Mitchell Park is an inner metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, in Marion Council. It is primarily residential, without a particularly distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.
Public transport coverage is exceptionally strong, placing it among the highest-ranked inner metropolitan suburbs. Local amenities are a relative strength, with local amenities 32% above the peer median. School access, parks and housing affordability are all relative strengths. Population growth is a very strong feature of the suburb, with population growth 60% above the peer median, and green cover is an exceptional strength. Socio-economic advantage is well below comparable places.
Mitchell 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
Public transport coverage is exceptionally strong
Population growth is a relative strength
Green cover is stronger than in comparable places
Local amenities are a relative strength
Weaknesses
Socio-economic advantage is well below comparable places
What stands out
Overseas-born and multilingual community
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 Mitchell Park compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$1.17M
+23% change
Median rent
$590/wk
Houses $620 · Units $460
Population (ERP)
6,088
+1.8% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
5.9%
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
#43
among Metro Adelaide · Growth area
Crime rate
76th
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
92nd
percentile in SA
Rented dwellings
52%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
2/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
63rd
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
37.9/100 — Below average
National rank
4937th in Australia
State rank
439th in SA
Peer rank
#43 among Metro Adelaide · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank
#254 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)
$460
Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$620
All types (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$590
Rental bonds lodged (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
60
Median house price (Q1 2026)
$1,170,500
Median price change
+23.4%
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
6,088(June 2025)
+1.8% annual · +9.6% over 5 years · 92th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.8%
5-year growth
+9.6%
Change in 1 year
+110
Change in 5 years
+533
Growth rank in SA
92th 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 (~6,550), extrapolated at +1.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
5,754
Median age
37
Median household income / week
$1,160
Dwelling vacancy
5.9%
Unoccupied private dwellings
159 of 2,705
Median monthly mortgage
$1,582
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$278
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
22.3% / 26.2% / 51.5%
Employment rate
53.1%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
8.1% / 8.6% / 65.3%
Walked or cycled to work
2.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,380 / 1,079 / 72
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.
27.4% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 15% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified27.4% · 22.6% SA
Diploma qualified7.2% · 8.6% SA
Trade / vocational15% · 17.5% SA
Year 12 or below50.4% · 51.2% SA
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Management and commerce20%
Society and culture16.7%
Health16.2%
Engineering and related technologies14%
Education7.6%
Food, hospitality and personal services6%
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)
$56,319
59th percentile in SA · -4% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$61,259
64th percentile in SA · -6% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
10.0%
28th percentile in SA · -27% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$49,707
16th percentile in SA · -21% vs Australia
Residents with business income
11.0%
60th percentile in SA · +6% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5043 — 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
13,109
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,265
Median net rent
-$880
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,412
Taxable income vs state median
+4%
Salary / wages vs state median
+6%
Rental investment vs state median
-17%
Super vs state median
-36%
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
31.6% speak a language other than English at home; 34.7% born overseas
Language at home
3,739 English only · 1,727 other
Non-English at home
31.6%
Born overseas
1,898 (34.7%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
119 (2.1%)
Australian citizens
4,667
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
31
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
Mandarin104 · 15.1%
Nepali72 · 10.4%
Arabic65 · 9.4%
Hindi42 · 6.1%
Cantonese41 · 5.9%
Punjabi41 · 5.9%
Greek33 · 4.8%
Persian29 · 4.2%
Religion
40.6%No religion
No religion is the most common response at 40.6%, while Christianity accounts for 36.5%. Hinduism is more prevalent locally than across the state.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
40.6%
45.2%
Christianity
36.5%
40%
Hinduism
5.5%
2.1%
Islam
4.5%
2.3%
Buddhism
2.8%
1.9%
Other / not stated
10.1%
8.5%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Catholic
13.2%
15.5%
Anglican
5.5%
7.2%
Christian (not further defined)
3.9%
2.6%
Uniting Church
3.6%
4.8%
Eastern Orthodox
2.7%
2.4%
Baptist
2.6%
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)
450
Against the person
125
Against property
325
Rate per 1,000 residents
73.9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 46 residents
State crime-rate percentile
76.4th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
200
Increase (daily rate)
+5.4%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
221
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
36.3
Most common offence types
Damage Or Destroy Property82
Motor Vehicle Theft And Related Offences31
Sct - Residence37
Serious Assault77
Theft From A Person84
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
Marion Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1032 · 61th percentile · LBOTE 36% · 149 students · Top SEA quarter 25% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
Clovelly Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1038 · 64th percentile · LBOTE 72% · 222 students · Top SEA quarter 26% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
Hamilton Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 994 · 44th percentile · LBOTE 38% · 609 students · Top SEA quarter 13% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
Westminster SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1139 · 93th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 1,401 students · Top SEA quarter 56% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
Suneden Specialist SchoolSpecial · Independent · ICSEA 1065 · 74th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 72 students · Top SEA quarter 27% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
St Bernadette's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1085 · 80th percentile · LBOTE 76% · 205 students · Top SEA quarter 32% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
Sunrise Christian School MarionCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1090 · 81th percentile · LBOTE 41% · 320 students · Top SEA quarter 35% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
Kilparrin Teaching and Assessment School and ServicesSpecial · Government · ICSEA 1035 · 62th percentile · LBOTE 27% · 34 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
SA School and Services for Vision ImpairedSpecial · Government · ICSEA 965 · 31th percentile · LBOTE 26% · 20 students · Top SEA quarter 7% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
Ascot Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1025 · 58th percentile · LBOTE 39% · 189 students · Top SEA quarter 20% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts
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
Marion Church of Christ
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
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%)
Three (3x) single storey detached dwellings in a terraced arrangement and fencing
18 PENRITH CT MITCHELL PARK SA 5043;20 PENRITH CT MITCHELL PARK SA 5043Under Assessment
Land Division (Community title 1 into 3 allotments and common property)
12 ALAWOONA AV MITCHELL PARK SA 5043Decision Made
Removal of Significant Tree (Melaleuca armillaris - Honey Myrtle)
5 MORELAND AV MITCHELL PARK SA 5043Decision Made
June 2026
Building alterations
7 GERALDINE AV MITCHELL PARK SA 5043Decision Made
Removal of a regulated street tree on verge in front of 2 Towbridge Ct, Mitchell Park
2 TROWBRIDGE CT MITCHELL PARK SA 5043Decision Made
Verandah
13 KIRRA AV MITCHELL PARK SA 5043Decision Made
May 2026
Three single-storey detached dwellings in a terrace arrangement with associated retaining walls and fencing
21 THORNE CR MITCHELL PARK SA 5043Under Assessment
Three, two-storey detached dwellings including a swimming pool to Res 1
23 WATERMAN TCE MITCHELL PARK SA 5043;25 WATERMAN TCE MITCHELL PARK SA 5043Under Assessment
Verandah
UNIT 8 8 WALTER AV MITCHELL PARK SA 5043Decision Made
Two single storey detached dwelling and associated fencing
36 BYARD TCE MITCHELL PARK SA 5043Under Assessment
Garage
108 BRADLEY GR MITCHELL PARK SA 5043Decision Made
Two storey detached dwelling
33 BYARD TCE MITCHELL PARK SA 5043Under Assessment
Torrens Title Land Division – 1 into 3 allotments
30 THORNE CR MITCHELL PARK SA 5043Decision Made
Outbuilding (shed)
48 SAMPSON RD MITCHELL PARK SA 5043Decision Made
Installation of a Stratco shed
4 HURLEY CT MITCHELL PARK SA 5043Decision Made
Two single storey detached dwellings and fencing
6 DAVID AV MITCHELL PARK SA 5043Under Assessment
Land Division 1 into 3 (Torrens Title)
31 RAGGATT CR MITCHELL PARK SA 5043Decision Made
Single Storey Detached dwelling with associated fencing, a swimming pool and associated safety features
12 DAISY AV MITCHELL PARK SA 5043Under Assessment
Land Division (1 into 3) (Land Use Application 26008887)
16 EGAN CR MITCHELL PARK SA 5043Decision Made
Two (2) x four-level residential flat buildings with associated access and car parking, combined retaining and fencing, landscaping, shelter and the removal of five (5) regulated trees
91 ALAWOONA AV MITCHELL PARK SA 5043;93 BRADLEY GR MITCHELL PARK SA 5043;97 -97B BRADLEY GR MITCHELL PARK SA 5043Under Assessment
Variation to DA 22033758 by increasing height of cricket nets
26 PERCY AV MITCHELL PARK SA 5043Decision Made
April 2026
Verandah
UNIT 2 14 WOODLAND RD MITCHELL PARK SA 5043Decision Made
Two (2) single storey detached dwellings, fences and removal of two (2) Regulated Trees
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 30.5%Labor 69.5%
8.4 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +7.6 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
Mitchell Park SouthLabor 72.0% · Coalition 27.9% TPP (2025)0.4 km away
MarionLabor 62.4% · Coalition 37.6% TPP (2025)0.6 km away
Mitchell ParkLabor 71.3% · Coalition 28.7% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
SturtLabor 62.8% · Coalition 37.2% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
St MarysLabor 68.1% · Coalition 31.9% TPP (2025)1.3 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%)