Flagstaff Hill is a middle-ring metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, in Onkaparinga Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. The Sturt Gorge is part of the surrounding geography.
Reported crime is exceptionally low against comparable places, with reported crime 76% below the peer median, and household incomes are a relative strength, with household incomes 32% above the peer median, and green cover is an exceptional strength, placing it among the highest-ranked middle-ring metropolitan suburbs. The clearer weaknesses are limited amenity for the price, more mapped flood cover and thinner heritage listings, with heritage listings 67% below the peer median.
Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising lower crime over amenity for the price.
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
Reported crime is exceptionally low against comparable places
Household incomes are a relative strength
Green cover is a relative strength
Weaknesses
Buyers pay a premium despite relatively limited amenity access
A larger share of the suburb sits in mapped inundation than in comparable places
Heritage listings are a relative weakness
What stands out
Overseas-born and multilingual community
Sturt Gorge
Who it suits
Stars are audience-fit ratings derived from Suburb.Guide data, not demographic counts or user reviews.
Families★★★★☆
Professionals★★☆☆☆
Retirees★★☆☆☆
Students★☆☆☆☆
Budget buyers★★☆☆☆
Housing, growth and risk
How Flagstaff Hill compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$1.09M
+20% change
Median rent
$570/wk
Houses $600 · Units $550
Population (ERP)
10,630
+1.3% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
3.4%
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
#6
among Metro Adelaide · Established
Crime rate
8th
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
81st
percentile in SA
Rented dwellings
11%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
9/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
74th
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
61.7/100 — Good
State standing
Top 2% of South Australia's suburbs
National rank
363rd in Australia
State rank
11th in SA
Peer rank
#6 among Metro Adelaide · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#10 among Metro Adelaide suburbs
Data confidence
100%
Data sources & freshness
Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
Flats / units (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$550
Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$600
All types (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$570
Rental bonds lodged (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
15
Median house price (Q1 2026)
$1,086,250
Median price change
+20%
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
10,630(June 2025)
+1.3% annual · +4.6% over 5 years · 81th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.3%
5-year growth
+4.6%
Change in 1 year
+141
Change in 5 years
+469
Growth rank in SA
81th 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 (~10,850), extrapolated at +0.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
10,184
Median age
43
Median household income / week
$2,080
Dwelling vacancy
3.4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
127 of 3,752
Median monthly mortgage
$1,733
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$385
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
39% / 50.5% / 10.5%
Employment rate
63.7%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
11% / 3% / 70.6%
Walked or cycled to work
0.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
3,492 / 58 / 11 (+ 58 other)
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.
28.6% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 18.5% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified28.6% · 22.6% SA
Diploma qualified11.6% · 8.6% SA
Trade / vocational18.5% · 17.5% SA
Year 12 or below41.4% · 51.2% SA
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Management and commerce21%
Engineering and related technologies15.6%
Health15.5%
Society and culture14.8%
Education10.6%
Architecture and building5.3%
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)
$59,509
74th percentile in SA · +1% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$65,040
82nd percentile in SA · 0% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
12.0%
54th percentile in SA · -13% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$103,002
75th percentile in SA · +63% vs Australia
Residents with business income
9.0%
36th percentile in SA · -13% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5159 — 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
21,323
Taxpayers reporting net rent
2,463
Median net rent
-$269
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,843
Taxable income vs state median
+10%
Salary / wages vs state median
+13%
Rental investment vs state median
0%
Super vs state median
+32%
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
13.6% speak a language other than English at home; 28.4% born overseas
Language at home
8,666 English only · 1,361 other
Non-English at home
13.6%
Born overseas
2,843 (28.4%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
79 (0.8%)
Australian citizens
9,314
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
31
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
Mandarin106 · 19.2%
Greek47 · 8.5%
Persian35 · 6.4%
Punjabi31 · 5.6%
Afrikaans24 · 4.4%
Polish23 · 4.2%
Arabic22 · 4%
Malayalam22 · 4%
Religion
50.6%No religion
No religion is the most common response at 50.6%, while Christianity accounts for 41.3%.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
50.6%
45.2%
Christianity
41.3%
40%
Other / not stated
8.1%
14.7%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Catholic
14%
15.5%
Anglican
8%
7.2%
Uniting Church
6.1%
4.8%
Christian (not further defined)
3.2%
2.6%
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)
104
Against the person
36
Against property
68
Rate per 1,000 residents
9.8
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 283 residents
State crime-rate percentile
8th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
107
Increase (daily rate)
+9.5%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
111
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
10.44
Most common offence types
Damage Or Destroy Property21
Motor Vehicle Theft And Related Offences13
Obtain Benefit By Deception9
Serious Assault25
Theft From A Person9
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
Flagstaff Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1067 · 74th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 432 students · Top SEA quarter 26% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
Craigburn Primary School15 Murrays Hill RoadPrimary Education
Flagstaff Hill Kindergarten15 Renwick StreetPreschools
Flagstaff Oval KindergartenYork DrivePreschools
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts
1 cafes · 1 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 8 playgrounds · 1 caravan parks · 1 post offices
Local character & venue list
Local character
Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
Great for outdoor family life — 29 parks mapped in suburb, 8 playgrounds nearby
Well connected by public transport — 40 public transport stops
Strong local sport and recreation — 11 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
72/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.1
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.1
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.85
Food & drink(1)
Helzi & BeansCafe
Shopping(4)
CellarbrationsBottle shop
Memford Way
Flagstaff Superior MeatsButcher
Ridgway Drive
FoodlandSupermarket
Memford Way
Everyday services(2)
Bank SAATM
Australia PostPost office
Community(1)
Flagstaff Hill Primary SchoolSchool
Health & services(2)
Flagstaff Hill Medical CentreMedical clinic
ChemmartPharmacy
Memford Way
Sport & outdoors(34)
Marino Rocks GreenwayCycling route
Flagstaff Hill Golf ClubGolf course
Sturt Gorge Recreation ParkNature reserve
Birman Crescent ParkPark
Fort Flagstaff ReservePark
Glenhuntly Drive ReservePark
Park (12)
Fairlie Drive PlaygroundPlayground
Flagstaff Hill Recreation Centre PlaygroundPlayground
Glenhuntly Drive PkaygroundPlayground
Mandilla PlaygroundPlayground
Morley Street PlaygroundPlayground
Playground (2)
Rudgeway Drive PlaygroundPlayground
Flagstaff Hill Football ClubSports field
Sports field
Boundary LoopWalking trail
De Rose TrailWalking trail
Lomandra TrailWalking trail
River TrailWalking trail
Shoreline LoopWalking trail
Wattle TrailWalking trail
Camping & holiday parks(1)
Sturt River Caravan ParkCaravan park
Transport(19)
19 bus stops
Other(7)
Bench (2)
Information (8)
Flagstaff Hill Shopping Centre car parkParking
Parking (9)
Picnic Table
Shelter
Sports Hall
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 and the SA Sports Vouchers venue list, 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
Flinders Medical Centre (3.5 km)
Nearest hospital type
Public Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
1
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 1
Aged-care services
1
Residential aged-care places
85
GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).
Flagstaff Hill Medical CentreGP
Aged-care services
Estia Health Flagstaff HillFLAGSTAFF HILLResidential
Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.
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
27° / 16°
Rainfall
49 mm · ~6 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
Usual max / min
22° / 13°
Rainfall
94 mm · ~12 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
Usual max / min
16° / 8°
Rainfall
161 mm · ~20 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
Usual max / min
21° / 11°
Rainfall
95 mm · ~12 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Development applications from PlanSA register and EPA licensed activities.
2026· 85 proposals
September 2026
Fence on existing retaining wall with total combined max height of 2.7m.
9 GLENHUNTLY DR FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Under Assessment
Proposed dwelling addition incl alfresco area, modification of existing swimming pool safety barrier
9 YORK DR FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Under Assessment
Attached verandah
13 DUMPHRIES ST FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Decision Made
Retaining wall upto maximum height of 1.5m
4 REBECCA PL FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Under Assessment
Attached verandah.
69 KINGFISHER CCT FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Under Assessment
Three (3) X single storey (split level) detached dwellings in terrace arrangement
37 RIDGWAY DR FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Under Assessment
Verandah
20 CAROLINE ST FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Decision Made
Verandah to rear of dwelling
29A HYLAND AV FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Under Assessment
Verandah
82 GLENDALE AV FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Decision Made
Two-storey residential flat building comprising six dwellings, combined retaining walls and fencing
24 FAIRLIE DRIVE;26 FAIRLIE DR FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Under Assessment
Addition and alteration to existing dwelling including third storey addition (ensuite bedroom and balcony), second storey addition (entrance vestibule and stairwell), and conversion of existing carport to outbuilding (garage).
12 SALVADOR ST FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Under Assessment
August 2026
Verandah
7 DELLVALE CT FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Decision Made
Lighting associated with existing mini golf course
LOT 11 MEMFORD WAY FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Under Assessment
Fence (2.6m high)
85 RIDGWAY DR FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Under Assessment
Construction of an in-ground swimming pool and associated safety barrier/fencing at an existing residential dwelling.
4 ANNEWAN WALK FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Decision Made
Above ground SPA pool with safety barrier (Retrospective)
1D PALMYRA CT FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Decision Made
Replace existing damaged Vinyl Modular Pool with the same shape and size pool
11 EVERGREEN PDE FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Decision Made
Outbuilding (shed/garage).
97 BLACK RD FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Under Assessment
Verandah
43 BIRMAN CR FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Under Assessment
Proposed 2 into 8 land division and group dwellings at 1 and 2 Kerr Court Flagstaff Hill
1 KERR CT FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159;2 KERR CT FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Under Assessment
July 2026
Retrospective application to convert shed into Ancillary Accommodation
10 PARK LANE FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Under Assessment
Single storey dwelling addition and alteration with associated carport and removal of two regulated trees (Arbutus Unedo)
32 FAIRLIE DR FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Under Assessment
Two (2) double-storey detached dwellings with associated decks, retaining walls and fencing. Tree damaging activity, involving the removal of one (1) significant tree and two (2) regulated trees.
110 BLACK RD FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Under Assessment
Attached Verandah and alteration to existing dwelling.
52 BROADMEADOW DR FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Under Assessment
Torrens title land division 1 allotment into 2
61 BLACK RD FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Decision Made
REPAIRS TO IMPACT DAMAGED BUILDING
99 BLACK RD FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Decision Made
Carport or garage
7 DELLVALE CT FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Under Assessment
Installation of Stratco gable verandah
3 VINCENT BVD FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Decision Made
Construct single storey detached dwelling, retaining walls and fencing and undertake tree-damaging activity
49 RIDGWAY DR FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Under Assessment
Replacing existing Flat Veranda same size.
29 FAIRLIE DR FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Decision Made
June 2026
Attached steel frame replacement verandah
32 FAIRLIE DR FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Decision Made
Safety barrier for existing in-ground swimming pool, and outbuilding shed
6 CHELSEA AV FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Decision Made
Single storey detached dwelling
1 PELHAM ST FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Under Assessment
Variation to DA 26011859 - Inclusion of LED digital screen on approved sign
LOT 11 MEMFORD WAY FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159;LOT 13 MEMFORD WAY FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Decision Made
Variation to DA 21021587 (as varied by DA 23036096) change of acoustic insulation material to the soffit of the verandah area and to increase the height of the fence on the southern boundary from 1.8 metres to 2.7 metres
66 -68 BOLTON CT FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Decision Made
single storey detached dwelling
27 GORELON DR FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Under Assessment
Single storey dwelling with associated retaining walls and fences.
LOT 22 CORSAIR ST FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Decision Made
May 2026
Deck
7 PRITCHARD CT FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Decision Made
Ancillary accommodation
2 TYRONE CT FLAGSTAFF HILL SA 5159Under Assessment
Domestic outbuilding - non-habitable room (gym) & alterations to existing pool safety barrier
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 4.3 km away).
Coalition 31.8%Labor 68.2%
2.6 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +8.7 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
Flagstaff HillLabor 67.7% · Coalition 32.3% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
Aberfoyle Park NorthLabor 64.5% · Coalition 35.5% TPP (2025)2.0 km away
Aberfoyle Park CentralLabor 74.6% · Coalition 25.4% TPP (2025)2.3 km away
O'Halloran Hill NorthLabor 69.0% · Coalition 31.0% TPP (2025)2.5 km away
Aberfoyle ParkLabor 71.4% · Coalition 28.6% TPP (2025)3.1 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%)