Littlehampton is an outer metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, in Mount Barker Council, characterised by heritage streetscapes alongside mixed commercial and residential development. It is close to Mount Barker Junction-Mount Barker.
Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group, placing it among the highest-ranked outer metropolitan suburbs. Reported crime is exceptionally low against comparable places. Reported offences have risen 19% year on year, and university qualifications are among the highest in the peer group, with university qualifications 116% above the peer median. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. The clearer weaknesses are more mapped flood cover and higher rents, with median rents 16% above the peer median.
Littlehampton is a better fit for people who value lower crime and school quality more than lower rents.
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
Outer metropolitan suburb · compared with outer metropolitan suburbs in South Australia (64)
Strengths
Reported crime is exceptionally low against comparable places
Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group
University qualifications are among the highest in the peer group
Weaknesses
A larger share of the suburb sits in mapped inundation than in comparable places
Rents run above those in comparable places
What stands out
Heritage streetscapes
Mount Barker Junction-Mount Barker
Space is a strength, but car dependence is high
Who it suits
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Housing, growth and risk
How Littlehampton compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
—
No data available
Median rent
$650/wk
Houses $655 · Units $600
Population (ERP)
4,045
+4.6% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
5.3%
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
#37
among Metro Adelaide · Emerging
Crime rate
10th
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
98th
percentile in SA
Rented dwellings
12%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
8/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
62nd
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
50.2/100 — Average
State standing
Top 21% of South Australia's suburbs
National rank
1958th in Australia
State rank
144th in SA
Peer rank
#37 among Metro Adelaide · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#105 among Metro Adelaide suburbs
Data confidence
98%
Data sources & freshness
Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
Flats / units (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$600
Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$655
All types (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$650
Rental bonds lodged (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
15
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 · Updated · Quarterly; metro-fringe sales only
Population
Estimated resident population
4,045(June 2025)
+4.6% annual · +26.3% over 5 years · 98th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+4.6%
5-year growth
+26.3%
Change in 1 year
+179
Change in 5 years
+841
Growth rank in SA
98th 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 (~4,950), extrapolated at +4.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
3,300
Median age
40
Median household income / week
$2,086
Dwelling vacancy
5.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
64 of 1,216
Median monthly mortgage
$1,733
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$360
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
34.9% / 53.4% / 11.7%
Employment rate
66.4%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
11.3% / 2.2% / 69.4%
Walked or cycled to work
1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,128 / 19 / 5
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.
26% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 20.5% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified26% · 22.6% SA
Diploma qualified11.5% · 8.6% SA
Trade / vocational20.5% · 17.5% SA
Year 12 or below42.1% · 51.2% SA
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Management and commerce19%
Society and culture14.8%
Engineering and related technologies14.6%
Health14.5%
Education12.8%
Architecture and building5.7%
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)
$62,026
86th percentile in SA · +6% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$67,277
90th percentile in SA · +3% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
12.0%
43rd percentile in SA · -13% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$122,204
90th percentile in SA · +93% vs Australia
Residents with business income
11.0%
49th percentile in SA · +6% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5250 — 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
2,404
Taxpayers reporting net rent
277
Median net rent
-$872
Taxpayers reporting business income
256
Taxable income vs state median
+14%
Salary / wages vs state median
+17%
Rental investment vs state median
0%
Super vs state median
+57%
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
3.2% speak a language other than English at home; 14.7% born overseas
Language at home
3,103 English only · 101 other
Non-English at home
3.2%
Born overseas
468 (14.7%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
35 (1.1%)
Australian citizens
3,103
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
4
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
Italian6 · 35.3%
French5 · 29.4%
German3 · 17.6%
Mandarin3 · 17.6%
Religion
52.7%No religion
No religion is the most common response at 52.7%, while Christianity accounts for 39.8%.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
52.7%
45.2%
Christianity
39.8%
40%
Other / not stated
7.6%
14.7%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Catholic
10.8%
15.5%
Anglican
8.6%
7.2%
Lutheran
5%
2.4%
Uniting Church
5%
4.8%
Christian (not further defined)
3.8%
2.6%
Baptist
2.5%
1.5%
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)
44
Against the person
11
Against property
33
Rate per 1,000 residents
10.9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 300 residents
State crime-rate percentile
10.4th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
19
Increase (daily rate)
+18.9%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
70
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
17.31
Most common offence types
Damage Or Destroy Property6
Obtain Benefit By Deception6
Serious Assault9
Theft From A Person5
Theft From Retail Premises10
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
Littlehampton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1036 · 62th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 336 students · Top SEA quarter 16% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
1 restaurants · 1 cafes · 1 pubs · 2 supermarkets · 1 places of worship · 2 petrol stations
Local character & venue list
Local character
Reasonably walkable — many shops and services reachable on foot or by bus
Reasonable bus and transport access — 15 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
54/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.3
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.91
Parks per 1,000 residents
0.91
Food & drink(3)
Cafe LittlehamptonCafe
Great Eastern HotelPub
Honey Bang BangRestaurant
Shopping(3)
Bottle shop
Klose's FoodlandSupermarket
Supermarket
Everyday services(2)
OTR LittlehamptonPetrol station
81 Old Princes Highway
Petrol station
Community(4)
Emali Early Learning CentreKindergarten
Littlehampton Primary SchoolSchool
School
Peace Memorial InstituteTownhall
Health & services(1)
Clinic
Sport & outdoors(6)
Drinking water
The GlebeNature reserve
Miels ParkPark
Park (2)
Sports field
Transport(12)
12 bus stops
Other(7)
Car
Littlehampton Country Fire ServiceFire station
109 Old Princes Highway, Littlehampton
Garden
Agapanthus FarmGarden Centre
Grave Yard
Parking (11)
St James Anglican ChurchPlace of worship
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
Places of worship
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
St James Anglican Church
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
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
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 (12%)
Development applications from PlanSA register and EPA licensed activities.
2026· 81 proposals
September 2026
Land Division (2 into 2 - boundary realignment)
96 -98 PRINCES HWY LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Under Assessment
Detached dwelling (two storey)
4 HICKMONT LANE LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Under Assessment
Picnic shelter
LOT 1 PRINCES HWY LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Decision Made
Variation to development authorisation 24042213 (Outbuilding) for the enclosure of all elevations
96 -98 PRINCES HWY LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Under Assessment
Group dwelling (single storey)
LOT 4 CHOAT CT LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Under Assessment
Carport
39 O'DONNELL DR LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Decision Made
Detached dwelling (double storey); Fence and retaining wall structure
21 GARDNER ST LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Under Assessment
Fence and retaining wall structures
27 CHILDS RD LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Under Assessment
Verandah
41 BAKER ST LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Under Assessment
Building Alterations (Internal)
20 SCOTT LANE LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Decision Made
August 2026
Variation of Development Application 24014772
6 CHOAT CT LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Decision Made
Ancillary accommodation (Workshop)
4 LEGG CT LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Under Assessment
Fibreglass swimming pool installation & associated safety barrier
12 PIONEER ST LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Decision Made
Outbuilding (pool shelter)
13 NEWMAN CT LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Decision Made
Carport
9 BAKER ST LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Decision Made
Swimming pool & safety fences
LOT 2 FULFORD TCE LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Decision Made
Variation to development authorisation 24005548 (Outbuilding (domestic garage and carport) - increase in building height
6 ANDREWVILLE TCE LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Decision Made
Verandah and deck
19 PIONEER ST LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Decision Made
Detached dwelling (single storey) and two (2) Water tanks (Above ground - 115000l and 22500l)
2B FULFORD TCE LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Under Assessment
Detached dwelling (single storey), fence and retaining wall structure
17 PIONEER ST LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Under Assessment
Detached dwelling (single storey), fence and retaining wall structure
5 FAWCETT ST LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Decision Made
July 2026
Internal building alterations to dwelling
23 SMEATON CR LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Decision Made
Outbuilding and Water tank (above-ground 130,000 litres)
LOT 2 FULFORD TCE LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Under Assessment
Detached dwelling (single storey), fence and retaining wall structure
43 FULFORD TCE LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Under Assessment
Alterations and additions to existing detached dwelling (single storey), ancillary accommodation (single storey) and outbuilding
67 WILLIAM ST LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Decision Made
Detached dwelling (single storey)
6 HICKMONT LANE LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Under Assessment
Verandah
1A COPPINS RD LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Decision Made
Group Dwelling (Single storey)
LOT 2 CHOAT CT LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Under Assessment
Swimming pool and safety barrier
18 O'DONNELL DR LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Decision Made
Removal of two (2) significant trees – Tasmanian Blue Gum (Eucalyptus globulus)
26 HENRY RD LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Decision Made
June 2026
Change of use of existing outbuilding to ancillary accommodation with associated building alterations
109 BLAKISTON RD LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Under Assessment
Installation of swimming pool and safety barriers
13 NEWMAN CT LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Decision Made
Detached dwelling (Single storey) with associated deck and verandah.
LOT 102 FULFORD TCE LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Under Assessment
Change of use of the existing tourist accommodation to shop (in the form of sales and tasting room) for a period of two (2) years in association with existing horticultural use of the land
65B JUNCTION RD LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Under Assessment
Change of use to function centre (Maximum 58 People) with associated Car Parking and Signage, located within the curtilage of Local Heritage Place - Liebelt Farmhouse and Barns
156 JUNCTION RD LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Decision Made
Detached dwelling (Single storey) and associated Retaining wall and fence structure
96 -98 PRINCES HWY LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Under Assessment
Agricultural building
80 CLEGGETT RD LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Decision Made
Detached dwelling (single storey) and associated retaining walls and fencing structure
26 FAWCETT ST LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Decision Made
Detached dwelling (single storey) and associated retaining walls
3 BLAKISTON RD LITTLEHAMPTON SA 5250Under 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 5.8 km away).
Coalition 42.1%Labor 57.9%
3.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +5.7 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
LittlehamptonLabor 57.1% · Coalition 42.9% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
Mount Barker CentralLabor 58.3% · Coalition 41.7% TPP (2025)3.2 km away
NairneLabor 65.8% · Coalition 34.2% TPP (2025)3.6 km away
Mount Barker EastLabor 55.2% · Coalition 44.8% TPP (2025)4.0 km away
Mount BarkerLabor 60.5% · Coalition 39.5% TPP (2025)4.2 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%)