Port Germein, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
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.
Port Germein at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 368
- Median age
- 59
- Median weekly household income
- $917
- SEIFA score
- 859
- Coordinates
- -33.0055, 138.0159
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%, 8% of homes are rented, 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.
- Median weekly rent
- $185
- Median monthly mortgage
- $877
- 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.
Common questions about Port Germein
Where is Port Germein?
Port Germein is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
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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