South Australia · Postcode 5014

Queenstown postcode and suburb data

South Australia · Phone area code 08 · 11 km from Adelaide

CoastalMetro Bottom 20% SEIFA
1,943
Population (2021)
$1,115
Household income/wk
$270
Median rent/wk
43
Median age
2/10
SEIFA advantage

Suburb snapshot

Queenstown at a glance vs SA

Fast facts and benchmark bars show the suburb's key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals in context.

Quick facts

5014 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
1,943 People Resident population, Census 2021
Port Adelaide Enfield Council area 54 suburbs, 17 postcodes
43 Median age Years, Census 2021
$1,115/wk Household income Suburb median, Census 2021 dollars
Decile 2/10 SEIFA advantage Lower SEIFA advantage
1 Schools ACARA 2025 profiles in this suburb

Benchmarks against SA

Household income
$1,115/wk
28% below SA average
Suburb median, Census 2021
Weekly rent
$270/wk
12% below SA average
Suburb median, Census 2021
SEIFA advantage
2/10
3.0 deciles below SA average
IRSAD decile, higher means more advantage
Median age
43 years
2.0 years younger than SA average
Resident median age
Unemployment
5.6%
0.4 pts below SA average
Census labour-force rate

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Queenstown ranks: household income sits in the bottom 25% of SA suburbs; SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Detailed comparison table

Queenstown vs the SA average and the national average, using population-weighted 2021 Census data.

MetricQueenstownSA avgAU avgGreater Adelaide
Household income/wk $1,115 -SA $1,545 $1,836 $1,620
Rent/wk $270 -SA $308 $390 $329
Mortgage/month $1,463 ≈SA $1,558 $1,958 $1,666
Median age 43 45.0 45.0 42.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -SA 5.0/10 6.0/10 7.0/10
Unemployment 5.6% ≈SA 6.0% 5.0% 6.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the SA average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Queenstown is a coastal suburb of Adelaide in South Australia, with postcode 5014. It sits about 11 km from the Adelaide CBD, within the Port Adelaide Enfield local government area. The suburb footprint covers roughly 0.8 square kilometres.

According to the 2021 Census, Queenstown has a population of 1,943 with a median age of 43. The median weekly household income is $1,115, below the SA average. The unemployment rate is 5.6%. The Indigenous population is 58 (3.0% of residents).

Housing in Queenstown includes a median weekly rent of $270, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,463, with 902 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the SA average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 61.5% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Queenstown scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Queenstown is served by Alberton Primary School.

Queenstown is part of the Port Adelaide - West statistical area in South Australia.

Queenstown details

Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.

Postcode5014
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)1,943
Median Age43 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,115/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$623/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$270
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,463
Average Household Size2.1 persons
Area0.8 km²
Population Density2515/km²
Total Dwellings902
Australian Citizens89.0%
Indigenous Population58 (3.0%)
Unemployment Rate5.6%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-34.8607571
Longitude138.5099711
Distance from Adelaide11 km
Region (SA4)Adelaide - West
Area (SA3)Port Adelaide - West
Local GovernmentPort Adelaide Enfield
Federal ElectorateHindmarsh
State ElectorateLee
Time ZoneACST (UTC+9:30), Australia/Adelaide (standard time)

Age Profile

0–14 (13.7%) 15–24 (10.4%) 25–44 (27.3%) 45–64 (26.7%) 65+ (22.1%)
Show counts
0–14 years266 (13.7%)
15–24 years203 (10.4%)
25–44 years531 (27.3%)
45–64 years518 (26.7%)
65+ years429 (22.1%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (28.1%) Mortgaged (33.4%) Rented (38.5%)

SEIFA socio-economic index

Queenstown is in SEIFA IRSAD decile 2 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more relative socio-economic advantage. This is an area-level index, not a score for individual households.
More disadvantagedMiddle rangeMore advantaged

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Arthritis252 (13.0%)
Asthma187 (9.6%)
Diabetes124 (6.4%)
Heart Disease124 (6.4%)
Lung Condition62 (3.2%)
Cancer56 (2.9%)
Dementia22 (1.1%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle132 (14.8%)
1 vehicle392 (43.8%)
2 vehicles271 (30.3%)
3+ vehicles99 (11.1%)

Schools in Queenstown

ACARA 2025 school profiles for schools located in Queenstown. ICSEA is shown where ACARA publishes it.

Alberton Primary School
Primary · Gov · ICSEA 1002 · 262 students

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Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.