Beachport, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Beachport is a small fishing and holiday town on the Limestone Coast of South Australia, on Rivoli Bay about 311 kilometres south-east of Adelaide in the Wattle Range Council area. The Bungandidj (Boandik) people have lived along this coast for tens of thousands of years, knowing the place as Wirmalngrang; the present town was proclaimed in 1878 and named after Michael Hicks Beach, then the British Secretary of State for the Colonies. The French explorer Nicolas Baudin had charted and named Rivoli Bay as early as 1802. Beachport is known today for its long crayfishing tradition and its 772-metre jetty, the second-longest in South Australia, as well as the nearby Pool of Siloam, a salt lake on the edge of town.
Less advantaged than the national average
Beachport is more socio-economically advantaged than about 32% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 956, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Beachport at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 745
- Median age
- 55
- Median weekly household income
- $1,160
- SEIFA score
- 956
- Coordinates
- -37.4407, 139.9960
Beachport demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Beachport using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 34%, 12% of homes are rented, and 9% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 115 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 33 | 4% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 127 | 17% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 221 | 30% |
| Seniors (65+) | 251 | 34% |
Share of the 747 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 145 | 53% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 82 | 30% |
| Rented | 32 | 12% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 267 | 97% |
| Townhouses & semis | 5 | 2% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 276 occupied private dwellings in Beachport.
- Median weekly rent
- $213
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,408
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,433
- Median weekly personal income
- $658
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 59 (9%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 30 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 5 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 216 (35%)
- Labour-force participation
- 51%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.5%
- Employed full-time
- 137
- Employed part-time
- 149
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Beachport
Where is Beachport?
Beachport is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Beachport?
At the 2021 Census, Beachport had a population of about 745.
Is Beachport an advantaged area?
Beachport has an ABS SEIFA score of 956, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 32 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 32% of Australian suburbs.
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