Median house price
$690k
+8.3% change
SA · Playford Council
Elizabeth Grove, 5112
Est. population · Jun 2025
2,767
Growth (1 yr)
+0.6%
Growth (5 yr)
+4.9%
Median age
36
Median income
$825/wk
Employment rate
32.7%
Median house price · Q1 2026
$690,000
Languages at home
23.8%non-English
Most common: Nepali, Arabic, Persian
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- Heritage area
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Playford Council, Elizabeth Grove is a settled mid-sized suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. The city and surrounding suburbs are both within comfortable reach, which keeps daily life flexible. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with plenty of young families in the mix.
Overseas-born and multilingual households are a noticeable part of the local population. Dining is thinner on the ground than in busier metro pockets, so many residents head to neighbouring suburbs for a night out. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area.
Purchase and rent costs sit on the more affordable side of the local range. Active development is adding new homes and refreshed pockets throughout the suburb.
The desirability picture is below average, weighed down by softer community and employment, plus parks and green space relative to similar metro suburbs. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Elizabeth Grove snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$490/wk
Houses $500 · Units $359
Population (ERP)
2,767
+0.6% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
8.7%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#140
among Metro Adelaide · Emerging
Safety
87th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
58th
percentile in SA
Advantage (IRSAD)
1/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
9th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
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
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 35.1/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 4681st in Australia
- State rank
- 491st in SA
- Peer rank
- #140 among Metro Adelaide · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #323 among Metro Adelaide suburbs
- Data confidence
- 96%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Flats / units (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $358.825
- Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $500
- All types (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $490
- Rental bonds lodged (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- 40
- Median house price (Q1 2026)
- $690,000
- Median price change
- +8.3%
Median weekly rent from SA Housing Authority rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Median house sale prices cover metropolitan Adelaide and selected fringe councils (19 LGAs, including Adelaide Hills and Gawler), not all of regional South Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- SA rent report & metro median house sales — Government of South Australia · 1 January - 31 March 2026; 1Q 2026 · Updated · Quarterly; metro-fringe sales only
Population
Estimated resident population
2,767(June 2025)
+0.6% annual · +4.9% over 5 years · 58th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.6%
- 5-year growth
- +4.9%
- Change in 1 year
- +17
- Change in 5 years
- +129
- Growth rank in SA
- 58th 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 (~2,900), extrapolated at +1.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 2,531
- Median age
- 36
- Median household income / week
- $825
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 94 of 1,077
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,075
- Employment rate
- 32.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 425 / 552 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 298
- Against the person
- 99
- Against property
- 199
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 107.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 26 residents
- State safety percentile
- 86.8th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 588
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -7.2%
Most common offence types
- Other Property Damage And Environmental75
- Other Theft30
- Sct - Residence28
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury60
- Theft/Illegal Use Of Mv16
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated · Financial-year releases
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 1 (1 schools, 1 preschools)
- Median school ICSEA (9 schools)
- 889
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 9th
School list
- St Mary Magdalene's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 958 · 28th percentile · LBOTE 33% · 185 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
- Elizabeth Grove Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 902 · 11th percentile · LBOTE 38% · 249 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
- Elizabeth South Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 860 · 5th percentile · LBOTE 44% · 144 students · Top SEA quarter 1% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
- Elizabeth Vale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 889 · 9th percentile · LBOTE 68% · 441 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- Kaurna Plains SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 699 · 1th percentile · LBOTE 85% · 162 students · Top SEA quarter 1% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- Elizabeth East Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 875 · 7th percentile · LBOTE 40% · 200 students · Top SEA quarter 2% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- Playford International CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 881 · 8th percentile · LBOTE 38% · 1,322 students · Top SEA quarter 2% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- Indie School ElizabethSpecial · Independent · ICSEA 946 · 23th percentile · LBOTE 3% · 322 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
- Pinnacle CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1049 · 68th percentile · LBOTE 86% · 993 students · Top SEA quarter 26% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
- Elizabeth Grove Children's Centre20 Haynes StreetIntegrated Centres
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- Government education sites register — Government of South Australia · current · Updated
- School ICSEA (ACARA) — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
18 public transport stops in this suburb
- Stop 56 Hogarth Rd - North side
- Stop 56A Hogarth Rd - North side
- Stop 56B Hogarth Rd - North side
- Stop 57 Main North Rd - West side
- Stop 57A Haydown Rd - South East side
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Adelaide Metro GTFS stops — Department for Infrastructure and Transport (SA) · current · Updated
Amenities
46 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 places of worship · 1 playgrounds
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Decent local green space — 2 parks in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 18 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 27/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0.79
Community(1)
- Elizabeth Grove Junior Primary SchoolSchool
Sport & outdoors(4)
- Park (2)
- Playground
- Sports field
Transport(18)
18 bus stops
Other(6)
- Common (2)
- Parking (17)
- Elizabeth Grove Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
- Post Box
- Shelter
- Telephone
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Elizabeth Grove Uniting Church
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Lyell McEwin Hospital (1.4 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Public Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & GP Plus clinics (SA) — SA Health · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 250
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 90.4
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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
- 29° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 67 mm · ~8 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 10°
- Rainfall
- 97 mm · ~12 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 16° / 6°
- Rainfall
- 148 mm · ~18 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 22° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 119 mm · ~15 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
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· 42 proposals
August 2026
- x2 single storey detached dwellings.15 FRITH ST ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Under Assessment
- Land Division 1 Into 3 Community title174 RIDLEY RD ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Under Assessment
- Partial conversion of existing outbuilding to part ancillary accommodation and part outbuilding161 HARVEY RD ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Under Assessment
July 2026
- Carport133 SAMPSON RD ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Under Assessment
- -2100mm high colorbond good neighbour (Basalt colour) installed on plinths/retaining as per plan -Stormwater layout amendments (relocation rear surface grates only)1A FRITH ST ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Under Assessment
- Land Division (1 into 3 - Torrens Title)61 HAYDOWN RD ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Under Assessment
- Verandah2 NITSCHKE ST ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Decision Made
- Torrens Title Land Division, one allotment into three allotments.13 ALLINGTON ST ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Decision Made
- Torrens Title Land Division, one allotment into three allotments.67 FAIRFIELD RD ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Under Assessment
June 2026
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling to be used for supported accommodation.7 AFFORD ST ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Under Assessment
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling73A SAMPSON RD ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Under Assessment
- Land Division (1 into 3)10 BLENCOWE ST ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Decision Made
- Additions to St Mary Magdalene's School in the form of a new educational building and associated landscaping82 FAIRFIELD RD ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Under Assessment
- Ancillary Accommodation20 BURDETT ST ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Decision Made
- Construct two (2) residential flat buildings comprising seven, two-storey dwellings, and the removal of two regulated trees26 MAHOOD ST ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112;28 MAHOOD ST ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Under Assessment
- Ancillary accommodation16 HAYDOWN RD ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Under Assessment
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling, a pair of single storey semi-detached dwellings and fence10 BLENCOWE ST ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Decision Made
- 2 into 7 Community Title Land Division26 MAHOOD ST ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112;28 MAHOOD ST ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Under Assessment
May 2026
- single storey detached dwelling12A NITSCHKE ST ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Under Assessment
- Carport23 SECOMBE ST ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Decision Made
- Carport and verandah.7 MURPHY ST ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Decision Made
- Demolition of the existing dwelling and associated outbuildings and construction of three detached single-storey dwellings with attached garages, driveways, landscaping, stormwater detention67 FAIRFIELD RD ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Under Assessment
- Land Division creating one additional allotment (1 into 2)15 FRITH ST ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Decision Made
- Single storey dwelling and Tree Damaging Activity (Removal of 1 Significant and 2 Regulated Trees located within adjoining allotment)15 ALLINGTON ST ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112;17 ALLINGTON ST ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Under Assessment
- 4 x detached dwellings and associated retaining walls and fencing4 AFFORD ST ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Decision Made
- Adding an extra bathroom and office space to an existing class 1 dwelling39 FAIRFIELD RD ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Under Assessment
April 2026
- Advertisement (installation of plaque ancillary to State Heritage)114 HARVEY RD ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Decision Made
- Three single story detached dwellings in a terrace arrangement13 ALLINGTON ST ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Under Assessment
- Construction of 3 x single storey group dwellings and 2 x double storey group dwellings20 BLENCOWE ST ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Under Assessment
- Division of one allotment into 5 Community Title allotments.20 BLENCOWE ST ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Decision Made
- Land Division 1 into 27 AFFORD ST ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Decision Made
March 2026
- Caravan to be used as ancillary accommodation157 HARVEY RD ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Decision Made
February 2026
- Ancillary Accommodation - Single Storey19 FATCHEN ST ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Decision Made
- Demolition of existing dwellings and construction of 4x Single storey detached dwellings (Affordable Housing)121 SAMPSON RD ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Under Assessment
- Outbuilding (shed) and verandah11 GRATELEY ST ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Decision Made
- Construction of a carport62 SAMPSON RD ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Under Assessment
- Land Division, 1 allotment into 5 Community Titled allotments.233 HOGARTH RD ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Decision Made
January 2026
- Community Title Land Division - 1 allotment into 6 with associated common driveway63 HAYDOWN RD ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Decision Made
- 11x Group dwellings with associated common driveway, landscaping and Tree-Damaging Activity19 GRATELEY ST ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112;21 GRATELEY ST ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Under Assessment
- Two x double storey residential flat buildings comprising of 7 dwellings12 GUNTHER ST ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112;14 GUNTHER ST ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Under Assessment
2025· 5 proposals
December 2025
- Alterations to existing educational facility in the form of the demolition of existing classrooms and relocation of classrooms to western side of the land together with fencing, deck and the construction of a storage building to the north of the land82 FAIRFIELD RD ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Under Assessment
- 3x Single-storey detached dwellings (Terrace Arrangement) (affordable housing)174 RIDLEY RD ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Under Assessment
November 2025
- Construction of a residential flat building comprising of five dwellings115 HARVEY RD ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Under Assessment
- Land Division 1 into 2 Torrens Title and removal of a significant tree.217 MAIN NORTH RD ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Decision Made
- Single storey detached dwelling231 HOGARTH RD ELIZABETH GROVE SA 5112Decision Made
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · 2026 · Updated
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- MowingMain North Road, Fairfield Rd17 Dec 2025 – 17 Aug 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Traffic SA road events — Department for Infrastructure and Transport (SA) · current · Updated
Heritage
2 heritage places
- Former Elizabeth South Methodist Church HallLot 94 Harvey Road ELIZABETH GROVEState heritage
- Elizabeth Grove Uniting Church85 Fairfield Road ELIZABETH GROVELocal heritage
Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Safer places from CFS designated locations.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Bushfire & hazard overlays (SA) — Government of South Australia · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Spence
- Member of Parliament
- Matt BURNELL (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 138,898
- Turnout (2025)
- 87.5%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +2.4 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 34.7%Labor 65.3%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.9 km away).
Coalition 29.4%Labor 70.6%
5.3 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -2.5 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- Elizabeth GroveLabor 71.3% · Coalition 28.7% TPP (2025)0.4 km away
- Elizabeth SouthLabor 71.7% · Coalition 28.3% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
- Elizabeth ValeLabor 67.2% · Coalition 32.8% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
- Elizabeth EastLabor 68.0% · Coalition 32.0% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
- HillbankLabor 67.1% · Coalition 32.9% TPP (2025)1.4 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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