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Port Adelaide, SA Family Guide

SA 5015 · City of Port Adelaide Enfield

Discover Port Adelaide with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.

Explore kids’ activitiesDirectory data rebuilt 22 Oct 2026
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Schools13within 3 kmActivities43within 5 kmUpcoming events0shown within 5 kmHomes0for sale within 5 km

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Soccer10 within 5 kmMartial arts6 within 5 kmSwimming5 within 5 kmOther sports4 within 5 kmFootball (AFL)3 within 5 km
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Gymnastics & cheer3 within 5 kmTennis3 within 5 kmBasketball2 within 5 kmArts & dance6 within 5 kmKids' activities & play3 within 5 kmTutoring & STEM3 within 5 kmMusic2 within 5 km
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Explore Port Adelaide

Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.

Riverside Oval

Port Adelaide · 0.3 km

Sports courts / fields Playground
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Sports & local clubs around Port Adelaide

Soccer around Port Adelaide

10 listed within 5 km of Port Adelaide

Port Adelaide Lion Soccer Club

Ethelton

Soccer

1.7 km from central Port Adelaide

North West Junior Soccer Association

West Lakes Shore

Soccer

2.1 km from central Port Adelaide

Port Adelaide Football Club

Alberton

Soccer

2.1 km from central Port Adelaide

Not finding it in Port Adelaide? Listed in Alberton (1 · 1.7 km), Ottoway (1 · 2.3 km), Largs Bay (1 · 3 km)

See all 10 within 5 km

Martial arts around Port Adelaide

6 listed within 5 km of Port Adelaide · 1 in Port Adelaide

GKR Karate International

Port Adelaide

Karate

In Port Adelaide

The Vitality Project

Rosewater

GymnasticsBoxing
Ages 8–16*

1.4 km from central Port Adelaide

GKR Karate - Birkenhead

Birkenhead

Karate

1.5 km from central Port Adelaide

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Swimming around Port Adelaide

5 listed within 5 km of Port Adelaide

Goodlife Health Clubs

Royal Park

Swimming

1.6 km from central Port Adelaide

Paddle SA

West Lakes

Swimming

3.5 km from central Port Adelaide

West Lakes Paddle Sports

West Lakes

Swimming

3.5 km from central Port Adelaide

Not finding it in Port Adelaide? Listed in Royal Park (1 · 2.9 km), Angle Park (2 · 4.8 km), West Lakes (2 · 3.5 km)

See all 5 within 5 km

Other sports around Port Adelaide

4 listed within 5 km of Port Adelaide

Adelaide Combined Dragonboat Club

West Lakes

Dragon BoatDrum

3.5 km from central Port Adelaide

West Lakes Golf Club

West Lakes

Golf

3.5 km from central Port Adelaide

Royal Adelaide Golf Club

Seaton

Golf

4 km from central Port Adelaide

Not finding it in Port Adelaide? Listed in West Lakes (2 · 3.5 km), Osborne (1 · 5.4 km), Seaton (1 · 4 km)

See all 4 within 5 km

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Arts & dance around Port Adelaide

6 listed within 5 km of Port Adelaide · 2 in Port Adelaide

Port Community Arts Centre

Port Adelaide

Art Centre

In Port Adelaide

Gaynor's School of Dancing

Port Adelaide

Dancing School

In Port Adelaide

Visual Energy Studios

Royal Park

Dancing SchoolCheer TeamHip Hop

2.9 km from central Port Adelaide

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Kids' activities & play around Port Adelaide

3 listed within 5 km of Port Adelaide

Woodville District Basketball Club

Woodville South

BasketballAdventure & Camping

4.5 km from central Port Adelaide

Child's Play Early Learning Centre

Woodville Gardens

Play centre

4.6 km from central Port Adelaide

Not finding it in Port Adelaide? Listed in Woodville Gardens (1 · 4.3 km), Royal Park (1 · 2.9 km), Woodville South (1 · 4.5 km)

See all 3 within 5 km

Schools within 3 km of Port Adelaide

Explore school profiles, admissions and nearby activities.

13 schools within 3 km of the Port Adelaide centre, none with a Port Adelaide address.

Parks, playgrounds & community places

Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.

Playgrounds (verified features) (4 of 20)

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Libraries (2)

Public pools (1)

Sports grounds (3)

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Parks (4 of 13)

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What's coming up

One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.

No upcoming events are listed near this suburb right now. Explore nearby guides or check back for new events.

Activities by age around Port Adelaide

Ages as the provider or event states them. * Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.

At a glance

This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Port Adelaide: 43 kids' activities within 5 km and parks and playgrounds.

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Connect schools, activities, events, homes and community places.

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Your council & community

Port Adelaide within City of Port Adelaide Enfield

5 of the council area’s 69 activity providers · 3rd of 32 suburbs by number of providers

City of Port Adelaide Enfield guide

Libraries & community placesParks & playgroundsPools & recreationLocal events

Council-wide information and places near this suburb have different geographic scopes.

Homes with family context

Homes in and around Port Adelaide

A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.

$718k

Median, houses

Recently sold within 5 km of Port Adelaide

Homes that have sold nearby. We don’t show sale prices.

1 Hobart Lane (1/1)
Sold
House
1 Hobart Lane500m

Port Adelaide, SA 5015

3
2
2
234 Port Road (1/1)
Sold
House
234 Port Road800m

Alberton, SA 5014

7
2
8
6/29 Coburg Road (1/1)
Sold
Townhouse
6/29 Coburg Road900m

Alberton, SA 5014

2
1
2
405/2-6 Pilla Avenue (1/1)
Sold
Apartment / Unit / Flat
405/2-6 Pilla Avenue1.2km

New Port, SA 5015

1
1
1
10 Chad Street (1/1)
Sold
House
10 Chad Street1.5km

Rosewater, SA 5013

3
2
2
1/12 Chad Street (1/1)
Sold
Apartment / Unit / Flat
1/12 Chad Street1.5km

Rosewater, SA 5013

2
1
1

Medians are of settled sales (2025-Q4). Source: Metro Median House Sales © Government of South Australia, CC BY

Nearby suburbs

Find more for your family close by. Distances are measured between suburb centres.

Alberton

2 activity providers · 1.7 km

Ottoway

2 activity providers · 2.3 km

Compare activities, schools & parks
  • Port Adelaide

    Arts & dance 2, Martial arts 1, Football (AFL) 1, Basketball 1

    0 schools · 5 parks

  • Rosewater1.4 km · same council

    Football (AFL) 1, Gymnastics & cheer 1, Martial arts 1

    1 school · 4 parks

  • Alberton1.7 km · same council

    Martial arts 1, Soccer 1

    0 schools · 2 parks

  • Ottoway2.3 km · same council

    Tutoring & STEM 1, Soccer 1, Yoga & wellbeing 1

    1 school · 1 park

  • Largs Bay3 km · same council

    Soccer 1, Tennis 1

    1 school · 5 parks

  • Largs North3.2 km · same council

    Cricket 1, Soccer 1

    0 schools · 3 parks

Each row counts only what is listed in that suburb itself; distances are between suburb centres.

Explore nearby family guides

Rosewater family guide · 1.4 kmAlberton family guide · 1.7 kmOttoway family guide · 2.3 kmLargs Bay family guide · 3 kmLargs North family guide · 3.2 kmWest Lakes Shore family guide · 2.1 kmWoodville Gardens family guide · 4.3 kmRoyal Park family guide · 2.9 kmAngle Park family guide · 4.8 kmTaperoo family guide · 4.9 kmWest Lakes family guide · 3.5 km

Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 21 Oct 2026.

Recorded offences in Port Adelaide

SuburbRecorded offences (12 months)
Port Adelaide761
Albert Park106
Alberton210
Angle Park218
Athol Park141
Birkenhead97
Cheltenham88
Ethelton67
Exeter137
Gillman41
Glanville47
Hendon111

Recorded offences, 12 months to 2025-06 · Source: South Australia Police, CC BY · source

Kids activities across City of Port Adelaide Enfield

69 kids activities listed
on AroundSchools, in City of Port Adelaide Enfield
Sports59Creative Arts9Entertainment7Music5Academic4Health4

Local guides & reading

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School, activity and family guides for readers exploring Port Adelaide.

We don’t have an article specifically about Port Adelaide yet.

Broader reading: SA-wide and national guides

Junior Soccer in South Australia (2026/27): Ages, Season and Where to Play

Kids in South Australia can start organised soccer from about age four — Football South Australia runs MiniRoos competitions from Under 6 to Under 11 (with grading at U10 and U11), plus Coles…

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What Kids Actually Do in South Australia (Boys and Girls, 2025 Data)

The most common organised activity for children in South Australia is Swimming, which 20% of all children take part in outside school hours. For boys the most common is Swimming (19.4%), and for…

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Before School Care: Start Times, Fees and What CCS Covers

Before school care opens between 6am and 7am at almost every service, and the session ends when children are taken to class. That makes it the shortest session of care you will buy — anywhere from 55…

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All kids' activities listed in Port Adelaide

Grouped by kind; only listings whose address is in Port Adelaide.

* Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.