Port Vincent, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Port Vincent is a seaside town on the east coast of South Australia's Yorke Peninsula, about 194 kilometres from Adelaide, looking out over Gulf St Vincent. The Narungga people are the traditional owners of the country. An Adelaide solicitor, L.M. Cullen, laid the town out in 1877 on a spot first known as Surveyor's Point, where for decades coastal traders had beached at the turn of the tide to load and unload. A jetty followed in 1877 and a wharf in 1901, and the port shipped the district's wheat, barley and wool until a good road from Port Wakefield arrived around 1949. Today Port Vincent is a holiday town with a marina opened in 2003, and it was named Australia's Tidiest Town in 2004.
Less advantaged than the national average
Port Vincent is more socio-economically advantaged than about 30% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 951, 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.
Port Vincent at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 534
- Median age
- 65
- Median weekly household income
- $934
- SEIFA score
- 951
- Coordinates
- -34.7725, 137.8242
Port Vincent demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Port Vincent 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 53%, 19% of homes are rented, and 13% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 31 | 6% |
| Youth (15–24) | 22 | 4% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 51 | 10% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 148 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 283 | 53% |
Share of the 535 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 160 | 60% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 49 | 18% |
| Rented | 51 | 19% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 248 | 92% |
| Townhouses & semis | 8 | 3% |
| Flats & apartments | 14 | 5% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 270 occupied private dwellings in Port Vincent.
- Median weekly rent
- $250
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,100
- Average household size
- 1.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,166
- Median weekly personal income
- $533
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 69 (13%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 8 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 13 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 144 (29%)
- Labour-force participation
- 38.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.1%
- Employed full-time
- 94
- Employed part-time
- 75
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 Port Vincent
Where is Port Vincent?
Port Vincent is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Port Vincent?
At the 2021 Census, Port Vincent had a population of about 534.
Is Port Vincent an advantaged area?
Port Vincent has an ABS SEIFA score of 951, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 30 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 30% of Australian suburbs.
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