Suburb profile · ABS Census 2021
Port Wakefield suburb profile
Port Wakefield, SA · Postcode 5550
This Port Wakefield suburb profile summarises official Australian Bureau of Statistics Census 2021 data for Port Wakefield, SA (postcode 5550). Use it as a free suburb report covering population, median rent, household income, age, housing tenure and employment, plus how those figures changed since Census 2016— then compare Port Wakefield with nearby suburbs.
Port Wakefield at a glance
Population
661
Median rent
$225/wk
Household income
$1,093/wk
Median age
44
Port Wakefield trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+1.1% over 10 years
Population
661
was 636 in 2016
+25 · +3.9%
Median rent
$225/wk
was $200/wk in 2016
+$25 · +12.5%
Household income
$1,093/wk
was $939/wk in 2016
+$154 · +16.4%
Median age
44
was 40 in 2016
+4 · +10%
Dig deeper: Port Wakefield population growth · Port Wakefield then and now
Port Wakefield people
- Population
- 661
- Median age
- 44
- Born overseas
- 21.5%
- Average household size
- 2.2
Total usual residents (Census 2021)
Median age of residents in years
Percentage born outside Australia
Average number of people per household
Port Wakefield income
- Median household income
- $1,093/wk
- Median personal income
- $706/wk
Median total weekly household income
Median total weekly personal income
Port Wakefield housing
- Median rent
- $225/wk
- Median mortgage repayment
- $867/mo
- Separate houses
- 73.2%
- Flats & apartments
- 0.9%
- Owned outright
- 27.4%
- Mortgaged
- 17.5%
- Rented
- 30.6%
- Unoccupied dwellings
- 19.2%
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
Median monthly mortgage repayment
Percentage of dwellings that are separate houses
Percentage of dwellings that are flats or apartments
Percentage of dwellings owned without a mortgage
Percentage of dwellings with a mortgage
Percentage of dwellings rented
Percentage of private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Port Wakefield work
- Employment to population
- 50.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 7%
- Year 12 or above
- 36.9%
Employed persons as a percentage of population aged 15+
Unemployed persons as a percentage of the labour force
Percentage with Year 12 or equivalent as highest school level
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About this Port Wakefield suburb profile
Figures are from the ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) for the Suburbs and Localities boundary matching Port Wakefield. Where shown, 2016 values come from the 2016 State Suburbs (SSC) profile, linked via ABS geographic correspondence — boundaries are not always identical. Medians may be suppressed for very small areas. This is not financial or relocation advice — use it alongside current market data.
Source: ABS Census 2021. Methodology