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Suburb profile ·Alexandrina LGA · SA ·5212

Port Elliot SA 5212

Port Elliot is in Alexandrina LGA, SA, postcode 5212, with population 2,251.

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$492/wk
+2.8% YoY
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 5 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$495
$421
Mar 2025Mar 2026
Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$492/wk
Rent context available
2.8%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
2,251
2K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
1,021
28 added 12mo · 5MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,210
Median rent · wk$280

Affordability

46%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,210/mo, while renters pay about $2,132/mo — renting runs $922/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$56K
Median rent · wk
$492
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,210

Household income

$56K household · yr-25.9% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$31K
Family
$68K
Household
$56K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA990
Students351
Government1
  • Port Elliot Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 990
Crime 2024-25
70
3,110 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,110
Total incidents70· 2024-25
  • Assault1241%
  • Break And Enter1138%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud621%

Full data detail

Port Elliot SA — Property Data and Demographics

Located in South Australia within the Alexandrina local government area, Port Elliot is a compact suburb (postcode 5212). With a population of 2,251, the suburb has an older demographic with a median age of 61. Households earn a median income of $56K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.6% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +2.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 23 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 2 underway, and 11 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $492. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,210.

Port Elliot is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 990, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Alexandrina LGA is below average at 3,110 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$1,210
Rent · wk(Census)$280
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$492
Population growth · Alexandrina LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)31,427
5-year growth+2% CAGR
YoY change+1.6%
20012025
Development · Alexandrina LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)256
Houses249
Units7
YoY change+0%
Employment · Alexandrina LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3%
YoY change+0.9pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5212ATO
Negatively geared61 (5.1% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,097/yr
Landlords (rental income)163
Reported capital gains157
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population2,251
Median age61
Household size2.1
HH income · wk$1,073
Personal income · wk$592
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)3/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining9
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Strong evidence

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PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
SA metropolitan median house sales · Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage
stable source · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
SA Housing Authority / CBS · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Port Elliot FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Port Elliot in?

    Port Elliot is in the Alexandrina Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5212. Council-level context for Alexandrina LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Port Elliot?

    The median weekly rent in Port Elliot is $492/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Port Elliot?

    Rent context available: Port Elliot has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Port Elliot a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Port Elliot show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Port Elliot?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Port Elliot data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.