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Largs Bay - Semaphore

South Australia · Port Adelaide - West · Adelaide - West

Why “Largs Bay - Semaphore”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Largs Bay into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Largs Bay - Semaphore is a locality in the Port Adelaide - West area of South Australia. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Largs Bay - Semaphore SA2.

Where in SA
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At a glance
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Schools
5
Top ICSEA 1018 (gov)
Childcare
15
NQS-rated services
Population
15,765
+0.6% in 1 year
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Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Largs Bay - Semaphore SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon SA zoning

Government schools in Largs Bay - Semaphore

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for SA yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Le Fevre High School Government · 456 students
ICSEA 951
Largs Bay School Government · 418 students
ICSEA 1018
Le Fevre Peninsula Primary School Government · 232 students
ICSEA 902

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Portside Christian College
Independent 626 students
ICSEA 1067 intake context
Dominican School
Catholic 230 students
ICSEA 1048 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Largs Bay - Semaphore

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All SA schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Goodstart Early Learning Semaphore South
    Centre-Based Care · 115 places · Semaphore
    Exceeding NQS
  • Largs North Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 40 places · Largs North
    Exceeding NQS
  • Westport Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 33 places · Semaphore Park
    Exceeding NQS
  • Portside Christian College ELC
    Centre-Based Care · 120 places · Ethelton
    Meeting NQS
  • Largs Bay Primary School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 100 places · Largs Bay
    Meeting NQS
  • Camp Australia - Westport Primary School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 80 places · Semaphore Park
    Meeting NQS
  • Portside Christian College OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · New Port
    Meeting NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Semaphore Park
    Centre-Based Care · 70 places · Semaphore Park
    Meeting NQS
  • TAFE SA - Port Adelaide Campus Child Care Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 46 places · Port Adelaide
    Meeting NQS
  • Camp Australia - Le Fevre Peninsula Primary School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 40 places · Birkenhead
    Meeting NQS
  • Le Fevre Kindergarten Inc
    Centre-Based Care · 34 places · Birkenhead
    Meeting NQS
  • Hessel Children's Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 103 places · Port Adelaide
    Working Towards NQS

+ 3 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood
Population & growth
Population
15,765
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.60%
2024→25
Net change
+95
people / yr
Density
2,345
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+95
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
-69
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+33
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+131

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Largs Bay - Semaphore
+0.60%
SA median
+0.70%
National median
+0.80%

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