Port Moorowie vs Yorketown

Yorketown is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 65 in Port Moorowie. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Yorketown: a median of $410,000, against $285,000 in Port Moorowie, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Port Moorowie tends to suit people living alone, share households, 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

Yorketown

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (38% vs 12%)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Port Moorowie has cheaper houses ($285,000 vs $410,000)
  • Yorketown leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Port Moorowie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Yorketown

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (49/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (163 min vs 179 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (229.5 km vs 243.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Port Moorowie has more residents already 65 and over (55% vs 32%)
  • Yorketown is more walkable (49/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Port Moorowie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (43.1% vs 2.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Port Moorowie and Yorketown 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 Moorowie Yorketown
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 Moorowie Yorketown
Walkability 0 / 49
Port Moorowie — Walkability: 0/100 Yorketown — Walkability: 49/100
Low fire risk 100 / 58
Port Moorowie — Low fire risk: 100/100 Yorketown — Low fire risk: 58/100

Demographics

Yorketown rents higher ($200/wk vs $0/wk); Yorketown has more residents (997 vs 93).

Port Moorowie Yorketown
Population 93 997
+972% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +43.1% +2.9%
Median age 65 53
Median household income $40,560/yr $49,348/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent — $200/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Port Moorowie Yorketown
0-4 — / 5.1%
Port Moorowie — 0-4: not among its largest Yorketown — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 — / 9.4%
Port Moorowie — 5-14: not among its largest Yorketown — 5-14: 9.4%
15-19 5.4% / 3.8%
Port Moorowie — 15-19: 5.4% Yorketown — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 4.3% / 4.3%
Port Moorowie — 20-24: 4.3% Yorketown — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 — / 7.8%
Port Moorowie — 25-34: not among its largest Yorketown — 25-34: 7.8%
35-44 4.3% / 8.4%
Port Moorowie — 35-44: 4.3% Yorketown — 35-44: 8.4%
45-54 9.7% / 13.1%
Port Moorowie — 45-54: 9.7% Yorketown — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 25.8% / 16.1%
Port Moorowie — 55-64: 25.8% Yorketown — 55-64: 16.1%
65-74 41.9% / 19.7%
Port Moorowie — 65-74: 41.9% Yorketown — 65-74: 19.7%
75-84 12.9% / 9.3%
Port Moorowie — 75-84: 12.9% Yorketown — 75-84: 9.3%
85+ — / 3.0%
Port Moorowie — 85+: not among its largest Yorketown — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (41.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Port Moorowie 75.0% lone person
Port Moorowie — Lone Person: 75.0% Port Moorowie — Couple Families: 12.5% Port Moorowie — Group Household: 12.5% Port Moorowie — One Parent Families: 0.0% Port Moorowie — Other Families: 0.0%
Yorketown 57.0% lone person
Yorketown — Lone Person: 57.0% Yorketown — Couple Families: 30.4% Yorketown — Group Household: 3.5% Yorketown — One Parent Families: 7.7% Yorketown — Other Families: 1.4%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Port Moorowie 0.0% renting
Port Moorowie — Owned Outright: 81.0% Port Moorowie — Mortgage: 19.0% Port Moorowie — Renting: 0.0%
Yorketown 22.6% renting
Yorketown — Owned Outright: 53.8% Yorketown — Mortgage: 23.6% Yorketown — Renting: 22.6%
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.

Port Moorowie Yorketown
England 15.1% / 4.3%
Port Moorowie — England: 15.1% Yorketown — England: 4.3%
Netherlands — / 0.9%
Port Moorowie — Netherlands: not among its largest Yorketown — Netherlands: 0.9%
Germany — / 0.5%
Port Moorowie — Germany: not among its largest Yorketown — Germany: 0.5%
Philippines — / 0.4%
Port Moorowie — Philippines: not among its largest Yorketown — Philippines: 0.4%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Port Moorowie — Scotland: not among its largest Yorketown — Scotland: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

Qualifications

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

Port Moorowie Yorketown
Certificate III & IV 21.5% / 16.1%
Port Moorowie — Certificate III & IV: 21.5% Yorketown — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.8% / 3.9%
Port Moorowie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.8% Yorketown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.9%
Bachelor Degree 9.7% / 3.8%
Port Moorowie — Bachelor Degree: 9.7% Yorketown — Bachelor Degree: 3.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Port Moorowie — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Yorketown — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Port Moorowie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Yorketown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Port Moorowie 102.3% houses
Port Moorowie — Houses: 102.3% Port Moorowie — Townhouses: 0.0% Port Moorowie — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Yorketown 95.9% houses
Yorketown — Houses: 95.9% Yorketown — Townhouses: 2.2% Yorketown — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Port Moorowie Yorketown
Median house price $285,000 $410,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $78,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 34 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Yorketown has more rural and farming land (99% vs 76%); Port Moorowie has more land zoned for conservation (21% vs 0%).

Port Moorowie Yorketown
Rural and farming 76% 99%
Environmental 21% 0%
Residential 2% 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 Moorowie Yorketown
New dwellings approved 97
across Yorke Peninsula
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within SA

Port Moorowie Yorketown
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 7% of SA Higher than 15% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 2% of SA Higher than 80% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of SA Higher than 72% of SA

Liveability

Yorketown is more walkable (49 vs 0).

Port Moorowie Yorketown
Grade — C
Score — 43/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Yorketown carries more bushfire risk (42 vs 0).

Port Moorowie Yorketown
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
42/100
Crime — Low
11/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
51/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Port Moorowie Yorketown
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Port Moorowie

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

Schools in Yorketown

  • St Columba's Memorial School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Yorketown Area School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Port Moorowie Yorketown
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 7

Mobility

Port Moorowie sits further from the CBD (243.7 km vs 229.5 km).

Port Moorowie Yorketown
Walkability score 0/100 49/100
Distance to Adelaide 243.7 km
+6% vs other
 229.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 179 min 163 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 5576
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 5576
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.

Port Moorowie Yorketown
Car (driver) 84.2% / 72.4%
Port Moorowie — Car (driver): 84.2% Yorketown — Car (driver): 72.4%
Car (passenger) 15.8% / 1.6%
Port Moorowie — Car (passenger): 15.8% Yorketown — Car (passenger): 1.6%
Walked Only — / 14.6%
Port Moorowie — Walked Only: not among its largest Yorketown — Walked Only: 14.6%
Worked from Home — / 11.4%
Port Moorowie — Worked from Home: not among its largest Yorketown — Worked from Home: 11.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.2%).

Setting

Port Moorowie Yorketown
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 102 m 11.6 km

NBN connectivity

Port Moorowie Yorketown
Connectivity score 29/100 41/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
111 premises
 0%
593 premises

Climate

Port Moorowie Yorketown
Annual rainfall 425 mm 374 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.9°C 25.2°C
Winter min (Jul) 8.1°C 7.7°C

Council rates

Port Moorowie Yorketown
Average residential rate $1,494/yr
same for both
Council Yorke Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

Port Moorowie Yorketown
Division Grey
same for both
Member Tom Venning
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Port Moorowie

Coastal Retirees Rural

Yorketown

Affordable Quiet Retirees Rural

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