Median house price
$974k
+21% change
SA · Port Adelaide Enfield Council
Hillcrest, 5086
Est. population · Jun 2025
3,890
Growth (1 yr)
+0.9%
Growth (5 yr)
+5.3%
Median age
35
Median income
$1,599/wk
Employment rate
60.5%
Median house price · Q1 2026
$973,750
Languages at home
46.1%non-English
Most common: Gujarati, Punjabi, Mandarin
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- High desirability
- Excellent transport
- Café precinct
- Education hub
- Heritage area
Suburb profile
In Port Adelaide Enfield Council, Hillcrest is a settled mid-sized suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with plenty of young families in the mix. Most local households sit in a multicultural mix, with overseas-born residents and languages other than English common at home.
Everyday cafés are limited locally, with the wider metro area covering the bigger food and entertainment trips. Green space punches above what many metro suburbs offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area.
Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers. Renewal is happening in measured doses, with new development complementing what is already there.
Against similar metro suburbs, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because safety lag behind, despite relative strength in growth momentum. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Hillcrest snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$660/wk
Houses $660 · Units $940
Population (ERP)
3,890
+0.9% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
4.8%
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
#49
among Metro Adelaide · Growth area
Safety
76th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
69th
percentile in SA
Advantage (IRSAD)
6/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
72nd
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
- 48.7/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 31% of South Australia's suburbs
- National rank
- 2338th in Australia
- State rank
- 214th in SA
- Peer rank
- #49 among Metro Adelaide · Growth area suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #162 among Metro Adelaide suburbs
- Data confidence
- 93%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Flats / units (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $940
- Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $660
- All types (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $660
- Rental bonds lodged (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- 25
- Median house price (Q1 2026)
- $973,750
- Median price change
- +20.8%
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
3,890(June 2025)
+0.9% annual · +5.3% over 5 years · 69th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.9%
- 5-year growth
- +5.3%
- Change in 1 year
- +34
- Change in 5 years
- +197
- Growth rank in SA
- 69th 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 (~4,200), extrapolated at +1.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 3,659
- Median age
- 35
- Median household income / week
- $1,599
- Dwelling vacancy
- 4.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 69 of 1,444
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,602
- Employment rate
- 60.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 1,108 / 221 / 42
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 increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 272
- Against the person
- 60
- Against property
- 212
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 69.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 61 residents
- State safety percentile
- 76.4th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 140
- Increase (daily rate)
- +8.2%
Most common offence types
- Other Property Damage And Environmental57
- Other Theft51
- Other Unlawful Entry With Intent15
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury30
- Theft From Motor Vehicle29
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
- Median school ICSEA (8 schools)
- 1,062.5
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 72th
School list
- Hillcrest Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1096 · 83th percentile · LBOTE 80% · 395 students · Top SEA quarter 36% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
- St Pius X SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1108 · 86th percentile · LBOTE 50% · 552 students · Top SEA quarter 42% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
- Heritage College IncorporatedCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1040 · 64th percentile · LBOTE 10% · 437 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- Cedar CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1090 · 82th percentile · LBOTE 48% · 884 students · Top SEA quarter 35% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
- Avenues CollegeCombined · Government · ICSEA 929 · 18th percentile · LBOTE 51% · 493 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- St Martin's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1085 · 80th percentile · LBOTE 56% · 691 students · Top SEA quarter 32% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- Klemzig Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1033 · 61th percentile · LBOTE 62% · 184 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
- Hampstead Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1032 · 61th percentile · LBOTE 80% · 243 students · Top SEA quarter 25% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
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
9 public transport stops in this suburb
- Stop 22 North East Rd - North West side
- Stop 23 North East Rd - North West side
- Stop 25A Fosters Rd - East side
- Stop 26 North East Rd - North West side
- Stop 28 North East Rd - North West 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
81 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 1 cafes · 1 fast food · 1 bakeries · 5 playgrounds · 1 petrol stations
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 7 parks mapped in suburb, 5 playgrounds nearby
- Reasonable bus and transport access — 9 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 22/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.27
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 1.09
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.91
Food & drink(4)
- Price's Fresh BakeryBakery
- Cafe de Vili’s HillcrestCafe
483 North East Road
- KFCFast food
- Sankalp The Taste Of IndiaRestaurant
335 North East Road, Hillcrest
Community(2)
- Finnish HallCommunity centre
- Hillcrest Primary SchoolSchool
Health & services(1)
- Oakden Medical CentreMedical clinic
132-134 Fosters Road
Sport & outdoors(13)
- Delhi ReservePark
- Norton Ray ReservePark
- Park (4)
- Queensborough ReservePark
- Augusta Street ReservePlayground
- Dyer Lion Kevin Bob ReservePlayground
- Playground (3)
- Sports field
Transport(10)
10 bus stops
Other(15)
- Bench (6)
- Northpoint Toyota HillcrestCar
485 North East Road, Hillcrest
- Happywash HillcrestCar wash
431 North East Road, Hillcrest
- North East SalvosCharity
345 North East Road, Hillcrest
- Bush TuckerInformation
- City of EnfieldInformation
- Original VegetationInformation
- Parking (27)
- OTR HillcrestPetrol station
431 North East Road, Hillcrest
- Picnic Table
- Hillcrest Community CentrePublic Building
Queensborough Avenue
- Shelter
- Elegance Tiles by Urban9Tiles
Unit 2 335-339 North East Road, Hillcrest
- Vending machine (2)
- Waste Basket (5)
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)
- 7
- Parks (OSM)
- 7
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
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 1
- Nearest hospital
- Icon Cancer Centre Windsor Gardens (0.6 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Private Day Only Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- No emergency department listed
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- GP Plus Super Clinic Gilles Plains1 Gilles StreetGP Plus Super Clinic
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)
- 122
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 31.4
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· 27 proposals
August 2026
- Single storey detached dwelling with associated retaining walls and fencing - variation of Development Application 2600926059A FLINDERS RD HILLCREST SA 5086Under Assessment
July 2026
- Rent to Own Program - Two-storey residential flat building comprising of four (4) dwellings21 LORD HOWE AV HILLCREST SA 5086Under Assessment
- One two storey detached dwelling and two two-storey group dwellings with associated retaining and fencing12 HARMAN ST HILLCREST SA 5086Under Assessment
June 2026
- Construction of two verandahs136 FOSTERS RD HILLCREST SA 5086Decision Made
- Residential flat building containing six (6) dwellings, freestanding carport, retaining walls and fencing397 NORTH EAST RD HILLCREST SA 5086Under Assessment
- Conventional Land Division - 1 allotment into 39 VOSS ST HILLCREST SA 5086Decision Made
- Conventional land division: 2 allotments from 19 SHROPSHIRE AV HILLCREST SA 5086Decision Made
- Single storey detached dwelling with ancillary retaining walls and fencing17 DUNEDIN AV HILLCREST SA 5086Under Assessment
May 2026
- Two storey detached dwelling with associated retaining walls and fencing7 MELVILLE ST HILLCREST SA 5086Under Assessment
- Conventional land division creating three (3) allotments from one (1), in connection with Application ID: 250278834 HOOD ST HILLCREST SA 5086Decision Made
- Single storey detached dwelling with associated retaining walls and fencing59A FLINDERS RD HILLCREST SA 5086Decision Made
April 2026
- Swimming pool & safety fences13 EARLE ST HILLCREST SA 5086Decision Made
- 3 single storey detached dwellings in a terrace arrangement9 VOSS ST HILLCREST SA 5086Under Assessment
- Two storey detached dwelling with outdoor spa and retaining walls and fencing17 DUNEDIN AV HILLCREST SA 5086Under Assessment
March 2026
- Carport37B COUNTY ST HILLCREST SA 5086Decision Made
- Advertising signage to include 1 free-standing advertisement board, and reduction of soft landscaping in front of the dwelling to what was previously approved under Dwelling DA 24004931401 NORTH EAST RD HILLCREST SA 5086Decision Made
- Removal of regulated tree (Melaleuca armilaris)11 NORSEMAN AV HILLCREST SA 5086Decision Made
- Three single storey terrace dwellings with ancillary retaining walls and fencing40 NORSEMAN AV HILLCREST SA 5086Under Assessment
- Single storey detached dwelling for supported accommodation with ancillary retaining walls and fencing on top59 FLINDERS RD HILLCREST SA 5086Under Assessment
- Three 2 storey dwellings in a terrace arrangement with associated retaining walls and fencingUNIT 1 7 HOOD ST HILLCREST SA 5086;UNIT 2 7 HOOD ST HILLCREST SA 5086;UNIT 3 7 HOOD ST HILLCREST SA 5086Under Assessment
- Verandahs (Unit 57)136 FOSTERS RD HILLCREST SA 5086Decision Made
February 2026
- Verandah7A DUNEDIN AV HILLCREST SA 5086Decision Made
- Verandah11 EDUCATION WAY HILLCREST SA 5086Decision Made
- Boundary realignment retaining 3 allotments from 3, and conversion of community title to torrensUNIT 1 7 HOOD ST HILLCREST SA 5086;UNIT 2 7 HOOD ST HILLCREST SA 5086;UNIT 3 7 HOOD ST HILLCREST SA 5086Decision Made
January 2026
- Verandah136 FOSTERS RD HILLCREST SA 5086Decision Made
- Two (2) single-storey dwellings, fencing/retaining walls and removal of one (1) significant tree4 GRENVILLE AV HILLCREST SA 5086Under Assessment
- Single storey detached dwelling6 SNELL ST HILLCREST SA 5086Decision Made
2025· 15 proposals
December 2025
- Single storey detached dwelling51 RAMSAY AV HILLCREST SA 5086Decision Made
November 2025
- Single storey dwelling with retaining wall and fencing51 RAMSAY AV HILLCREST SA 5086Decision Made
- Single storey detached dwelling, and single storey detached dwelling with verandah and garage17 RAMSAY AV HILLCREST SA 5086Decision Made
- Two single storey detached dwellings with associated retaining walls and fencing9 SHROPSHIRE AV HILLCREST SA 5086Decision Made
- Building alterations - Repair works to dwelling following fire damage21 LORD HOWE AV HILLCREST SA 5086Decision Made
- Verandah42 COUNTY ST HILLCREST SA 5086Decision Made
- Conventional land division creating two allotments from one17 DUNEDIN AV HILLCREST SA 5086Decision Made
October 2025
- Two storey detached dwelling67A FLINDERS RD HILLCREST SA 5086Decision Made
- Conventional land division creating three (3) allotments from one (1)10 NORSEMAN AV HILLCREST SA 5086Decision Made
- Three (3) two-storey dwellings, retaining walls, fencing10 NORSEMAN AV HILLCREST SA 5086Decision Made
- New corporate signage for existing service trade premises, including partially LED illuminated fascia, dynamic slope and LED illuminated pylon447 NORTH EAST RD HILLCREST SA 5086Decision Made
September 2025
- Combined retaining wall and fencing up to 2.4m in height on rear boundary3A GRENVILLE AV HILLCREST SA 5086Decision Made
- Verandah to replace existing - same footprintUNIT 1 2A NIZAM ST HILLCREST SA 5086Decision Made
- Single-storey dwelling20 DUNEDIN AV HILLCREST SA 5086Decision Made
- Single-storey dwelling20 DUNEDIN AV HILLCREST SA 5086Decision 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
Heritage
1 heritage place
- Former Gilles Plains Primary School (red brick building in south-east corner adjacent North East Road)489B North East Road HILLCRESTLocal 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
- Sturt
- Member of Parliament
- Claire CLUTTERHAM (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 130,300
- Turnout (2025)
- 93.0%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +7.1 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 43.4%Labor 56.6%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.6 km away).
Coalition 31.4%Labor 68.6%
12.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +12.8 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- HillcrestLabor 70.2% · Coalition 29.9% TPP (2025)0.3 km away
- Windsor Gardens WestLabor 66.8% · Coalition 33.2% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
- Northgate (Sturt)Labor 61.4% · Coalition 38.6% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
- KlemzigLabor 66.4% · Coalition 33.6% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
- Windsor Gardens EastLabor 65.5% · Coalition 34.5% TPP (2025)1.5 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)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
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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