 0.9%
Middleton 43.3% lone person
Middleton — Lone Person: 43.3% Middleton — Couple Families: 41.8% Middleton — One Parent Families: 10.1% Middleton — Group Household: 4.9% Middleton — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Port Elliot 24.9% renting
Port Elliot — Owned Outright: 49.2% Port Elliot — Mortgage: 25.9% Port Elliot — Renting: 24.9%
Middleton 18.0% renting
Middleton — Owned Outright: 46.6% Middleton — Mortgage: 35.4% Middleton — Renting: 18.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Port Elliot Middleton
Certificate III & IV 15.4% / 19.0%
Port Elliot — Certificate III & IV: 15.4% Middleton — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 12.3% / 13.6%
Port Elliot — Bachelor Degree: 12.3% Middleton — Bachelor Degree: 13.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 9.2%
Port Elliot — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Middleton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 3.2%
Port Elliot — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Middleton — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 3.2%
Port Elliot — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Middleton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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.

Port Elliot Middleton
England 11.7% / 7.9%
Port Elliot — England: 11.7% Middleton — England: 7.9%
Scotland 1.0% / 1.0%
Port Elliot — Scotland: 1.0% Middleton — Scotland: 1.0%
New Zealand 1.2% / 0.5%
Port Elliot — New Zealand: 1.2% Middleton — New Zealand: 0.5%
Netherlands 0.6% / 0.9%
Port Elliot — Netherlands: 0.6% Middleton — Netherlands: 0.9%
Germany 0.7% / 0.5%
Port Elliot — Germany: 0.7% Middleton — Germany: 0.5%
Philippines — / 0.7%
Port Elliot — Philippines: not among its largest Middleton — Philippines: 0.7%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Port Elliot 92.1% houses
Port Elliot — Houses: 92.1% Port Elliot — Flats / Apartments: 4.8% Port Elliot — Townhouses: 3.0%
Middleton 98.1% houses
Middleton — Houses: 98.1% Middleton — Flats / Apartments: 0.6% Middleton — Townhouses: 1.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Port Elliot Middleton
Median house price $1,037,500 $1,060,000
Median unit price $815,000 —
Median land price $970,000 $1,275,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 20 sales
 24 days
from 31 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Port Elliot Middleton
3 bed $875K / $918K
Port Elliot — 3 bed: $875K (19 sales) Middleton — 3 bed: $918K (28 sales)

19 vs 28 sales

4 bed $1.23M / $1.19M
Port Elliot — 4 bed: $1.23M (9 sales) Middleton — 4 bed: $1.19M (12 sales)

9 vs 12 sales

5 bed $1.54M / $1.94M
Port Elliot — 5 bed: $1.54M (5 sales) Middleton — 5 bed: $1.94M (6 sales)

5 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Port Elliot Middleton
Rural and farming 87% 94%
Residential 7% 5%
Environmental 2% 1%
Commercial 2% 0%
Industrial 1% 0%
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

Port Elliot Middleton
New dwellings approved 429
across Alexandrina
same for both
Approvals change year on year +25%
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.

Port Elliot Middleton
Houses 2.9%
$590/wk on $1.06M
 2.2%
$600/wk on $1.42M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Port Elliot Middleton
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 21% of SA Higher than 38% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 47% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 61% of SA Higher than 69% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of SA Higher than 81% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 12% of SA Higher than 4% of SA

Liveability

Port Elliot is more walkable (46 vs 0).

Port Elliot Middleton
Grade B
same for both
Score 50/100 54/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Port Elliot carries more bushfire risk (22 vs 0).

Port Elliot Middleton
Bushfire Low
22/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Low
36/100
Flood Low
14/100
 —
Coastal erosion Low
34/100
 Low
15/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Port Elliot Middleton
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 Port Elliot

  • Port Elliot Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Middleton

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

Amenities in the suburb

Port Elliot Middleton
Cafes & restaurants 8 0
Parks & reserves 10 0
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Beaches 4 1

Mobility

Port Elliot sits further from the CBD (84.6 km vs 78.5 km).

Port Elliot Middleton
Walkability score 46/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 84.6 km
+7% vs other
 78.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 75 min 68 min
Public transport score 20/100 21/100
Peak arrivals per hour 1.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
same for both
Median peak wait 49 min
scheduled, not actual
 39.5 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 5212
 0.8%
postcode 5213
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 5212
 54
postcode 5213

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.

Port Elliot Middleton
Car (driver) 74.1% / 76.0%
Port Elliot — Car (driver): 74.1% Middleton — Car (driver): 76.0%
Worked from Home 14.5% / 15.8%
Port Elliot — Worked from Home: 14.5% Middleton — Worked from Home: 15.8%
Walked Only 6.0% / 5.0%
Port Elliot — Walked Only: 6.0% Middleton — Walked Only: 5.0%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 3.2%
Port Elliot — Car (passenger): 3.8% Middleton — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Bicycle 1.1% / —
Port Elliot — Bicycle: 1.1% Middleton — Bicycle: not among its largest

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

Setting

Port Elliot Middleton
Elevation 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 84 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 392 m
393 m to a named beach
 3.3 km
3.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Port Elliot Middleton
Connectivity score 96/100 67/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 92%
1,913 premises
 42%
1,309 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Port Elliot Middleton
Average residential rate $2,523/yr
same for both
Council Alexandrina
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Port Elliot

Acreage Beach Beachfront Coastal Parks Retirees

Middleton

Acreage Retirees

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