SA · Franklin Harbour Council

Port Gibbon, 5602

Est. population · Jun 2025

8

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

0.0%

Median age

58

Median income

$1,949/wk

Employment rate

33.3%

University qualified

0%

Work from home

0%

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Holiday parks
  • Remote
What Port Gibbon is known for: Holiday parks, Remote

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Suburb profile

Port Gibbon is a remote locality in South Australia, in Franklin Harbour Council. It is close to the Franklin Harbour and Point Gibbon.

Local amenities are a relative strength, placing it among the highest-ranked remote localities. Mapped flood cover is slightly stronger than in comparable places, and recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places, with recorded road crashes 100% below the peer median. Socio-economic advantage is well below comparable places.

Overall, Port Gibbon suits people prioritising local amenities over socio-economic advantage.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Remote locality · compared with remote localities in South Australia (321)

Strengths

  • Local amenities are a relative strength
  • Mapped flood cover is a relative strength
  • Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Socio-economic advantage is well below comparable places

What stands out

  • Franklin Harbour
  • Point Gibbon
  • Point Price
  • Eyre Peninsula

Housing, growth and risk

How Port Gibbon compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

—

No data available

Population (ERP)

8

0.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

104.5%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Pop. growth

35th

percentile in SA

Rented dwellings

0%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

2/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Population

Estimated resident population

8(June 2025)

0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 35th percentile in SA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
0.0%
5-year growth
0.0%
Change in 1 year
0
Change in 5 years
0
Growth rank in SA
35th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~0), extrapolated at +0.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
8
Median age
58
Median household income / week
$1,949
Dwelling vacancy
104.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
23 of 22
Median monthly mortgage
$1,900
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
100% / 0% / 0%
Employment rate
33.3%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
0% / 0% / 0%
Walked or cycled to work
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 4 / 5

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

0% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 0% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • Year 12 or below100% · 51.2% SA
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$52,614

41st percentile in SA · -10% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$54,212

37th percentile in SA · -17% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
13.0%

66th percentile in SA · -6% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$93,376

68th percentile in SA · +47% vs Australia

Residents with business income
8.0%

22nd percentile in SA · -23% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5602 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
787
Taxpayers reporting net rent
103
Median net rent
-$579
Taxpayers reporting business income
63
Taxable income vs state median
-3%
Salary / wages vs state median
-6%
Rental investment vs state median
+8%
Super vs state median
+20%
Business income vs state median
-27%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in SA, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

Language at home
10 English only · 0 other
Non-English at home
0%
Born overseas
0 (0%)
Australian citizens
10

Religion

MeasureSuburbState
Other / not stated100%100%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts & rates
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
0
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
0

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Amenities

13 mapped amenities

1 playgrounds · 2 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Decent local green space — 0 parks in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
Walkability proxy
0/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Sport & outdoors(2)
  • Playground
  • Public toilets
Camping & holiday parks(3)
  • Beach Road Port GibbonCampground
  • Port Gibbon ForeshoreCampground
  • Dump point
Places to stay(1)
  • Eco EyreGuest house
Entertainment(2)
  • Viewpoint (2)
Other(5)
  • KetchesAttraction
  • Welcome to Port GibbonInformation
  • Port Gibbon ShoreParking
  • Shelter
  • Shower

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
28°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Cowell District Hospital and Aged Care (17.7 km)
Nearest hospital type
Public Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
28° / 17°
Rainfall
54 mm · ~7 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
23° / 13°
Rainfall
70 mm · ~9 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
17° / 8°
Rainfall
77 mm · ~10 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
23° / 11°
Rainfall
65 mm · ~8 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from PlanSA register and EPA licensed activities.

2026· 3 proposals
  • September 2026

  • Outbuilding
    8 OCEAN BVD PORT GIBBON SA 5602Under Assessment
  • Construction of a single storey detached dwelling and a domestic outbuilding/ancillary accommodation building
    LOT 6 HENNESSY TCE PORT GIBBON SA 5602Under Assessment
  • June 2026

  • Outbuilding
    LOT 34 OCEAN BVD PORT GIBBON SA 5602Decision Made
2025· 4 proposals
  • August 2025

  • Two storey detached dwelling
    LOT 8 HENNESSY TCE PORT GIBBON SA 5602Under Assessment
  • June 2025

  • Two storey detached dwelling with associated outbuilding
    LOT 20 BARDEN ST PORT GIBBON SA 5602Under Assessment
  • May 2025

  • Single storey detached dwelling with an associated alfresco and deck
    LOT 22 OCEAN BVD PORT GIBBON SA 5602Decision Made
  • February 2025

  • Personal storage shed (Store)
    LOT 17 BARDEN ST PORT GIBBON SA 5602Decision Made
2024· 3 proposals
  • September 2024

  • Two storey detached dwelling and associated outbuilding
    LOT 1 HENNESSY TCE PORT GIBBON SA 5602Decision Made
  • April 2024

  • Single storey dwelling additions
    LOT 25 OCEAN BVD PORT GIBBON SA 5602Decision Made
  • February 2024

  • Two storey dwelling addition including a garage
    LOT 11 BEACH RD PORT GIBBON SA 5602Decision Made
2023· 1 proposal
  • July 2023

  • Construction of a personal storage shed (Store)
    LOT 27 BARDEN ST PORT GIBBON SA 5602Decision Made
2022· 3 proposals
  • August 2022

  • Agricultural Building
    LOT 30 BEACH RD PORT GIBBON SA 5602Decision Made
  • Construction of an open sided public shelter with an associated concrete slab
    LOT 418 POINT GIBBON RD PORT GIBBON SA 5602Decision Made
  • June 2022

  • Store (storage shed) and Veranda
    LOT 8 HENNESSY TCE PORT GIBBON SA 5602Decision Made
2021· 4 proposals
  • September 2021

  • Carport
    LOT 31 OCEAN BVD PORT GIBBON SA 5602Decision Made
  • Carport
    LOT 12 BARDEN ST PORT GIBBON SA 5602Decision Made
  • July 2021

  • Two-storey detached dwelling, verandah, and outbuilding
    LOT 11 BARDEN ST PORT GIBBON SA 5602Decision Made
  • April 2021

  • Store (Domestic Storage)
    LOT 2 HENNESSY TCE PORT GIBBON SA 5602Under Assessment
2020· 2 proposals
  • September 2020

  • Tourist accommodation comprising two units with associated earthworks
    LOT 13 BEACH RD PORT GIBBON SA 5602Decision Made
  • August 2020

  • Campground with 16 designated campsites and a toilet block
    LOT 418 POINT GIBBON RD PORT GIBBON SA 5602Decision Made

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
93.8% of suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Flood cover is the share of the suburb boundary overlapping current SA Planning flood overlays (flooding and evidence required). Safer places from CFS designated locations.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Grey
Member of Parliament
Tom VENNING (Liberal)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
128,707
Turnout (2025)
89.4%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+5.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 54.6%Labor 45.4%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 81.9 km away).

Coalition 71.0%Labor 29.0%

16.3 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +5.5 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • CowellLabor 30.2% · Coalition 69.8% TPP (2025)18.6 km away
  • Arno BayLabor 31.5% · Coalition 68.5% TPP (2025)23.5 km away
  • CleveLabor 24.2% · Coalition 75.8% TPP (2025)29.7 km away
  • Port NeillLabor 20.7% · Coalition 79.3% TPP (2025)53.4 km away
  • WallarooLabor 47.5% · Coalition 52.5% TPP (2025)78.4 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
2/10
IRSD decile (2021)
2/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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