Kidman Park 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.
School access, parks and housing affordability are all relative strengths. Recorded road crashes are a relative strength, with recorded road crashes 63% below the peer median, and population growth is a very strong feature of the suburb, with population growth 93% above the peer median. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. Trade-offs centre on thinner dining and café options and fewer university qualifications, with dining and cafés 100% below the peer median.
Kidman 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
Inner metropolitan suburb · compared with inner metropolitan suburbs in South Australia (188)
Strengths
School access, parks and housing affordability are all relative strengths
Recorded road crashes are a relative strength
Population growth is a relative strength
Weaknesses
Dining and cafés are a relative weakness
University qualifications are less common than in comparable places
What stands out
Overseas-born and multilingual community
Space is a strength, but car dependence is high
Who it suits
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Housing, growth and risk
How Kidman Park compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$1.22M
+18% change
Median rent
$670/wk
Houses $688 · Units $590
Population (ERP)
4,298
+1.7% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
3.8%
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
#95
among Metro Adelaide · Emerging
Crime rate
50th
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
88th
percentile in SA
Rented dwellings
24%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
7/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
69th
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
42.1/100 — Average
State standing
Top 49% of South Australia's suburbs
National rank
3874th in Australia
State rank
346th in SA
Peer rank
#95 among Metro Adelaide · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#220 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)
$590
Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$687.5
All types (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$670
Rental bonds lodged (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
25
Median house price (Q1 2026)
$1,217,500
Median price change
+18.2%
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
4,298(June 2025)
+1.7% annual · +11.6% over 5 years · 88th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.7%
5-year growth
+11.6%
Change in 1 year
+70
Change in 5 years
+447
Growth rank in SA
88th 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 (~4,700), extrapolated at +1.7% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
3,874
Median age
44
Median household income / week
$1,637
Dwelling vacancy
3.8%
Unoccupied private dwellings
61 of 1,589
Median monthly mortgage
$1,869
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$358
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
43.8% / 32.2% / 24%
Employment rate
56.8%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
9.8% / 4.4% / 72.5%
Walked or cycled to work
1.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,238 / 210 / 75
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.
25.2% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 13.5% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified25.2% · 22.6% SA
Diploma qualified8.3% · 8.6% SA
Trade / vocational13.5% · 17.5% SA
Year 12 or below53% · 51.2% SA
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Management and commerce25%
Engineering and related technologies17.2%
Society and culture12.7%
Health11.5%
Education9.3%
Architecture and building6.6%
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)
$61,137
82nd percentile in SA · +4% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$65,498
84th percentile in SA · +1% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
16.0%
87th percentile in SA · +16% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$84,661
59th percentile in SA · +34% vs Australia
Residents with business income
10.0%
44th percentile in SA · -4% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5025 — 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
6,085
Taxpayers reporting net rent
959
Median net rent
$1,147
Taxpayers reporting business income
594
Taxable income vs state median
+13%
Salary / wages vs state median
+14%
Rental investment vs state median
+33%
Super vs state median
+9%
Business income vs state median
-9%
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
32.5% speak a language other than English at home; 29.3% born overseas
Language at home
2,532 English only · 1,217 other
Non-English at home
32.5%
Born overseas
1,097 (29.3%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
55 (1.4%)
Australian citizens
3,417
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
24
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
Italian151 · 29%
Greek111 · 21.3%
Punjabi43 · 8.3%
Arabic30 · 5.8%
Cantonese21 · 4%
Serbian20 · 3.8%
Mandarin19 · 3.6%
Spanish15 · 2.9%
Religion
62.2%Most common religion · Christianity
Christianity is the most common response at 62.2%, while 25.9% reported no religion.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
25.9%
45.2%
Christianity
62.2%
40%
Islam
2.6%
2.3%
Other / not stated
9.2%
12.5%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Catholic
34.8%
15.5%
Eastern Orthodox
10.8%
2.4%
Anglican
6%
7.2%
Uniting Church
3.4%
4.8%
Christian (not further defined)
2.5%
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)
143
Against the person
33
Against property
110
Rate per 1,000 residents
33.3
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 117 residents
State crime-rate percentile
50th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
45
Increase (daily rate)
+34.9%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
60
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
13.96
Most common offence types
Common Assault11
Damage Or Destroy Property35
Motor Vehicle Theft And Related Offences29
Serious Assault18
Theft From A Person21
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
Kidman Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1053 · 70th percentile · LBOTE 34% · 485 students · Top SEA quarter 23% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
Our Lady of La Vang SchoolSpecial · Catholic · ICSEA 1066 · 74th percentile · LBOTE 19% · 70 students · Top SEA quarter 31% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
Lockleys North Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1069 · 75th percentile · LBOTE 30% · 422 students · Top SEA quarter 28% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
Findon High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 978 · 37th percentile · LBOTE 30% · 467 students · Top SEA quarter 10% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
St Francis SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1075 · 77th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 457 students · Top SEA quarter 31% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
Underdale High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1000 · 47th percentile · LBOTE 42% · 629 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
Nazareth Catholic CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1049 · 68th percentile · LBOTE 27% · 2,576 students · Top SEA quarter 21% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
Seaton Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 999 · 46th percentile · LBOTE 65% · 149 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →
Barbara Kiker Memorial Kindergarten14 Sydney AvenuePreschools
Disability Unit Kidman Park13 Dean AvenueSpecialist Facilities
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts
Great for outdoor family life — 9 parks mapped in suburb, 7 playgrounds nearby
Reasonable bus and transport access — 16 public transport stops
Strong local sport and recreation — 11 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
24/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.32
Shopping(3)
Mitre 10Hardware store
RSPCAOp shop
VinniesOp shop
308 Grange Road, Kidman Park
Community(1)
Kidman Park Primary SchoolSchool
Health & services(1)
365 Days Medical Centre Kidman ParkMedical clinic
Sport & outdoors(34)
BBQ (6)
Outer Harbour GreenwayCycling route
River Torrens Linear ParkCycling route
Torrens Linear ParkCycling route
Drinking water (3)
Fitness station
F45 TrainingGym
Zap FitnessGym
Collins ReservePark
Fergusson ReservePark
Glenwood ReservePark
Krista ReservePark
Morris ReservePark
Park
Robe ReservePark
Valentine ReservePark
Walter Kidman ReservePark
Playground (7)
Public toilets
Viva FitnessSports centre
Sports field
Transport(16)
16 bus stops
Other(12)
Bench (11)
Australian Red Cross Blood ServiceBlood Donation
RepcoCar Parts
Solomon's FlooringCarpet
322
WattylPaint
Parking (38)
Picnic Table (4)
Shelter (2)
Telephone
TelstraTelephone
BridgestoneTyres
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
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
Western Hospital (2.5 km)
Nearest hospital type
Private Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
No emergency department listed
GP clinics in suburb
1
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 1
Aged-care services
2
GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).
365 Days Medical Centre Kidman ParkGP
Western Home ServicesKIDMAN PARKShort-Term Restorative Care (STRC)
Aged-care services
ECH Inc - Western Home ServicesKIDMAN PARKHome Care
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· 94 proposals
September 2026
Alfresco and swimming pool with associated safety barrier
17 CHATSWOOD CR KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Under Assessment
Verandah
10A WALTER ST KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Decision Made
Variation to Development Application 25033734 - Two storey educational facility (secondary school for year ten), ancillary buildings and parking, and removal of two regulated trees in association with existing open space/playing field, gym and outdoor courts - Relocation of two approved transportable SLAs and two additional transportable SLAs on the site
27 VALETTA RD KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Under Assessment
Internal Alterations- New Bathroom and Toilet
3 BROOK CT KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Decision Made
August 2026
ESP review
330 -344 GRANGE RD KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Decision Made
Three, two storey dwellings in a terrace arrangement
2 DEAN AV KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Under Assessment
Torrens Title Land Division - one allotment into three
32 WALTER ST KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Decision Made
Alterations and additions to the rear of the existing dwelling
25A BROWNING AV KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Under Assessment
Two single storey detached dwellings
3 STOKES CR KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Under Assessment
Two storey detached dwelling
35 HOSKIN AV KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Under Assessment
Two, single storey detached dwellings
23 BROWNING AV KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Under Assessment
July 2026
Verandah to the rear of the existing dwelling
32 MARGARET ST KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Decision Made
Verandah
8 ASSYRIAN CT KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Decision Made
Variation to DA 24014620 - Two storey dwelling - Change to display home with conversion of garage to sales office and advertising signage for a temporary time period of 3 years
4 SANCTUARY AV KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Decision Made
Illuminated signage is proposed to be installed on the northern and southern facades of the existing building.
LOT 27 FINDON RD KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Decision Made
Renovate fitness room to create mezzanine for a second space.
3 -4 KEELE PL KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Under Assessment
Two storey dwelling (Future Lot 420)
LOT 1300 FINDON RD KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Decision Made
Two storey dwelling (Future Lot 421)
LOT 1300 FINDON RD KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Decision Made
Two storey dwelling (Future Lot 422)
LOT 1300 FINDON RD KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Decision Made
Two storey dwelling (Future Lot 423)
LOT 1300 FINDON RD KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Decision Made
Two storey dwelling (Future Lot 424)
LOT 1300 FINDON RD KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Decision Made
Two storey dwelling (Future Lot 425)
LOT 1300 FINDON RD KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Decision Made
Two storey dwelling (Future Lot 426)
LOT 1300 FINDON RD KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Decision Made
Two storey dwelling (Future Lot 427)
LOT 1300 FINDON RD KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Decision Made
Two storey dwelling (Future Lot 428)
LOT 1300 FINDON RD KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Decision Made
Two storey dwelling (Future Lot 429)
LOT 1300 FINDON RD KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Decision Made
Two storey dwelling (Future Lot 430)
LOT 1300 FINDON RD KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Decision Made
Single storey detached dwelling
2 MARGARET ST KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Under Assessment
Two storey detached dwelling
45 SANCTUARY AV KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Under Assessment
Single storey detached dwelling with associated rear loaded garage
20 ADELE AV KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Under Assessment
Two storey dwelling and brick front fence
LOT 417 ST JAMES PWY KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Under Assessment
Two storey dwelling and brick front fence
LOT 416 ST JAMES PWY KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Under Assessment
June 2026
Community title division one allotment into two and construction of common driveway, associated stormwater infrastructure and carpark.
350 GRANGE RD KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Decision Made
Two (2), Two Storey Detached Dwellings
29 KIDMAN AV KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Under Assessment
Verandah to the rear of the existing dwelling
54 FROGMORE RD KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Decision Made
Removal of regulated Washingtonia filifera from the rear of the property.
12 FROGMORE RD KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Decision Made
Removal of a Significant tree from the front of the property.
7 VALETTA RD KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Decision Made
Two-storey detached dwelling
54 SANCTUARY AV KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Under Assessment
Two storey detached dwelling
62 SANCTUARY AV KIDMAN PARK SA 5025Under Assessment
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 1.9 km away).
Coalition 36.4%Labor 63.6%
2.7 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +10.8 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
Kidman ParkLabor 61.9% · Coalition 38.1% TPP (2025)0.3 km away
Kidman Park NorthLabor 66.9% · Coalition 33.1% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
Lockleys NorthLabor 64.2% · Coalition 35.8% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
Seaton WestLabor 72.0% · Coalition 28.1% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
FindonLabor 73.6% · Coalition 26.4% TPP (2025)1.7 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%)