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Suburb profile ·Yorke Peninsula LGA · SA ·5581

Port Vincent SA 5581

Port Vincent is in Yorke Peninsula LGA, SA, postcode 5581, with population 534.

Limited data

Thin-context

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$415/wk
Rising
+40.7% YoY
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 5 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$500
$270
Mar 2025Mar 2026
What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$415/wk
Rent context available
40.7%YoY D9 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
534
534 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
387
12 added 12mo · 2MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,100
Median rent · wk$250
Investor profile

Who invests in Port Vincent

Owner-occupied 80%Rented 20%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared7.6%
24 of 61 landlords
Avg rental loss$3,375/yr
Landlords (rental income)61
Reported capital gains35
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

78% of homes here are owner-occupied and 19% rented, with 8% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

78% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

44%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,100/mo, while renters pay about $1,798/mo — renting runs $698/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$49K
Median rent · wk
$415
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,100

Household income

$49K household · yr-35.5% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$28K
Family
$61K
Household
$49K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
18
$300-649
45
$650-999
67
$1,000-1,499
49
$1,500-1,999
12
$2,000-2,999
26
$3,000-3,999
12
$4,000+
12

At the median asking rent, about 71% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,383/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (269 households)1.5% social housing
Owned outright
60%
Owned with mortgage
18%
Rented
19%
Dwelling structure60.7% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
92%
Townhouse / semi
3%
Flat / apartment
5%

Getting to work: 69% drive, 0% public transport, 13% walk or cycle, 15% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Livability

5/ 100 livability index

Top 95% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 5% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access38
Public transport0
Schools & hospitals0

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Crime 2024-25
10
1,873 per 100k
D3 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k1,873
Total incidents10· 2024-25
  • Assault250%
  • Break And Enter125%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud125%

Population outlook

7,656 people · 20227,539 by 2032 (-1.5%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Yorke Peninsula - North SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Port Vincent SA — Property Data and Demographics

Port Vincent (postcode 5581) is a small community in South Australia within the Yorke Peninsula local government area. It is home to about 534 residents, with an older demographic and a median age of 65. Households earn a median income of $49K per year, with an average household size of 1.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.7% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +2.1% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 21 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 7 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.

The current median weekly rent is $415. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,100.

The crime rate in the Yorke Peninsula LGA is low at 1,873 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +0.7% 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+0.7%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$1,100
Rent · wk(Census)$250
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$415
Population growth · Yorke Peninsula LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)12,242
5-year growth+0.9% CAGR
YoY change+0.7%
20012025
Development · Yorke Peninsula LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)78
Houses78
YoY change+0%
Employment · Yorke Peninsula LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)6.8%
YoY change+1.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5581ATO
Negatively geared7.6%
24 of filers
Avg rental loss$3,375/yr
Landlords (rental income)61
Reported capital gains35
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population534
Median age65
Household size1.8
HH income · wk$934
Personal income · wk$533
Persons / bedroom0.6
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)4/10
Education (IEO)2/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$790 → $934
Change+18.2%
vs SA median-0.6 pp
Median rent+25%
stablevs SA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining2
Hospitals · Yorke Peninsula LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Central Yorke Peninsula Hospital (Maitland)public
Southern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Yorketown)public
Aged care · Yorke Peninsula LGAGEN
Facilities4
Residential places146
Eldercare The Village60 places
Melaleuca Court Nursing Home35 places
Ardrossan Community Hostel33 places
Eldercare - South Park Minlaton18 places
Childcare · Yorke Peninsula LGAACECQA
Services8
Approved places311
Exceeding NQS3
Minlaton Family Centre82 places
Central Yorke Early Learning Centre41 places
Minlaton District Early Learning Centre40 places
Maitland Family Centre39 places
Yorketown Community Children's Centre34 places
Yorketown Area School OSHC30 places
+2 more in Yorke Peninsula LGA
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Port Vincent works as a starting read but still needs cross-checking.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

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 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
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.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Port Vincent is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Read it as a starting locality brief, then cross-check the suburb story against better-covered nearby markets or the state hub.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Port Vincent feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Stansbury most similar
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pop +100 · rent -$165/wk

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Edithburgh most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$205/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Port Victoria most similar
similar rent profile similar suburb scale

pop -100 · rent -$210/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Port Vincent FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Port Vincent in?

    Port Vincent is in the Yorke Peninsula Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5581. Council-level context for Yorke Peninsula LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

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

    The median weekly rent in Port Vincent is $415/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 Vincent?

    Rent context available: Port Vincent 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 Vincent a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Port Vincent 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 Vincent?

    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 Vincent 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.