Median house price
$698k
+5.8% change
SA · Playford Council
Elizabeth Vale, 5112
Est. population · Jun 2025
4,635
Growth (1 yr)
+0.6%
Growth (5 yr)
+4.9%
Median age
36
Median income
$851/wk
Employment rate
32.1%
Median house price · Q1 2026
$698,000
Languages at home
33.7%non-English
Most common: Nepali, Arabic, Persian
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- Heritage area
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Elizabeth Vale is a practical mid-sized suburb in Playford Council, well placed for families who want metro access without the inner-city squeeze. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with family life visible on every street. This is a strongly multicultural suburb: overseas-born and multilingual households make up much of the community.
Everyday cafés are limited locally, with the wider metro area covering the bigger food and entertainment trips. Open space is thinner than in many metro suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. Getting around is straightforward, with buses tying neighbouring communities together.
Housing is more affordable than in many parts of the state. Active development is adding new homes and refreshed pockets throughout the suburb.
Desirability sits around average overall, with community and employment, plus safety the main drag compared with similar metro suburbs. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Elizabeth Vale snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$480/wk
Houses $490 · Units $450
Population (ERP)
4,635
+0.6% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
7.0%
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
#68
among Metro Adelaide · Growth area
Safety
90th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
58th
percentile in SA
Advantage (IRSAD)
1/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
28th
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
- 41.0/100 — Average
- National rank
- 3582nd in Australia
- State rank
- 379th in SA
- Peer rank
- #68 among Metro Adelaide · Growth area suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #272 among Metro Adelaide suburbs
- Data confidence
- 90%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Flats / units (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $450
- Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $490
- All types (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $480
- Rental bonds lodged (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- 75
- Median house price (Q1 2026)
- $698,000
- Median price change
- +5.8%
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
4,635(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
- +29
- Change in 5 years
- +217
- 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 (~4,850), extrapolated at +1.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 4,331
- Median age
- 36
- Median household income / week
- $851
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 123 of 1,758
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,083
- Employment rate
- 32.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 956 / 543 / 128
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)
- 614
- Against the person
- 202
- Against property
- 412
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 132.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 21 residents
- State safety percentile
- 90.2th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 588
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -8.4%
Most common offence types
- Other Property Damage And Environmental116
- Other Theft85
- Sct - Residence67
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury122
- Theft From Motor Vehicle43
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
- 3 (3 schools, 1 preschools)
- Median school ICSEA (5 schools)
- 958
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 28th
School list
- Elizabeth Vale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 889 · 9th percentile · LBOTE 68% · 441 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
- Salisbury Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 960 · 29th percentile · LBOTE 30% · 220 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
- Salisbury Heights Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 974 · 35th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 338 students · Top SEA quarter 6% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
- St Mary Magdalene's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 958 · 28th percentile · LBOTE 33% · 185 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
- Elizabeth Grove Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 902 · 11th percentile · LBOTE 38% · 249 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
- Elizabeth Vale PreschoolRollison RoadPreschools
- Elizabeth Vale PS Intensive English Lang CentreRollison RoadSpecialist Facilities
- Hospital School SA - Lyell McEwinHaydown RoadSupport Services
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
31 public transport stops in this suburb
- Stop 54A John Rice Ave - South East side
- Stop 54B Haydown Rd - East side
- Stop 54C Oldham Rd - North side
- Stop 55 Mofflin Rd - East side
- Stop 55A Mofflin Rd - 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
102 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 playgrounds
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Decent local green space — 0 parks in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 31 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 30/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Health & services(3)
- Muna PaiendiClinic
- Calvary Central Districts HospitalHospital
25-37 Jarvis Road, Elizabeth Vale
- Playford Health HubMedical clinic
John Rice Avenue
Sport & outdoors(2)
- Playground
- Sports field
Transport(43)
43 bus stops
Other(8)
- Bench
- Multilevel Carpark Lyell McEwin HospitalParking
- Northern Adelaide Local Health NetworkParking
- Parking (44)
- Picnic Table (2)
- Post Box
- Telephone
- Track (3)
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
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 2
- Nearest hospital
- Lyell McEwin Hospital (0.3 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Public Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- On site
- Calvary Central Districts Hospital25 Jarvis RoadPrivate Hospital
- Lyell McEwin Hospital120-130 Haydown RoadPublic Hospital
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)
- 417
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 90.0
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· 49 proposals
August 2026
- Four single storey dwellings and tree damaging activity (removal of Regulated Tree)1 CHISELBURY RD ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Under Assessment
- Ancillary accommodation6 CHILMARK ST ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Under Assessment
July 2026
- Internal Building Works and Alterations to existing Place of Worship, including upgrades to existing car park17 SEMLEY ST ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Under Assessment
- Land Division 1 into 2 Torrens Title and Tree Damaging Activity (Removal of 2 Regulated Trees)7 CHICKLADE ST ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Under Assessment
- Three Row Dwellings in Terrace Arrangement (Single Storey)108 COPPLERIDGE DR ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Under Assessment
- 1 into 2 Torrens Title Land Division5 HIBISCUS ST ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Decision Made
June 2026
- Centenary Verandah39 -43 JARVIS RD ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Decision Made
- Repair Fire Damaged Dwelling11 BROUGHTON RD ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Decision Made
- Torrens Title Land Division Creating 3 Additional Allotments (1 into 4) (Built Form on App ID 25035283)32 SHAFTESBURY RD ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Decision Made
- Tree Damaging Activity - Removal of 1x Regulated Tree and 1x Significant Tree7 PRUNUS AV ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Under Assessment
- 3 Single Storey Detached Dwellings and Tree Damaging Activity (Removal of 2 Regulated trees)26 WINTERBOURNE RD ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Under Assessment
- Torrens Title Land Division comprising 1 into 3 residential allotments104 COPPLERIDGE DR ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Decision Made
- Stratco Sanctuary Attached Patio12A WINKLEBURY RD ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Decision Made
- 1 into 2 Torrens title land division8 OSLER ST ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Decision Made
- Two outbuildings (sheds)17 BORONIA CR ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Under Assessment
- Tree Damaging Activity (removal of Regulated tree)25 TRIMMER RD ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Decision Made
May 2026
- 2 into 5 Land Division13 CORTON ST ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112;15 CORTON ST ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Decision Made
- Land Division 1 - 2213 PHILIP HWY ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Decision Made
- Outbuilding (shed)9 CHILMARK ST ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Decision Made
- Two ancillary accommodation units at the rear of existing dwelling35 JOHN RICE AV ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Under Assessment
April 2026
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling29 BERBERIS ST ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Decision Made
- Ancillary accommodation and carport16 TIDCOMBE ST ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Decision Made
- Verandah22 GUERIN RD ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Decision Made
- Single Storey Deatached Dwelling29 BERBERIS ST ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Under Assessment
- Land Division 1 into 3 allotments.24 WINTERBOURNE RD ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112;26 WINTERBOURNE RD ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Decision Made
- Verandah over approved cafe and seating area28 OLDHAM RD ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Under Assessment
- Construction of two, single-storey detached dwellings34 MARLEYCOMBE RD ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Under Assessment
- Three Single Storey Detached Dwellings in a terrace arrangement22 WINKLEBURY RD ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Decision Made
- Three single-storey dwellings1 CLARKE ST ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Under Assessment
- Change of use from residential to outdoor parking of 24 new spaces (sealed) to add to existing car park on adjoining allotment24 OLDHAM RD ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Decision Made
- Domestic Outbuilding (Shed)9 CHISELBURY RD ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Decision Made
March 2026
- Three single-storey dwellings and associated fencing/retaining walls undertaken by the South Australian Housing Trust24 BROUGHTON RD ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Under Assessment
- Single storey detached dwelling and carport to existing dwelling8 OSLER ST ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Under Assessment
- Five Single Storey Detached Dwellings in a Terrace Arrangement13 CORTON ST ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112;15 CORTON ST ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Decision Made
- Irrigation tank25 TRIMMER RD ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Decision Made
- Land Division - 1 into 2 Torrens title and removal of 1 x significant tree14 WAYFORD ST ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Decision Made
- Outbuilding (shed)10 WOODFALLS RD ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Decision Made
- 3x Row Dwellings in a terrace arrangement98 HAYDOWN RD ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Under Assessment
- Extension to existing carport4 LINDON ST ELIZABETH VALE SA 5112Decision Made
- Torrens Title Land Division - 1 allotment into 356 COPPLERIDGE DR ELIZABETH VALE 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
3 active roadworks / incidents
- MowingMain North Road, Black Top Rd17 Dec 2025 – 17 Aug 2026
- MowingMain North Road, John Rice Av17 Dec 2025 – 17 Aug 2026
- Weed SprayingMain North Road, John Rice Av10 Aug 2026 – 22 Aug 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Traffic SA road events — Department for Infrastructure and Transport (SA) · current · Updated
Heritage
1 heritage place
- Dwelling ('Grove Crescent')27 Prunus Avenue ELIZABETH VALEState 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 3.2 km away).
Coalition 32.7%Labor 67.3%
2.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -3.8 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
- Elizabeth ValeLabor 67.2% · Coalition 32.8% TPP (2025)0.3 km away
- Salisbury ParkLabor 64.9% · Coalition 35.1% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
- Elizabeth GroveLabor 71.3% · Coalition 28.7% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
- Elizabeth SouthLabor 71.7% · Coalition 28.3% TPP (2025)2.2 km away
- HillbankLabor 67.1% · Coalition 32.9% TPP (2025)2.4 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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