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SA · Adelaide Hills Council
Kenton Valley, 5233
Est. population · Jun 2025
283
Growth (1 yr)
+1.1%
Growth (5 yr)
+2.5%
Median age
48
Median income
$2,194/wk
Employment rate
65.5%
Languages at home
3.1%non-English
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- National parks
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
Suburb profile
Kenton Valley is a hillside smaller community in Adelaide Hills Council, with elevated streets and a greener, quieter pace. A mature community gives the area a calm, settled social fabric, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting.
With limited local amenities, residents regularly travel to a neighbouring town for shops, appointments and a wider choice. Green space punches above what many regional towns 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 prices run toward the upper end of the local market. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
Against similar regional towns, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because growth momentum, plus local dining and lifestyle amenities lag behind, despite relative strength in community and employment, plus safety. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Kenton Valley snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
283
+1.1% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
7.1%
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
#29
among Country & regional · Mature
Safety
16th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
76th
percentile in SA
Advantage (IRSAD)
8/10
national SEIFA decile
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
- 41.4/100 — Average
- National rank
- 3513th in Australia
- State rank
- 363rd in SA
- Peer rank
- #29 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #60 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 70%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Population
Estimated resident population
283(June 2025)
+1.1% annual · +2.5% over 5 years · 76th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.1%
- 5-year growth
- +2.5%
- Change in 1 year
- +3
- Change in 5 years
- +7
- Growth rank in SA
- 76th 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 (~300), extrapolated at +0.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 262
- Median age
- 48
- Median household income / week
- $2,194
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 7 of 99
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Employment rate
- 65.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 94 / 0 / 0
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
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2023–24)
- 4
- Against the person
- 2
- Against property
- 2
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 14.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 131 residents
- State safety percentile
- 15.7th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 5
Most common offence types
- Common Assault1
- Obtain Benefit By Deception1
- Other Theft1
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury1
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; 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated · Financial-year releases
Family & Lifestyle
Public transport
1 public transport stops in this suburb
- Netherhill Rd - South side (Kenton Valley Golf Course)
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
10 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 swimming pools
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 2/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Sport & outdoors(3)
- Kenton Valley Golf CourseGolf course
- Sports field
- Swimming pool
Other(5)
- Kenton Hill Fresh Fruit and VegFarm
239 Kenton Valley Road
- Garden
- Porter Scrub Conservation ParkNature Reserve
- Parking (3)
- Picnic Table
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)
- 42
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
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
- Nearest hospital
- Gumeracha District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital (3.5 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Public Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
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)
- 8
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 28.3
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· 3 proposals
July 2026
- freestanding verandah266 KENTON VALLEY RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
March 2026
- Deck266 KENTON VALLEY RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
- Agricultural building141 JACKSONS HILL RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
2025· 5 proposals
December 2025
- Outbuilding (carport)84 LEE RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
July 2025
- Construction of a dwelling addition, construction of a carport, verandah, and ancillary accommodation.74 NETHER HILL RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Under Assessment
April 2025
- Outbuilding (shed)198B KENTON VALLEY RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
March 2025
- Carport152 HARTLEY VALE RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
February 2025
- Above Ground Water Tank73 LEE RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
2024· 2 proposals
September 2024
- Outbuilding (retrospective)84 LEE RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
June 2024
- Internal alterations to existing Farm Building227 LANGLEY RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
2023· 5 proposals
October 2023
- Carport addition to outbuilding653 KENTON VALLEY RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
- Ancillary accommodation26 NETHER HILL RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Under Assessment
September 2023
- 2 x Outbuildings (including CCBF replacement building)134 WOODLANDS RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
July 2023
- Outbuilding78 MAIDMENT RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
March 2023
- LAND DIVISION (1 INTO 2)251 BURFORDS HILL RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
2022· 8 proposals
November 2022
- Carport619 KENTON VALLEY RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
September 2022
- Swimming pool and associated safety barriers112 NETHER HILL RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
May 2022
- Outbuilding84 LEE RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
- Outbuilding500 BERRY HILL RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
- Shed142 ODEA RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
April 2022
- Carport349 BERRY HILL RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
March 2022
- Semi-enclosed verandah110 JACKSONS HILL RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
- Single storey dwelling alterations and additions & deck149 WOODLANDS RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
2021· 17 proposals
October 2021
- Outbuilding - CCBF6 LEE RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
- Swimming pool and safety fence227 LANGLEY RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
- Solar photovoltaic panels (ground mounted)LOT 30 NETHER HILL RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
September 2021
- Outbuilding55 BURFORDS HILL RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
- Verandah attached to Farm Building227 LANGLEY RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
- Tourist accommodation (including temporary use as a dwelling) and agricultural building506 BERRY HILL RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Under Assessment
- Change of use from horticulture (strawberry plantation) to floriculture & grazing with addition of function and wedding ceremony centre - conversion of horticulture building to host 27 functions per year for a maximum of 130 guests & car-parking112 NETHER HILL RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Under Assessment
- Agricultural buildingLOT 30 NETHER HILL RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
August 2021
- Two Storey Detached Dwelling, Water Storage Tank (109,00L) and associated earthworks23A BURFORDS HILL RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
- Replacement single storey detached dwelling & associated earthworks (non-complying)134 WOODLANDS RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
- Alterations and additions to existing outbuilding - carport and verandah - CCBF203 BERRY HILL RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
July 2021
- Single storey detached dwelling, Water Tank (150,000 L) & associated earthworks209 JACKSONS HILL RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
June 2021
- Domestic outbuilding293 KENTON VALLEY RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
May 2021
- Construction of part store & part agricultural building with associated earthworks - CCBF663B KENTON VALLEY RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
- Single storey detached dwelling, stepped retaining walls (maximum height 3m), domestic outbuilding & associated earthworks82 LEE RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
April 2021
- Single storey detached dwelling - CCBF663B KENTON VALLEY RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision Made
March 2021
- Domestic outbuildings (x2)261 BERRY HILL RD KENTON VALLEY SA 5233Decision 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
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
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
- Mayo
- Member of Parliament
- Rebekha SHARKIE (Centre Alliance)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 137,818
- Turnout (2025)
- 94.2%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +3.4 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 45.0%Labor 55.0%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 9.7 km away).
Coalition 50.7%Labor 49.3%
5.7 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +2.9 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- GumerachaLabor 53.5% · Coalition 46.5% TPP (2025)4.2 km away
- Mount TorrensLabor 42.1% · Coalition 57.9% TPP (2025)5.3 km away
- LobethalLabor 49.9% · Coalition 50.1% TPP (2025)6.0 km away
- CharlestonLabor 48.7% · Coalition 51.3% TPP (2025)6.5 km away
- BirdwoodLabor 53.0% · Coalition 47.0% TPP (2025)6.6 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.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
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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