Port Adelaide Enfield

South Australia · Adelaide - West · 133,310 people · 54 suburbs · 17 postcodes

Port Adelaide Enfield at a glance

133,310
Population
#3 of 72 in SA
109
km² area
1,225/km² density
37.8
Median age
-3.5 vs SA
$1,497
Median HH income/wk
#23 of 72 in SA
954
SEIFA IRSAD
#28 of 72 in SA
34
Schools
17 gov, 12 Cath, 5 indep
35.9%
Born overseas
37.4%
Renting

Map shows the Port Adelaide Enfield LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: 1-2 (most disadvantaged), 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Port Adelaide Enfield is a metropolitan Local Government Area in South Australia, in the Adelaide region. It covers 54 suburbs across 17 postcodes and an area of 109 km². Port Adelaide Enfield has a population of 133,310 , ranking #3 most populous in SA. The most populous suburb is Klemzig (6,713 residents), and the highest median household income is in Northgate at $2,207/week. The LGA-wide median household income is $1,497/week and median age is 37.8. About 35.9% of residents were born overseas and 35.4% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

0–14 (16.9%) 15–24 (11.7%) 25–44 (32.1%) 45–64 (23.9%) 65+ (15.5%)
Show counts
0–14 years22,466 (16.9%)
15–24 years15,536 (11.7%)
25–44 years42,734 (32.1%)
45–64 years31,819 (23.9%)
65+ years20,703 (15.5%)
35.9%
Born overseas
35.4%
Speak a language other than English at home
2.5%
First Nations
2.5
Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

Owned outright (26.1%) Mortgaged (36.6%) Renting (37.4%)

Dwelling type mix

Separate house (76.3%) Semi/townhouse (18.2%) Flat/apartment (5.5%)
$307
Median weekly rent
$1,598
Median monthly mortgage
48.5%
Households with 0-1 cars
51.5%
Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

6.4%
Unemployment rate
37,230
In full-time work
23,135
In part-time work

Schools in Port Adelaide Enfield

34 schools across Port Adelaide Enfield: 50.0% Government, 35.3% Catholic, 14.7% Independent. The SA average is 70.8% / 14.3% / 14.9%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 1005 (range 902 to 1108). SA median is 999; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

SA average for comparison
Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

Primary (64.7%) Secondary (11.8%) Combined (20.6%) Special (2.9%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300
LGA median 1005 SA median 999LGA range 902 to 1108

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 34 schools in Port Adelaide Enfield, sorted by enrolment:

School Sector Type Suburb Students ICSEA
Roma Mitchell Secondary College Government Secondary Gepps Cross 1,638 971
Mount Carmel College Catholic Combined Rosewater 1,204 1008
St Paul's College Catholic Combined Gilles Plains 1,191 1037
Cedar College Independent Combined Northgate 884 1090
St Martin's Catholic Primary School Catholic Primary Greenacres 691 1085
Ocean View P-12 College Government Combined Taperoo 629 918
Portside Christian College Independent Combined New Port 626 1067
St Pius X School Catholic Primary Windsor Gardens 552 1108
Avenues College Government Combined Windsor Gardens 493 929
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College Catholic Secondary Enfield 478 960
Woodville Gardens School Birth-6 Government Primary Woodville Gardens 478 983
Le Fevre High School Government Secondary Semaphore South 456 951
Heritage College Incorporated Independent Combined Oakden 437 1040
Largs Bay School Government Primary Largs Bay 418 1018
Sports College South Australia Independent Secondary Gepps Cross 404 1015
Hillcrest Primary School Government Primary Hillcrest 395 1096
Blair Athol North B-6 School Government Primary Blair Athol 383 918
Northfield Primary School Government Primary Northfield 352 982
St Margaret Mary's School Catholic Primary Croydon Park 324 1024
Our Lady of the Visitation School Catholic Primary Taperoo 320 1026
St Gabriel's School Catholic Primary Enfield 306 1032
Alberton Primary School Government Primary Queenstown 262 1002
St Paul Lutheran School Independent Primary Blair Athol 260 1062
North Haven School Government Primary North Haven 249 985
Hampstead Primary School Government Primary Greenacres 243 1032
Le Fevre Peninsula Primary School Government Primary Birkenhead 232 902
Dominican School Catholic Primary Semaphore 230 1048
Enfield Primary School Government Primary Enfield 188 978
Klemzig Primary School Government Primary Klemzig 184 1033
Wandana Primary School Government Primary Gilles Plains 181 962
St Patrick's School Catholic Primary Mansfield Park 180 1002
St Brigid's School Catholic Primary Kilburn 165 965
St Joseph's School Catholic Primary Ottoway 154 990
Adelaide West Special Education Centre Government Special Taperoo 79 989

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Port Adelaide Enfield. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

954
Ranked #28 of 72 SA LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

953

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

936

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

980

Suburbs in Port Adelaide Enfield

Port Adelaide Enfield contains 54 suburbs and 17 postcodes. Sorted by population.

SuburbPostcodePopulationMedian incomeMedian age
Klemzig 5087 6,713 $1,488/wk 36
Enfield 5085 6,204 $1,472/wk 34
Lightsview 5085 6,090 $1,916/wk 32
Windsor Gardens 5087 5,827 $1,602/wk 36
Kilburn 5084 5,633 $1,179/wk 34
North Haven 5018 5,585 $1,568/wk 51
Blair Athol 5084 5,274 $1,459/wk 32
Northfield 5085 5,043 $1,420/wk 35
Mansfield Park 5012 4,608 $1,390/wk 35
Ferryden Park 5010 4,495 $1,253/wk 37
Broadview 5083 4,450 $1,703/wk 36
Clearview 5085 4,261 $1,570/wk 33
Croydon Park 5008 4,230 $1,421/wk 35
Largs Bay 5016 4,104 $1,886/wk 46
Gilles Plains 5086 4,101 $1,446/wk 36
Largs North 5016 4,005 $1,614/wk 40
Hillcrest 5086 3,659 $1,599/wk 35
Oakden 5086 3,583 $1,462/wk 42
Rosewater 5013 3,582 $1,314/wk 39
Greenacres 5086 3,356 $1,713/wk 33
Taperoo 5017 3,250 $1,041/wk 39
Northgate 5085 3,184 $2,207/wk 38
Ottoway 5013 2,783 $1,221/wk 37
Semaphore 5019 2,749 $1,718/wk 50
Woodville Gardens 5012 2,412 $1,129/wk 34
Osborne 5017 1,951 $1,336/wk 41
Queenstown 5014 1,943 $1,115/wk 43
Alberton 5014 1,860 $1,350/wk 44
Birkenhead 5015 1,798 $1,598/wk 39
Angle Park 5010 1,555 $1,163/wk 41
Hampstead Gardens 5086 1,535 $1,559/wk 35
Ethelton 5015 1,487 $1,345/wk 42
Manningham 5086 1,391 $1,971/wk 39
Port Adelaide 5015 1,338 $1,230/wk 45
Sefton Park 5083 1,274 $1,663/wk 39
Peterhead 5016 1,201 $1,346/wk 40
Devon Park 5008 1,185 $1,493/wk 34
Exeter 5019 1,066 $1,397/wk 48
Semaphore South 5019 1,031 $1,676/wk 44
Glanville 5015 728 $1,505/wk 43
Dudley Park 5008 670 $907/wk 41
Gepps Cross 5094 648 $1,375/wk 41
New Port 5015 647 $1,485/wk 41
Wingfield 5013 440 $1,045/wk 47
Dry Creek 5094 232 $1,221/wk 35
Gillman 5013 76 $900/wk 47
Regency Park 5010 60 $725/wk 81
Outer Harbor 5018 13 $1,074/wk 66
Blair Athol West 5084
Croydon Park South 5008
Enfield Plaza 5085
Kilburn North 5084
Prospect East 5082
Prospect West 5082

Postcodes covered

5008, 5010, 5012, 5013, 5014, 5015, 5016, 5017, 5018, 5019, 5082, 5083, 5084, 5085, 5086, 5087, 5094

Compare Port Adelaide Enfield with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Port Adelaide Enfield and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA Population Median age Median HH income SEIFA IRSAD % renting % overseas-born
Port Adelaide Enfield (SA) 133,310 37.8 $1,497/wk 954 37.4% 35.9%
Charles Sturt 123,859 41.3 $1,591/wk 994 32.4% 28.1%
Unincorporated SA 2,874 42.1 $1,304/wk 902 45.9% 8.7%
Prospect 19,630 37.7 $2,045/wk 1059 34.9% 28.9%
Salisbury 149,078 36.8 $1,393/wk 900 29.6% 34.1%
Walkerville 8,022 44.4 $2,194/wk 1097 28.7% 29.4%

Services and amenities

Frequently asked questions about Port Adelaide Enfield

What is the population of Port Adelaide Enfield?

The 2021 Census recorded 133,310 people living in Port Adelaide Enfield, across 54 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Port Adelaide Enfield?

Port Adelaide Enfield contains 54 suburbs. The most populous are Klemzig, Enfield, Lightsview, Windsor Gardens, Kilburn.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Port Adelaide Enfield?

Port Adelaide Enfield covers 17 postcodes: 5008, 5010, 5012, 5013, 5014, 5015, 5016, 5017, 5018, 5019, 5082, 5083, 5084, 5085, 5086, 5087, 5094.

What is the median household income in Port Adelaide Enfield?

The population-weighted median household income across Port Adelaide Enfield is $1,497 per week (2021 Census), ranking #23 of 72 SA LGAs.

How many schools are in Port Adelaide Enfield?

Port Adelaide Enfield has 34 schools, including 17 government, 12 Catholic, and 5 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Port Adelaide Enfield?

Port Adelaide Enfield has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 954, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.