Fairview Park is a middle-ring metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, in Tea Tree Gully Council. It is primarily residential, without a particularly distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.
Everyday destinations are relatively walkable, well above typical levels for middle-ring metropolitan suburbs. Open-space access is better than in most comparable places, with park access 72% above the peer median. Recorded road crashes are a relative strength, with recorded road crashes 73% below the peer median, and reported crime is lower than in most comparable places, with reported crime 56% below the peer median. The clearer weaknesses are more mapped flood cover and higher rents.
Fairview Park's appeal is better explained by housing, access and location than by a strong standalone precinct or destination.
Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.
Strengths and weaknesses
Middle-ring metropolitan suburb · compared with middle-ring metropolitan suburbs in South Australia (106)
Strengths
Recorded road crashes are a relative strength
Reported crime is lower than in most comparable places
Everyday destinations are relatively walkable
Open-space access is better than in most comparable places
Weaknesses
Mapped flood cover is a relative weakness
Median rents are a relative weakness
What stands out
Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.
Who it suits
Stars are audience-fit ratings derived from Suburb.Guide data, not demographic counts or user reviews.
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Housing, growth and risk
How Fairview Park compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$905k
+15% change
Median rent
$650/wk
Population (ERP)
4,074
+0.5% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
3.9%
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
#4
among Metro Adelaide · Emerging
Crime rate
25th
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
53rd
percentile in SA
Rented dwellings
9%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
7/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
59th
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
57.7/100 — Good
State standing
Top 4% of South Australia's suburbs
National rank
760th in Australia
State rank
25th in SA
Peer rank
#4 among Metro Adelaide · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#22 among Metro Adelaide suburbs
Data confidence
98%
Data sources & freshness
Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$650
Rental bonds lodged (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
10
Median house price (Q1 2026)
$905,000
Median price change
+15.4%
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.
Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band
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
4,074(June 2025)
+0.5% annual · +3.8% over 5 years · 53th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.5%
5-year growth
+3.8%
Change in 1 year
+19
Change in 5 years
+149
Growth rank in SA
53th 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 (~4,150), extrapolated at +0.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
3,792
Median age
40
Median household income / week
$1,913
Dwelling vacancy
3.9%
Unoccupied private dwellings
57 of 1,461
Median monthly mortgage
$1,560
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$370
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
36.8% / 54% / 9.3%
Employment rate
63.6%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
7.2% / 4.7% / 72.5%
Walked or cycled to work
1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,393 / 5 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)
Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
18.1% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 24% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified18.1% · 22.6% SA
Diploma qualified10% · 8.6% SA
Trade / vocational24% · 17.5% SA
Year 12 or below47.9% · 51.2% SA
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Management and commerce20.2%
Engineering and related technologies20%
Society and culture13.4%
Health11.8%
Education10.1%
Architecture and building8%
How these groups are defined
Measure
Definition
University qualified
Bachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualified
Advanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocational
Certificate III + IV
Year 12
Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12
Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below
People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)
University qualifications from the 2021 Census
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Tax & income
Median taxable income (2023–24)
$61,360
84th percentile in SA · +5% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$66,360
87th percentile in SA · +2% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
10.0%
20th percentile in SA · -27% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$94,290
69th percentile in SA · +49% vs Australia
Residents with business income
9.0%
24th percentile in SA · -13% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5126 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.
Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
4,650
Taxpayers reporting net rent
449
Median net rent
-$548
Taxpayers reporting business income
428
Taxable income vs state median
+13%
Salary / wages vs state median
+15%
Rental investment vs state median
-17%
Super vs state median
+21%
Business income vs state median
-18%
Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in SA, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.
Data sources & freshness
Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary
Community & culture
4.3% speak a language other than English at home; 19.2% born overseas
Language at home
3,536 English only · 159 other
Non-English at home
4.3%
Born overseas
711 (19.2%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
44 (1.2%)
Australian citizens
3,556
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
12
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
Italian8 · 14.5%
Bengali7 · 12.7%
Punjabi7 · 12.7%
Khmer5 · 9.1%
Arabic4 · 7.3%
German4 · 7.3%
Japanese4 · 7.3%
Korean4 · 7.3%
Religion
53.3%No religion
No religion is the most common response at 53.3%, while Christianity accounts for 40.2%.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
53.3%
45.2%
Christianity
40.2%
40%
Other / not stated
6.5%
14.7%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Catholic
12.4%
15.5%
Anglican
10%
7.2%
Uniting Church
5.1%
4.8%
Christian (not further defined)
3.4%
2.6%
Baptist
2.5%
1.5%
2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2025–26)
73
Against the person
21
Against property
52
Rate per 1,000 residents
17.9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 181 residents
State crime-rate percentile
24.7th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
45
Increase (daily rate)
+1.4%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
26
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
6.38
Most common offence types
Acts That Threaten, Harass, Or Control6
Damage Or Destroy Property23
Motor Vehicle Theft And Related Offences7
Serious Assault10
Theft From A Person6
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
Fairview Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1027 · 59th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 260 students · Top SEA quarter 13% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
Banksia Park School R-6Primary · Government · ICSEA 1037 · 63th percentile · LBOTE 10% · 240 students · Top SEA quarter 15% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
Surrey Downs Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 986 · 40th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 148 students · Top SEA quarter 10% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
Banksia Park International High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1009 · 51th percentile · LBOTE 6% · 1,055 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
Saint David's Parish SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1063 · 73th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 306 students · Top SEA quarter 25% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
Fairview Park Kindergarten7 Cotton StreetPreschools
Fairview Park PreschoolNepondi CourtPreschools
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts
Great for outdoor family life — 10 parks mapped in suburb, 3 playgrounds nearby
Well connected by public transport — 24 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
80/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
1.32
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.64
Food & drink(5)
Fairview Chicken & SeafoodFast food
Unit T13 325 Hancock Road, Fairview Park
Blue Gums HotelPub
345 Hancock Road, Fairview Park
Cafe Verde PizzeriaRestaurant
Unit T11-T12 325 Hancock Road, Fairview Park
Kung Fu Asian KitchenRestaurant
Unit T06 325 Hancock Road, Fairview Park
Little Viet FairviewRestaurant
Unit T10 325 Hancock Road, Fairview Park
Shopping(5)
CellarbrationsBottle shop
Unit T01A 325 Hancock Road, Fairview Park
SA Quality MeatsButcher
Unit T02 325 Hancock Road, Fairview Park
Fairview Green Shopping CentreShopping centre
325 Hancock Road, Fairview Park
Romeo’s FoodlandSupermarket
Unit M001 325 Hancock Road, Fairview Park
Everyday services(1)
Coles Express Fairview ParkPetrol station
323 Hancock Road, Fairview Park
Community(2)
Fairview Park KindergartenKindergarten
7 Cotton Street, Fairview Park
Fairview Park Primary SchoolSchool
Health & services(2)
Health Sense Medical CentreClinic
Unit T14-T15 325 Hancock Road, Fairview Park
AmcalPharmacy
Unit T03-T04 325 Hancock Road, Fairview Park
Sport & outdoors(18)
Drinking water (2)
Tea Tree Gully Golf ClubGolf course
BenefitnessGym
341 Hancock Road, Fairview Park
Birkdale ReservePark
Cotton ReservePark
Fairview Park ReservePark
Golf ReservePark
Hartog ReservePark
Mowbray ReservePark
Nagle ReservePark
Player ReservePark
Tarni ReservePark
Taworri ReservePark
Fairview Park PlaygroundPlayground
Playground (2)
Sports field
Transport(24)
24 bus stops
Other(11)
First Lady NailsBeauty salon
Unit T07A 325 Hancock Road, Fairview Park
Bench
Compressed Air
BarbieroHairdresser
Unit T09 325 Hancock Road
Go Vita Health StoreHealth Food
Unit T08 325 Hancock Road, Fairview Park
The Six Divisions MassageMassage
Unit T07B 325 Hancock Road, Fairview Park
Fairview Green NewsagencyNewsagent
Unit T10A 325 Hancock Road
Fairview Park KindergartenParking
Parking (10)
Picnic Table (3)
Australia PostPost Box
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.
Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000
Data sources & freshness
OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries
Health access
Nearest hospital
Modbury Hospital (5.2 km)
Nearest hospital type
Public Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
1
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 1
GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).
Health Sense Medical CentreHancock RoadClinic
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)
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.
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 (12%)
Development applications from PlanSA register and EPA licensed activities.
2026· 56 proposals
September 2026
Carport, Verandah, Outbuilding (shed), Retaining walls and fencing
20 CREMIN ST FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Under Assessment
Two (2) single-storey detached dwellings with associated combined fence & retaining walls and removal of a significant SA Blue Gum tree (Eucalyptus leucoxylon)
9 CASPAR ST FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Under Assessment
Retrospective Verandah
7 BAUDIN AV FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Under Assessment
August 2026
Regulated tree removal
2 PRESTWICK CT FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Decision Made
Removal of Two (2) x Significant trees
7 BABILLA ST FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Under Assessment
Carport
14 WEDGE ST FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Under Assessment
Carport and retaining walls
13 MANNARA RD FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Under Assessment
Verandah and Deck
74A HAMILTON RD FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Under Assessment
Verandah
19 PANGARI DR FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Decision Made
Extend existing rear verandah and deck
21 FERRIER AV FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Under Assessment
Land Division - 1 into 3 allotments (Torrens title), Three (3) x Single-storey Detached dwellings in a terrace arrangement, Retaining walls and Fencing
3 KATARAMA RD FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Under Assessment
July 2026
Construction of a dwelling addition including a rear extension, internal alterations, a garage on the boundary, an in-ground swimming pool, and a front fence.
34 LEMA AV FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Under Assessment
Verandah
41 HAMILTON RD FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Decision Made
Verandah
27 CRAFTER ST FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Decision Made
Construction of Verandah and Deck
3 TARNI ST FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Decision Made
Remove Tile Roof and Replace with Custom Orb Sheet Roof
6 TORRES AV FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Decision Made
June 2026
Internal alternations for an existing Shed
3 JANSZ CT FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Under Assessment
Tree Damaging Activity – Removal of one Significant Eucalyptus tree
14 MOWBRAY CR FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Decision Made
Land division - 1 into 3 allotments (Torrens title), Three (3) x Single-storey Detached dwellings in terrace arrangement, Retaining walls, Fencing, and Removal of a Regulated tree
11 FINSTERWALD WAY FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Under Assessment
Replacement outbuilding (shed)
25 NAGLE AV FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Decision Made
Habitable Outbuilding comprising partial conversion of an existing shed into a home office
7 BIRKDALE CL FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Under Assessment
Outback Flat Carport
1 STABLEFORD ST FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Decision Made
In-ground swimming pool and associated safety featuers
27 CRAFTER ST FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Under Assessment
Installation of a fibreglass pool and safety features.
14B BUCKLEY CR FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Decision Made
May 2026
Verandah to rear of dwelling
11 BUCKLEY CR FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Decision Made
Replace existing carport
13 NIBLICK ST FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Decision Made
Swimming Pool & Safety Barrier
59 BUCKLEY CR FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Decision Made
Construction of a dwelling addition and building alterations
14 KATARAMA RD FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Decision Made
Verandahs
4 FALDO CL FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Decision Made
Single storey Detached dwelling, Retaining walls and Fencing (lot 50)
2 HARTOG ST FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Decision Made
Single storey Detached dwelling, Retaining walls and Fencing (lot 51)
2 HARTOG ST FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Decision Made
April 2026
Tenancy Fitout (Fairview Green Newsagency)
325 -339 HANCOCK RD FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Decision Made
In-ground swimming pool & associated safety features
18 BUCKLEY CR FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Decision Made
Retaining wall up to 1.6 metres in height
4 CASPAR ST FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Decision Made
Verandah
21A COTTON ST FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Decision Made
New attached steel flat carport
9 PICKWORTH RD FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Decision Made
Supported Accommodation comprising of Two (2) Single storey Dwellings, Retaining wall and Fencing
10 LEMA AV FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Under Assessment
Swimming Pool & Safety Barrier
633 YATALA VALE RD FAIRVIEW PARK SA 5126Decision Made
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Flood cover is the share of the suburb boundary overlapping current SA Planning flood overlays (flooding and evidence required). Safer places from CFS designated locations.
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.7 km away).
Coalition 40.8%Labor 59.2%
5.4 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +5.2 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
Fairview ParkLabor 57.9% · Coalition 42.1% TPP (2025)0.3 km away
Banksia ParkLabor 65.3% · Coalition 34.7% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
Surrey DownsLabor 64.8% · Coalition 35.2% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
Golden Grove EastLabor 65.8% · Coalition 34.2% TPP (2025)2.2 km away
Tea Tree GullyLabor 65.2% · Coalition 34.8% TPP (2025)2.6 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.
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 (12%)