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OUR PEOPLE
The City of Port Adelaide En eld has the third largest
population of any local government area in Greater
Adelaide and South Australia.The City’s population has
been steadily growing during the last decade.The number
of people living within the Council area has increased
by 19,384 (approximately 19%) from 104,370 (2005) to
123,754 (2015).
The population of the City of Port Adelaide En eld will
continue to grow, although the rate of growth will decline.
The population of the City of Port Adelaide En eld
grew by 9.7% between the 2006 to 2011 Census.The
population is projected to grow by a further 6.5% to 2016,
by 5.1% between 2016 and 2021, by 5.2% between 2021
and 2026 and by only 4.0% between 2026 and 2031.
The population density throughout the 97 square
kilometres (km
2
) that comprises the City of Port Adelaide
En eld is 1,349 persons/km
2
.To place this in context
this compares with the following locations; population
densities:Tokyo (approximately 6,158 persons/km
2
);
Greater Melbourne (440 persons/km
2
); Greater Adelaide
(376 persons/km
2
); City of Adelaide (1,487 persons/
km
2
).The highest population densities are found along
the coast but also in the suburbs of Woodville Gardens,
Mans eld Park and Ferryden Park that have recently
undergone regeneration, and the newly developed suburbs
of Northgate, Oakden, Lightsview and New Port where
medium density housing has been encouraged
and developed.
At the 2011 Census of Population and Housing the
median age of residents in the City of Port Adelaide
En eld was 37 years, a slight decrease from 38 years of
age at the 2006 Census. In comparison the median age
of Greater Adelaide increased in the same period of time
from 38 to 39 years of age.
The number of people with English ancestry in the City
of Port Adelaide En eld increased by 3,382 between the
2006 and 2011 Census and now represent 29.1% of the
population. In the same period there was signi cant growth
of 2,732 and 1,707 persons respectively nominating their
ancestry from India and China.
At the 2011 Census the occupation groups showing the
greatest growth were Professionals (+2,358 persons),
Community and Personal ServiceWorkers (+1,284
persons), Clerical and AdministrativeWorkers (+681
persons) and Technicians and Trades Workers (+676
persons).This aligns with the growth in the number of
persons with tertiary quali cations.
2011 Census results show that there was a smaller
proportion of high income households of 9.4% (those
earning $2,500 per week or more) and a higher
proportion of low income households, 28.7% (those
earning less than $600 per week) compared with Greater
Adelaide’s 13.5% and 23.7% respectively.
An analysis of the household/family types in the City
of Port Adelaide En eld in 2011 compared to Greater
Adelaide shows that there was a lower proportion of
couple families with child(ren) (24.7% compared to 28.5%)
and a higher proportion of one-parent families (12.6%
compared to 11.0%).There was also a higher proportion
of lone person households (30.6% compared to 26.7%
in Greater Adelaide) and a lower proportion of couples
without children (22.3% compared to 25.5% in
Greater Adelaide).
At the 2011 Census 72.1% of all dwellings in the City of
Port Adelaide En eld were separate houses; 26.3% were
medium density dwellings, and 1.1% were high density
dwellings, compared with 75.8%, 21.8% and 2.0% in
Greater Adelaide respectively.
In terms of motor vehicle ownership, 80.6% of the
households in the City of Port Adelaide En eld owned at
least one car, while 13.0% did not own a vehicle, compared
with 85.6% and 9.2% respectively in Greater Adelaide.
Analysis of the housing tenure of the population of the
City of Port Adelaide En eld in 2011 compared to Greater
Adelaide shows that there was a smaller proportion of
households who owned their dwelling or were purchasing
their dwelling, and a larger proportion who were renters.
OUR BUSINESSES
The 2015-2016 year saw increased activity from Council in
the Economic Development space.
The City of Port Adelaide En eld boasts a unique
environment for business.With over 7900 businesses
employing over 70,000 people, the region is a signi cant
employer and will play a major role in the rebuilding of the
South Australian economy into the future.
Council has continued to fund the Adelaide Business
Hub, which provides advice and support to businesses in
the City of Port Adelaide En eld through its Todd Street
Business Centre.The Todd Street Business Centre also
forms the location of the ABH’s Business Incubator.The
incubator provides new businesses with a work space as
well as access to mentoring as their business starts up.
This helps create the right environment for establishing
businesses to grow and develop into a successful and
sustainable enterprise.
Key successes from the Adelaide Business Hub during the
last nancial year include:
1. Business Incubator
Graduated 5 small businesses this year which created
7 additional new jobs; 15 additional new contractors;
Combined annual turnover went from $817K on
entry to $2.23M on exit. Cumulative graduation results
measured 2010 - 30 June 2016: 48 business start
ups to Port Adelaide; 46 additional new jobs; 39 new
contractors; Combined annual turnover $7.64M on
entry to $44.4M on exit.
2. Small Business Advisory
327 businesses were provided with one on one
consulting services. Of these, 98 businesses (30%)
were located in the Port Adelaide En eld: $42,750
was the value of direct consulting services delivered
in key areas to small businesses : Finance & Funding/
Building the Business/Capitalising on Talent &Team/
Improving Management Capabilities/and Implementing
Digital Solutions.
Business Relationships
Current Customer Relationship Management system
has 2068 small business clients of which 712 (34%) are
located in Port Adelaide En eld.
10 Networks Events were attended by 557 people
and 15 Business workshops by 117 people
The City of Port Adelaide En eld has been a key player in
the development of the Northern Economic Plan (NEP).
The NEP was an initiative of the State Government and
was developed in conjunction with the Cities of Port
Adelaide En eld, Salisbury and Playford. With the looming
closure of Holden and an anticipated 6,500 jobs to be lost
in the manufacturing sector as a result of this closure, the
NEP was developed to look at strategies that would create
new jobs in northern Adelaide. Whilst the NEP is led by
State Government, the three Councils contribute both
nancially and with staff time in delivering key projects to
the region.
As well as the close relationship the City of Port Adelaide
En eld has with its northern neighbouring Councils,
Port Adelaide En eld shares an economic alliance with
our western neighbours.The BuildingWestern Adelaide
Alliance was established to look at economic opportunities
across the western region of Adelaide which includes the
Cities of Port Adelaide En eld, Charles Sturt,West Torrens
and Holdfast Bay.
In 2016 the BuildingWestern Adelaide Regional Economic
Plan was endorsed by Council.This document provides a
number of pragmatic joint activities between the western
Councils that will see increased activity and opportunities
for businesses within this region.
In June 2016, the City of Port Adelaide En eld developed
its Draft 2020 Economic Development Strategy.The
Strategy identi es ways for Council to become more
business friendly and create the environment for
businesses to grow and expand within the region.
The Strategy also explores opportunities for future growth
in defence, innovation and technology, whilst looking at
ways to work with existing businesses to create start-up
and growth opportunities, including working with local
businesses to expand into new export markets.
The groundwork undertaken over the last 12 months will
assist to position the City of Port Adelaide En eld as a key
location in the State to operate and do business.