Suburb in Onkaparinga

Port Willunga, SA

Port Willunga had a population of 1,785 at the 2021 Census (+9.0% since 2016). Median age 43.2. Median weekly household income $1,301. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Port Willunga at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In Adelaide - South

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Port Willunga's population grew by 9.0% to 1,785, faster than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 43.2, it is older than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 11.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 13.1%.

23.2% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 37.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 712 households.

The median household earns $1,301 a week, below the SA average of $1,456. Renters pay a median $325 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,301 a month.

16.1% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 2.6% use a language other than English at home. 70.5% report no religion, higher than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Port Willunga beside SA and Australia.

MeasurePort WillungaSAAustralia
Population1,7851,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016+9.0%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age43.240.938.2
Households712691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments1.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting23.2%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright37.9%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,301$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week$325$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,301$1,505$1,866
Born overseas16.1%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home2.6%18.7%23.6%
No religion70.5%48.9%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+9.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,6732011
  2. 1,6372016
  3. 1,7852021

Age

Median age 43.2, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Port Willunga South Australia
Share of people by age, Port Willunga and South Australia
0–911.8%
10–1911.3%
20–2912.1%
30–3910.2%
40–4913.0%
50–5914.9%
60–6914.2%
70–799.6%
80+3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Port Willunga at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English53.3%
  2. Australian41.2%
  3. Scottish12.8%
  4. Irish11.6%
  5. German9.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German0.5%
  2. Afrikaans0.4%
  3. Spanish0.4%
  4. Australian Indigenous languages0.2%
  5. Cantonese0.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England9.3%
  2. Scotland0.9%
  3. New Zealand0.7%
  4. Germany0.6%
  5. the Netherlands0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Port Willunga

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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