New Port SA 5015

New Port is a suburb in South Australia, 15 km from Adelaide CBD, around 25 minutes by car. Population is 647; the median age is 41 and the median household income is $77,220 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the middle range nationally. Population fell 4.4% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $350 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,365. The area shows high crime risk and high flood risk. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is high.

Is New Port a good suburb?

New Port scores a C (50/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit and prices, weaker on safety.

Schools

Mixed results

1 school

Transit

Very walkable

Walkability 90/100 · 15.3 km · 25 min drive to Adelaide

Prices

More affordable than most

Median $917K · More affordable than 79% of SA

Safety

High crime risk

Fire 0/100 · Crime 89/100 · Flood 84/100

Community

Mid-range socio-economic

SEIFA decile 6/10 · median age 41 · 647 residents

C

Liveability Rating

50 / 100 · Ranked #268 in SA

Each bar is New Port's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.

Schools quality no data
too few schools to rate
Safety
11
Bushfire None · Crime High · Flood High
Socio-economic
58
Mid-range
Walkability
95
Very walkable
CBD access
57
15.3 km · 25 min drive to Adelaide
How it's calculated: Safety rank 11 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 58 × 25% + Walkability rank 95 × 15% + CBD access rank 57 × 10% = 50 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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50 / 100

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Median Unit Price

Public listings data

New Port's unit market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $508,000, roughly 12% above where it sat a year earlier.

Units

$507,500

last 6 quarters

36% below its 4 neighbours (median $797,500)

↑ +12.4% year-on-year

Based on 48 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 21 days — median across 13 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 1 bed 35 sales $475K
  • 2 bed 11 sales $640K

Houses

$917,250

last 3 quarters

8% below its 7 neighbours (median $1,000,000)

↑ +1.9% year-on-year

Based on 24 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 16 days — median across 12 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 3 bed 17 sales $950K

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in New Port are currently listed at around $958,000 on average. Based on 6 houses listed in the past six months.

Houses

$958K

6 houses listed in the last 6 months.

Units

$525K

↑ +8.5% vs previous 6 months from $484K

7 units listed in the last 6 months.

13 of the suburb's 365 dwellings (3.6%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in New Port rent for around $690 a week on average, based on 5 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

Houses

$690/wk

↓ −1.4% vs previous 6 months from $700/wk

5 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

Units

$600/wk

↑ +11.1% vs previous 6 months from $540/wk

6 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

11 rentals advertised against an estimated 222 rented homes (5.0%) in the last 6 months.

Rent agreed on new leases

Apr–Jun 2026
2-bed units
$600/wk
15 bonds

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

103 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 29% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5015.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Gross rental yield

Indicative
House
3.7% around the typical range

$690/week ($36,000 a year) on a $958,000 median

Based on a small sample (5 listings) — indicative only.

Unit
5.9% well above the typical range
Top 4% in SA

$600/week ($31,000 a year) on a $525,000 median

Based on a small sample (6 listings) — indicative only.

Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Is New Port safe? Crime statistics

2026

Crime in New Port sits in the high band, with 82 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 12% on the prior year.

82 offences

12.3% since 2025
Theft 41 (50.0%)
Property Damage 22 (26.8%)
Break & Enter 13 (15.9%)
Assault 6 (7.3%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

1 crash

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.

Schools

One school serve New Port, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.

50
out of 100
Average
1 school in this suburb
1 at similar
  • • 626 students in one school (avg 626)

Combined

Independent · R-12 · 626 students
ICSEA 1067 (higher than 74% of Australian schools) · 26% top-SEA students
At similar

Walkability

New Port is exceptionally walkable on foot — at 90/100, daily errands don't require a car at all.

90
out of 100
Exceptionally walkable
Top 1% in SA
Public Transport within 1 km 81
Schools within 1.5 km 100
Parks within 800 m 100
Supermarkets within 1 km 100
GPs within 1 km 80
Pharmacies within 1 km 100
Childcare within 1 km 100
Hospitals within 5 km 60

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside New Port.

77
out of 100
RailBus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
17.2 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
9.9 arrivals/hr
Saturday
7.5 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
2 min
Span of service
20.1 hours
Direct to CBD (peak)
2 min wait

Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in New Port.

51
connectivity score / 100
Top 25% in SA
Most common
Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
11%
Premises covered
437
Technology mix
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 89%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 11%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
1 in suburb
Parks & Reserves
None
Sport & Recreation
1 in suburb
Beaches
None
Waterways
None
Childcare
1 in suburb
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
1 in suburb
Places of Worship
None

Port Adelaide Enfield: council population

The whole council area, not just New Port · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
143,022
+1.2% in a year
Change
+1,650
people since 2024
Density
1,559
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+547
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-1,059
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+2,162
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
6/10
7/10 within SA
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
1/10
2/10 within SA
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
7/10
7/10 within SA
qualifications and job type, income excluded

New Port is home to 647 residents, with a median age of 41, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $77,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.9%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

647

4.4% since 2016

Median Age

41

20.6% since 2016

Median Household Income

$77,220/yr

14.4% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$350/wk

9.4% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,365/mo

8.2% since 2016

Avg Household Size

1.7

5.6% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$54,236/yr

5.0% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

5.9%

11.3% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

15.1%

12.7% since 2016

Total Dwellings

365

5.2% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

39.1%

70.0% since 2016

Houses

0.0%

Rental Stress

23.6%

4.5% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

21.2%

19.7% since 2016

Work From Home

12.8%

276.5% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Flats / Apartments 270 (74.0%)
Townhouses 95 (26.0%)

Property Ownership

Renting 218 (60.9%)
Mortgage 80 (22.3%)
Owned Outright 60 (16.8%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
66.0%
English Spoken at Home
80.5%
Employment Rate
71.1%
5.2% since 2016
Completed Year 12
55.5%

Occupations

Professionals 94 (21.9%)
Managers 78 (18.2%)
Clerical & Administrative 62 (14.5%)
Community & Personal Service 59 (13.8%)
Technicians & Trades 51 (11.9%)
Sales 29 (6.8%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 26 (6.1%)
Labourers 23 (5.4%)

Religion

No Religion 339 (52.4%)
Christianity 241 (37.2%)
Buddhism 15 (2.3%)
Islam 4 (0.6%)
Other Religions 4 (0.6%)
Hinduism 3 (0.5%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 61 (9.4%)
Malaysia 12 (1.9%)
New Zealand 11 (1.7%)
Vietnam 9 (1.4%)
China 6 (0.9%)
Germany 6 (0.9%)
Philippines 5 (0.8%)
South Africa 5 (0.8%)

When They Arrived

Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.

2016-2021 47 (7.3%)
2011-2015 25 (3.9%)
2001-2010 47 (7.3%)
1991-2000 14 (2.2%)
1981-1990 21 (3.2%)
Before 1981 46 (7.1%)

47 residents (7.3%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.

Where New Residents Came From

Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.

Adelaide - North 68 (10.7%)
Overseas 54 (8.5%)
Adelaide - South 28 (4.4%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 634 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

Cantonese 9 (1.4%)
Vietnamese 9 (1.4%)
Spanish 5 (0.8%)
German 4 (0.6%)
Croatian 4 (0.6%)
Mandarin 3 (0.5%)
Thai 3 (0.5%)
Serbian 3 (0.5%)

Age Distribution

0-4 13 (2.0%)
5-14 28 (4.3%)
15-19 21 (3.2%)
20-24 55 (8.5%)
25-34 133 (20.6%)
35-44 100 (15.5%)
45-54 99 (15.3%)
55-64 111 (17.2%)
65-74 61 (9.4%)
75-84 25 (3.9%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 188 (68.9%)
Couple Families 38 (13.9%)
One Parent Families 23 (8.4%)
Group Household 17 (6.2%)
Other Families 7 (2.6%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 279 (76.0%)
Worked from Home 47 (12.8%)
Train 20 (5.4%)
Car (passenger) 14 (3.8%)
Walked Only 7 (1.9%)

16% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (67 of 429).

City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.

Education

Bachelor Degree 122 (18.9%)
Certificate III & IV 122 (18.9%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 76 (11.7%)
Postgraduate Degree 28 (4.3%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 19 (2.9%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 22 (6.0%)
1 car 217 (59.6%)
2 cars 102 (28.0%)
3 cars 21 (5.8%)
4+ cars 5 (1.4%)

Council Rates

Port Adelaide Enfield
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,311 a year through Port Adelaide Enfield based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,311/yr
30% below the SA average of $1,863 · median of 68 councils
Valuation basis
Capital Value
land + buildings

How this land is zoned

Share of New Port's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Commercial 80%
  • Parks and recreation 20%

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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Port Adelaide Enfield

The whole council area, not just New Port · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 1,176 new dwellings were approved across Port Adelaide Enfield. That mix is 629 houses and 547 units. Approvals are up 22.9% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
1,176dwellings
+22.9% YoY
Houses
629
detached dwellings
Units
547
townhouses + apartments

Air Quality

CLEAN

PM2.5 averaged 4.5 µg/m³ in 2025 — below the WHO 2021 annual guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.

PM10 averaged 20.3 µg/m³. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 2.

From the Le Fevre 1 - Birkenhead monitoring station, 0.6 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Adelaide (West Terrace / Ngayirdapira), 12.1 km

Dry climate — hot summers, mild winters.

Elevation
4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
1.7 km
2.2 km to a named beach
Annual rainfall
457 mm
77 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
29.1°C
21 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
8.5°C
0 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

18 facilities within 5 km

EV adoption

1.0%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.06% in 2021
+0.4 points this year
Top 21% in SA

In postcode 5015, 61 of 5,974 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.8% (226 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.8%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.06%
2022
0.06%
2023
0.20%
2024
0.60%
2025
1.02%

Rooftop solar

50
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 7.2 kW each

In postcode 5015, 1,519 rooftop-solar systems totalling 11.0 MW have been installed since 2001, against 3,071 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 99 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
82
2020
118
2021
101
2022
111
2023
115
2024
117
2025
93
2026
62

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$15,000 for new homes.

No purchase-price cap. Stamp duty is fully exempted for eligible first-home buyers as a separate concession.

Verify eligibility with RevenueSA

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$2,647
Loan amount
$406,000
Total interest over 30 years
$546,854

4 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 5015.

Deposit
$101,500
Stamp duty
$21,742
Cash needed at settlement
$123,242

Conveyance duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueSA

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Hindmarsh

Currently held by Mark Butler Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Mark Butler 66.3% 33.6% +7.4
2022 Mark Butler 59.0% 41.0% -2.4
2019 Mark Butler 56.5% 43.5% +1.9

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.

State Electorate

Port Adelaide District

Currently held by Cheyne Rich Australian Labor Party

Next state election: 16 March 2030.

Year Winner Won with
2026 Cheyne Rich ALP 64.4%
2022 Susan Close ALP 71.8%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.

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Common questions about New Port

Is New Port a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in New Port is high (89/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.

What natural hazards affect New Port?

New Port has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a high share of it (84/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is New Port a good place to live?

New Port has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (50/100), ranked against other SA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.

What is the population of New Port?

New Port, SA had a population of 647 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for New Port, SA?

The postcode for New Port, SA is 5015.

How far is New Port from Adelaide?

New Port is 15 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 25 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in New Port?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in New Port was $77,220 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in New Port?

The median advertised rent in New Port is $690 a week for houses (5 listings) and $600 a week for units (6 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in New Port?

The median age of residents in New Port was 41 at the 2021 ABS Census.

How are the schools in New Port?

There is 1 school inside the New Port boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

Is New Port walkable?

New Port scores 90/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it exceptionally walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the air quality in New Port?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to New Port (Le Fevre 1 - Birkenhead) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 4.5 µg/m³ and PM10 of 20.3 µg/m³. That puts New Port below the WHO annual guideline of 5 µg/m³.

What is the weather like in New Port?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to New Port, Adelaide (West Terrace / Ngayirdapira) (12.1 km away), summer days average 29.1°C, winter nights 8.5°C, 457 mm of rain a year over 77 rainy days, and 21 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in New Port?

First-home buyers in SA may be eligible for $15,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by RevenueSA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does New Port belong to?

New Port sits within the Port Adelaide Enfield local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in New Port?

The average residential rates bill through Port Adelaide Enfield is $1,311 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near New Port?

Across Port Adelaide Enfield, 1,176 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 22.9% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is New Port in?

New Port sits within the federal Division of Hindmarsh, currently held by Mark Butler (Australian Labor Party).

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