Hendon is an inner metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, in Charles Sturt Council. It is mainly residential, with little in the way of a distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.
Dining and cafés are a relative strength, placing it among the highest-ranked inner metropolitan suburbs. Open-space access is better than in most comparable places. Housing is unusually affordable against comparable places. Median house prices have risen 14% year on year. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. The main trade-offs are lower school ICSEA scores and lower socio-economic advantage.
Hendon'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
Inner metropolitan suburb · compared with inner metropolitan suburbs in South Australia (188)
Strengths
Housing is unusually affordable against comparable places
Dining and cafés are a relative strength
Open-space access is better than in most comparable places
Weaknesses
School ICSEA scores are a relative weakness
Socio-economic advantage is well below comparable places
What stands out
Overseas-born and multilingual community
Space is a strength, but car dependence is high
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 Hendon compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$950k
+14% change
Median rent
$640/wk
Population (ERP)
1,314
+1.2% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
5.2%
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
#71
among Metro Adelaide · Emerging
Crime rate
86th
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
79th
percentile in SA
Rented dwellings
33%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
3/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
48th
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
46.1/100 — Average
State standing
Top 35% of South Australia's suburbs
National rank
2862nd in Australia
State rank
246th in SA
Peer rank
#71 among Metro Adelaide · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#174 among Metro Adelaide suburbs
Data confidence
93%
Data sources & freshness
Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$640
Median house price (Q1 2026)
$950,000
Median price change
+13.8%
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.
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
1,314(June 2025)
+1.2% annual · +6.2% over 5 years · 79th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.2%
5-year growth
+6.2%
Change in 1 year
+16
Change in 5 years
+77
Growth rank in SA
79th 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 (~1,400), extrapolated at +1.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
1,271
Median age
40
Median household income / week
$1,361
Dwelling vacancy
5.2%
Unoccupied private dwellings
28 of 538
Median monthly mortgage
$1,602
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$285
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
26% / 40.9% / 33.1%
Employment rate
54.8%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
6.1% / 4.4% / 74.3%
Walked or cycled to work
2.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
405 / 78 / 16
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. 17.5% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified18.1% · 22.6% SA
Diploma qualified8.7% · 8.6% SA
Trade / vocational17.5% · 17.5% SA
Year 12 or below55.7% · 51.2% SA
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Management and commerce19.7%
Society and culture16.7%
Engineering and related technologies16.3%
Health13.2%
Architecture and building9.1%
Education8.3%
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)
$59,875
76th percentile in SA · +2% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$64,188
78th percentile in SA · -1% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
11.0%
32nd percentile in SA · -20% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$70,351
38th percentile in SA · +11% vs Australia
Residents with business income
11.0%
52nd percentile in SA · +6% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5014 — 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
7,757
Taxpayers reporting net rent
830
Median net rent
-$890
Taxpayers reporting business income
827
Taxable income vs state median
+10%
Salary / wages vs state median
+12%
Rental investment vs state median
-8%
Super vs state median
-10%
Business income vs state median
0%
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
25.8% speak a language other than English at home; 28% born overseas
Language at home
910 English only · 316 other
Non-English at home
25.8%
Born overseas
345 (28%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
44 (3.5%)
Australian citizens
1,165
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
7
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
Italian28 · 25.7%
Serbian24 · 22%
Greek18 · 16.5%
Arabic14 · 12.8%
Punjabi12 · 11%
Vietnamese8 · 7.3%
Hindi5 · 4.6%
Religion
50.7%Most common religion · Christianity
Christianity is the most common response at 50.7%, while 35.9% reported no religion.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
35.9%
45.2%
Christianity
50.7%
40%
Hinduism
2.1%
2.1%
Other / not stated
11.3%
12.6%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Catholic
23.8%
15.5%
Eastern Orthodox
9.1%
2.4%
Anglican
5%
7.2%
Uniting Church
3.4%
4.8%
Christian (not further defined)
2.6%
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)
138
Against the person
21
Against property
117
Rate per 1,000 residents
105
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 61 residents
State crime-rate percentile
85.9th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
154
Increase (daily rate)
+24.3%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
43
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
32.72
Most common offence types
Damage Or Destroy Property21
Motor Vehicle Theft And Related Offences7
Serious Assault16
Theft From A Person15
Theft From Retail Premises56
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
Hendon Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 965 · 31th percentile · LBOTE 36% · 270 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
Our Lady Queen of Peace SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1043 · 66th percentile · LBOTE 27% · 278 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
Alberton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1002 · 48th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 262 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
Seaton High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1001 · 47th percentile · LBOTE 25% · 917 students · Top SEA quarter 14% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
Woodville Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1020 · 56th percentile · LBOTE 38% · 204 students · Top SEA quarter 16% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts
Great for outdoor family life — 3 parks mapped in suburb, 4 playgrounds nearby
Reasonable bus and transport access — 9 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
72/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.79
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
7.08
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.36
Food & drink(9)
Bakers DelightBakery
Mitho CafeCafe
Garden SmoothiesFast food
Gotti's PizzeriaFast food
Guzman y GomezFast food
Hungry Jack'sFast food
KFCFast food
Myabi SushiRestaurant
Saigon SocialRestaurant
Shopping(4)
LiquorlandBottle shop
OTRConvenience store
FoodlandSupermarket
Everyday services(3)
Beyond BankBank
EV charging
Petrol station
Health & services(1)
Star Discount ChemistPharmacy
Sport & outdoors(13)
Grange GreenwayCycling route
Outer Harbour GreenwayCycling route
Drinking water
Clarice Sutherland ReservePark
Park (2)
Playground (4)
Public toilets
Boxing Club TractorSports centre
Sports field
Transport(9)
9 bus stops
Other(25)
The Nail BarBeauty salon
Bench (3)
West Side LowridersBicycle
Bicycle Parking
Coles AutomotiveCar
Car repair
103 Tapleys Hill Road, Hendon
Hendon Mechanical RepairsCar repair
SA CrashCar repair
Top Class Car RepairCar repair
GrindCoffee
GastrainCollege
SA Metro ElectricalElectrical
Montrose FlowersFlorist
Trendy Boys BarbershopHairdresser
Seaton HydroponicsHydroponics
illuminate fans & lightingLighting
Newsagent
Parking (48)
PetbarnPet
Shelter (3)
CrocsShoes
No ThruTool Hire
Louvre HouseTrade
Majestic TyresTyres
Waste Basket
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
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
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (2.0 km)
Nearest hospital type
Public Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0
Aged-care services
1
Residential aged-care places
70
GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).
Aged-care services
Eldercare Acacia CourtHENDONResidential
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· 22 proposals
September 2026
Single storey detached dwelling
21 FARMAN AV HENDON SA 5014Under Assessment
Outbuilding [Shed] behind offices
45 -47 TAPLEYS HILL RD HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
Carport to side and verandah to the rear of the existing dwelling
57 PAQUALIN ST HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
August 2026
Spray booth with roof mounted exhaust equipment
27 CIRCUIT DR HENDON SA 5014Under Assessment
Ancillary Accommodation
9 DAVIDSON AV HENDON SA 5014Under Assessment
Building alterations
45 BAYLY ST HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
Removal of a regulated Palm tree located at the rear of the dwelling
60 AVRO AV HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
Torrens Title Land Division - 1 allotment into 2 in a battle-axe arrangement
57 PAQUALIN ST HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
July 2026
Partial conversion of shed into ancillary accommodation
25 DE HAVILAND AV HENDON SA 5014Under Assessment
Change of Use from Boxing Gym [Indoor Recreation Facility, 252/0624/19] to Office and Light Industry [Warehouse for meat processing and storage] with internal alterations to existing building.
3 CIRCUIT DR HENDON SA 5014Under Assessment
Two carports located on either side of the existing dwelling
9 DE HAVILAND AV HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
June 2026
Torrens title land division - one allotment into two
5 FARMAN AV HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
Variation to DA 25005694 to delete Planning Consent Conditions 11 and 12
3 -3B PHILIPS CR HENDON SA 5014Under Assessment
Verandah to the rear of unit 23
83 TAPLEYS HILL RD HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
May 2026
Construction of an ‘Integrated Motor Vehicle cleaning facility’ with associated ‘Advertisement’, Car parking, Landscaping and Fencing
LOT 101 WEST LAKES BVD HENDON SA 5014;LOT 102 WEST LAKES BVD SEATON SA 5023Under Assessment
Two, single storey detached dwellings with associated rear boundary fencing and retaining wall up to 2.3m high.
5 FARMAN AV HENDON SA 5014Under Assessment
April 2026
2 into 6 Community division - creating 4 additional allotments, with common property.
37 TAPLEYS HILL RD HENDON SA 5014;39 TAPLEYS HILL RD HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
March 2026
Verandah to the rear of the existing dwelling
21 MANUEL ST HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
Verandah to the rear of the existing dwelling
29A DE HAVILAND AV HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
Compartmentation Update (firewall)
81 TAPLEYS HILL RD HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
Removal of a Regulated tree - Norfolk Island Pine.
57 PAQUALIN ST HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
January 2026
Verandah to the side of the existing dwelling.
18 BAYLY ST HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
2025· 27 proposals
December 2025
Alterations and additions to the side of the existing dwelling and ancillary accommodation (studio) to the rear
17 SOPWITH AV HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
Six dwellings contained within a two-level residential flat building, free standing carport and removal of a regulated tree.
37 TAPLEYS HILL RD HENDON SA 5014;39 TAPLEYS HILL RD HENDON SA 5014Under Assessment
Carport to the side and verandah to the rear of the existing dwelling
88 AVRO AV HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
November 2025
To divide the land into three allotments from one and construction of three single storey detached dwellings in a terrace arrangement
40 VINCENT ST HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
October 2025
Advertisement proposed to be fixed to the fascia of the existing structure and to the existing fence.
81 TAPLEYS HILL RD HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
Proposed 2.25-metre-high rear boundary fence (Variation to DA 22026936)
11 DE HAVILAND AV HENDON SA 5014Under Assessment
Proposed outbuilding and verandah to the rear of the existing dwelling
31 PAQUALIN ST HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
Community Title Land Division- One into two allotments with works undertaken on common land related to civil stormwater and soft landscaping
14 FARMAN AV HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
Alterations and additions to the rear of the existing dwelling and verandah
88 AVRO AV HENDON SA 5014Under Assessment
Variation to 23005620 to allow a change of land use for sections of the carparking areas to storage of materials and equipment
26 CIRCUIT DR HENDON SA 5014Under Assessment
September 2025
Community title land division one into eighteen allotments over two stages; Stage 1: Lots 1-9, associated landscaping and car parking, Stage 2: Lots 10-18.
31 CIRCUIT DR HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
Internal office fitout
11 PHILIPS CR HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
July 2025
Variation to DA 252/1715/18 - To modify the internal layout, remove the land division and propose car parking along Whitworth Lane
12 CIRCUIT DR HENDON SA 5014Under Assessment
canopy structure
125 TAPLEYS HILL RD HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
June 2025
Construction of eighteen warehouses over two stages, associated landscaping and carparking Stage 1: Warehouse 1 - 8, associated landscaping and carparking Stage 2: Warehouse 9 - 16
31 CIRCUIT DR HENDON SA 5014Under Assessment
May 2025
Variation to 21036108 comprising change the colour and finish of the rear concrete wall along the eastern boundary and the planting of taller trees adjacent the concrete wall
57 TAPLEYS HILL RD HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
March 2025
Ancillary Accommodation to the rear of the existing dwelling
2 VINCENT ST HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
Change in land use from warehousing to indoor recreation facility including multilevel electric karting, duck pin bowling, interactive darts, shuffleboards, mini golf, arcade gaming, taproom and food outlet
3 -3B PHILIPS CR HENDON SA 5014Under Assessment
Demolition of portion of the existing dwelling and construction of Two Storey dwelling addition
24 VINCENT ST HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
Take away shop with associated outdoor dining located within existing car park
21 TAPLEYS HILL RD HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
Community Division creating 11 allotments from one with a common driveway and carpark
27A CIRCUIT DR HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
February 2025
Free standing advertisement
1144 OLD PORT RD HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
Verandah sited to the rear of the existing dwelling and carport sited forward of the existing dwelling.
54 AVRO AV HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
Swimming pool located to the rear of the existing dwelling.
20 DENTON ST HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
11 Warehouses with associated car parking and landscaping
27A CIRCUIT DR HENDON SA 5014Decision Made
Alterations and additions to the side and rear of the existing dwelling with walls totalling 12 metres in length and 3.2 metres in height to the south-eastern boundary and a carport and garage located to the side north-western and rear south-western boundaries
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 1.8 km away).
Coalition 30.3%Labor 69.7%
3.4 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +5.8 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
Royal ParkLabor 67.3% · Coalition 32.7% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
Royal Park SouthLabor 67.3% · Coalition 32.7% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
Albert ParkLabor 71.5% · Coalition 28.5% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
Woodville WestLabor 77.9% · Coalition 22.1% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
CheltenhamLabor 72.9% · Coalition 27.1% 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.
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%)