South Australia council

Port Adelaide Enfield

143,022 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 92 km², 48 suburbs. Council website: cityofpae.sa.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

143,022

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.2% in a year

Density

1,558/km²

92 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$760k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$40

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

8.0 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

6 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

48

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
37
Median household income
$1,466/week
Median rent
$300/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,600/month
Households renting
36.0%
Average household
2.4 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 6 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 4 of 10

Suburbs

48 suburbs where Port Adelaide Enfield holds most residents, plus 4 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Klemzig6,713All$1.1MJune 2026 / 0%6
Valley View6,40533%$960kJune 2026 / 0%4
Enfield (SA)6,204All$915kJune 202615% / 0%3
Lightsview6,090All$850kJune 20269% / 0%9
Windsor Gardens5,827All$985kJune 2026 / 0%6
Kilburn5,633All$1.1MJune 202612% / 0%1
North Haven (SA)5,585All$1.1MJune 202612% / 0%5
Blair Athol (SA)5,274All$1.0MJune 202616% / 0%2
Northfield5,043All$945kJune 20264% / 0%
Mansfield Park4,608All$890kJune 202626% / 0%2
Ferryden Park4,495All$900kJune 202614% / 0%2
Broadview4,45057%$1.1MJune 20269% / 0%7
Clearview4,261All$1.0MJune 202610% / 0%3
Croydon Park (SA)4,230All$1.1MJune 202615% / 0%3
Largs Bay4,104All$1.0MJune 202626% / 0%7
Gilles Plains4,10160%$903kJune 2026 / 0%3
Dernancourt4,0636%$1.2MJune 2026 / 0%8
Largs North4,005All$956kJune 202620% / 0%5
Holden Hill3,71619%$871kJune 2026 / 0%3
Hillcrest (SA)3,659All$989kJune 2026 / 0%6
Oakden3,583All$924kJune 2026 / 0%5
Rosewater3,582All$965kJune 202635% / 0%2
Walkley Heights3,51311%$1.1MJune 20266% / 0%7
Greenacres3,356All$967kJune 20267% / 0%5
Taperoo3,250All$850kJune 202617% / 0%1
Northgate (SA)3,184All$1.3MJune 20263% / 0%9
Ottoway2,783All$801kJune 202628% / 0%1
Semaphore2,749All$1.3MJune 202626% / 0%7
Woodville Gardens2,412All$920kJune 202618% / 0%1
Osborne (SA)1,951All$895kJune 202619% / 0%2
Queenstown (SA)1,943All$1.1MJune 202616% / 0%2
Alberton (SA)1,860All$1.6MJune 202632% / 0%5
Birkenhead1,798All$975kJune 202624% / 0%4
Angle Park1,555All$853kJune 202615% / 0%1
Hampstead Gardens1,535All$1.3MJune 20263% / 0%5
Ethelton1,487All$875kJune 202633% / 0%4
Manningham1,391All$1.1MJune 20266% / 0%9
Port Adelaide1,338All$1.0MJune 202617% / 0%3
Sefton Park1,27461%$1.2MJune 202614% / 0%7
Peterhead1,201All$1.0MJune 202643% / 0%2
Devon Park (SA)1,18577%$1.2MJune 202645% / 0%6
Exeter (SA)1,066All$988kJune 202621% / 0%5
Semaphore South1,031All$1.5MJune 202630% / 0%8
Glanville728All$817kJune 202634% / 0%3
Dudley Park (SA)670All$820kDec 202512% / 0%1
Gepps Cross648All$865kJune 202628% / 0%2
New Port647All$913kJune 20264% / 0%6
Wingfield440All$770kJune 202614% / 0%1
Dry Creek (SA)232All$980kJune 20267% / 0%1
Gillman76All$1.4MJune 202619% / 0%1
Regency Park60All$795kMar 202616% / 0%
Outer Harbor13All8% / 0%

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Flood planning land

17%

Over 44 of 52 member suburbs (the rest are not mapped)

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Bushfire-prone land

0%

Over 52 of 52 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

<1%

Over 52 of 52 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 47 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025 to June 2026).

Lowest suburb median
$770k
Median of suburb medians
$980k
Highest suburb median
$1.6M

Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Adelaide · Steve GEORGANAS (ALP)49%
  • Hindmarsh · Mark BUTLER (ALP)31%
  • Sturt · Claire CLUTTERHAM (ALP)18%
  • Makin · Tony ZAPPIA (ALP)3%

State districts

  • Enfield · Andrea Michaels (ALP)26%
  • Port Adelaide · Susan Close (ALP)25%
  • Torrens · Dana Wortley (ALP)24%
  • Croydon · Peter Malinauskas (ALP)19%
  • Cheltenham · Joe Szakacs (ALP)6%
  • Lee · Stephen Mullighan (ALP)1%
  • Hartley · Vincent Tarzia (LIB)1%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every South Australia council on the council map or the South Australia council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.