Port Germein, SA
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Port Germein is a small town on Spencer Gulf in South Australia, about 219 kilometres north of Adelaide and 19 kilometres north of Port Pirie. It is named after Samuel Germein, who came into the district in 1840, though some credit his brother John as the first European to cross the area. The township was proclaimed in 1878, and its jetty opened in 1881, reaching its full length of 1,680 metres by 1883. Built to load wheat onto ships, it was once said to be the longest jetty in the Southern Hemisphere, with a lighthouse at its end from 1894. Now about 1,530 metres long and listed on the State Heritage Register, it remains the longest jetty in South Australia and a favourite spot for crabbing.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Port Germein is more socio-economically advantaged than about 5% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 859, 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.
Is Port Germein a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Port Germein from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
5/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (5/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
81/100More affordable than most suburbs
Median weekly rent was $185 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 81% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Port Germein at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 368
- Median age
- 59
- Median weekly household income
- $917
- SEIFA score
- 859
- Local government area
- Mount Remarkable
- Coordinates
- -33.0055, 138.0159
Map of Port Germein
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Housing & property in Port Germein
What it costs to live in Port Germein and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $185
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $877
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 83%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 8%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Port Germein demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Port Germein demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Port Germein 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 mid-life (45–64) at 38% and 17% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 32 | 9% |
| Youth (15–24) | 17 | 5% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 47 | 13% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 141 | 38% |
| Seniors (65+) | 131 | 36% |
Share of the 368 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 89 | 53% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 50 | 30% |
| Rented | 14 | 8% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 169 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 169 occupied private dwellings in Port Germein.
- Average household size
- 1.9 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,260
- Median weekly personal income
- $491
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 55 (17%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 7 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 14 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 92 (28%)
- Labour-force participation
- 42.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.1%
- Employed full-time
- 72
- Employed part-time
- 47
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.
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Common questions about Port Germein
Is Port Germein a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Port Germein rates 30/100 overall (Lower on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Port Germein?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Port Germein was $185, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $877. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Port Germein?
Port Germein is a suburb of South Australia, Australia, in the Mount Remarkable local government area.
What is the population of Port Germein?
At the 2021 Census, Port Germein had a population of about 368.
Is Port Germein an advantaged area?
Port Germein has an ABS SEIFA score of 859, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 5 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 5% of Australian suburbs.
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