North Plympton is an inner metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, in West Torrens Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. Notable landmarks include All Saints Uniting Church (former Methodist Church).
Public transport is a very strong feature of the suburb, with public transport 60% above the peer median. Housing is a little more affordable than typical for similar places, with median house prices 17% below the peer median. Reported crime is lower than in most comparable places. Reported offences have risen 14% year on year, and population growth is another area where the suburb performs particularly well, with population growth 20% above the peer median. The main trade-offs are fewer university qualifications and more mapped flood cover.
Overall, North Plympton suits people prioritising lower crime and public transport over university qualifications.
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
Reported crime is lower than in most comparable places
Public transport is a relative strength
Housing is a little more affordable than typical for similar places
Population growth is a relative strength
Weaknesses
University qualifications are less common than in comparable places
A larger share of the suburb sits in mapped inundation than in comparable places
What stands out
Overseas-born and multilingual community
All Saints Uniting Church (former Methodist Church)
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 North Plympton compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$1.18M
+2.4% change
Median rent
$650/wk
Houses $650 · Units $570
Population (ERP)
4,060
+0.8% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
8.4%
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
#72
among Metro Adelaide · Emerging
Crime rate
38th
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
66th
percentile in SA
Rented dwellings
32%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
7/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
76th
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
46.1/100 — Average
State standing
Top 35% of South Australia's suburbs
National rank
2864th in Australia
State rank
248th in SA
Peer rank
#72 among Metro Adelaide · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#175 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)
$570
Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$650
All types (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$650
Rental bonds lodged (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
30
Median house price (Q1 2026)
$1,177,560
Median price change
+2.4%
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
4,060(June 2025)
+0.8% annual · +7.2% over 5 years · 66th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.8%
5-year growth
+7.2%
Change in 1 year
+33
Change in 5 years
+272
Growth rank in SA
66th 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 (~4,350), extrapolated at +1.4% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
3,610
Median age
40
Median household income / week
$1,650
Dwelling vacancy
8.4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
127 of 1,519
Median monthly mortgage
$1,777
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$360
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
30.2% / 37.5% / 32.4%
Employment rate
56.5%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
9.2% / 6.5% / 69.9%
Walked or cycled to work
3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
971 / 384 / 34
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.
28.9% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 13.6% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified28.9% · 22.6% SA
Diploma qualified9.5% · 8.6% SA
Trade / vocational13.6% · 17.5% SA
Year 12 or below48% · 51.2% SA
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Management and commerce22.4%
Health16.6%
Engineering and related technologies14%
Society and culture13.2%
Education9.3%
Architecture and building5.9%
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)
$58,297
70th percentile in SA · -1% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$63,150
73rd percentile in SA · -3% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
12.0%
47th percentile in SA · -13% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$48,044
14th percentile in SA · -24% vs Australia
Residents with business income
12.0%
70th percentile in SA · +15% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5037 — 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
7,899
Taxpayers reporting net rent
950
Median net rent
-$204
Taxpayers reporting business income
952
Taxable income vs state median
+7%
Salary / wages vs state median
+10%
Rental investment vs state median
0%
Super vs state median
-38%
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
29.8% speak a language other than English at home; 33.1% born overseas
Language at home
2,467 English only · 1,049 other
Non-English at home
29.8%
Born overseas
1,160 (33.1%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
50 (1.4%)
Australian citizens
3,057
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
23
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
Greek68 · 15.1%
Mandarin66 · 14.6%
Punjabi60 · 13.3%
Nepali45 · 10%
Hindi38 · 8.4%
Italian24 · 5.3%
Cantonese18 · 4%
Gujarati18 · 4%
Religion
43.9%Most common religion · Christianity
Christianity is the most common response at 43.9%, while 38.4% reported no religion. Hinduism is more prevalent locally than across the state.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
38.4%
45.2%
Christianity
43.9%
40%
Hinduism
5.7%
2.1%
Islam
2.8%
2.3%
Other / not stated
9.2%
10.4%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Catholic
20.3%
15.5%
Eastern Orthodox
6.9%
2.4%
Anglican
5.2%
7.2%
Uniting Church
3.5%
4.8%
Christian (not further defined)
2.2%
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)
99
Against the person
20
Against property
79
Rate per 1,000 residents
24.4
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 180 residents
State crime-rate percentile
37.7th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
52
Increase (daily rate)
+13.8%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
129
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
31.77
Most common offence types
Damage Or Destroy Property23
Motor Vehicle Theft And Related Offences19
Serious Assault11
Theft From A Person9
Sct - Residence8
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
Errington Special Education CentreSpecial · Government · ICSEA 1030 · 60th percentile · LBOTE 43% · 103 students · Top SEA quarter 24% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
Plympton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1071 · 76th percentile · LBOTE 59% · 272 students · Top SEA quarter 31% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
Plympton International CollegeCombined · Government · ICSEA 1044 · 66th percentile · LBOTE 45% · 825 students · Top SEA quarter 22% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
St John the Baptist Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1081 · 79th percentile · LBOTE 26% · 361 students · Top SEA quarter 30% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
Emmaus Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1137 · 93th percentile · LBOTE 35% · 1,084 students · Top SEA quarter 54% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts
Great for outdoor family life — 5 parks mapped in suburb, 3 playgrounds nearby
Well connected by public transport — 20 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
36/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.55
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.83
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.39
Food & drink(3)
Eny PennyCafe
52b Galway Avenue, North Plympton
Solar EggsCafe
12 Kinkaid Avenue, North Plympton
North Plympton Chinese Take AwayFast food
273c Marion Road
Shopping(2)
Zia's Min MartConvenience store
273 Marion Road
Riverland Fruit and VegGreengrocer
52a Galway Avenue, North Plympton
Sport & outdoors(17)
Captain McKenna PathwayCycling route
Marino Rocks GreenwayCycling route
Mike Turtur BikewayCycling route
Westside Bike PathCycling route
Drinking water
Park
Parkin ReservePark
Rex Jones ReservePark
Sandringham ReservePark
Parkin PlaygroundPlayground
Rex Jones PlaygroundPlayground
Sandringham PlaygroundPlayground
Public toilets
Rex Jones CourtsSports field
Swimming pool (3)
Transport(20)
20 bus stops
Other(5)
Bench
Parking (41)
Shelter (3)
Telephone
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
Icon Cancer Care Adelaide (2.1 km)
Nearest hospital type
Private Day Only Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
No emergency department listed
GP clinics in suburb
0
Aged-care services
2
Residential aged-care places
291
GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).
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· 52 proposals
September 2026
Community land division 1 into 2
6 BYRON AV NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Under Assessment
Conventional Land Division 1 into 2
6 BYRON AV NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Under Assessment
Verandah
2 PADMAN ST NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Under Assessment
Outbuilding for the use of a shed
62 HAWSON AV NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Under Assessment
Community title land division resulting in two (2) allotments from one (1)
6 LEWIS CR NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Under Assessment
Installation of swimming pool and safety barriers
9 DINGERA AV NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Decision Made
Torrens title land division resulting in two (2) allotments from one (1) existing
6 LEWIS CR NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Under Assessment
Two (2) Single Storey Detached Dwellings and Removal of One (1) Regulated Tree
20 TALBOT AV NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Under Assessment
Carport
6 RAYMOND AV NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Decision Made
August 2026
1-into-3 Torrens Title Land Division
10 PARK TCE NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Decision Made
Single storey detached dwelling
23 RAYMOND AV NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Under Assessment
Single storey detached dwelling
23 RAYMOND AV NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Under Assessment
Two (2) single storey detached dwellings, combined retaining walls and fences exceeding 2.1m in height and removal of two (2) regulated trees and two (2) significant trees
10 SPEED AV NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Under Assessment
Double storey detached dwelling
72 HAWSON AV NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Under Assessment
Verandah
9 PACKARD ST NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Decision Made
Three (3) single storey detached dwellings in a terrace arrangement, boundary retaining walls and fencing, and associated landscaping
48 STREETERS RD NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Under Assessment
July 2026
Internal alterations and a single storey dwelling addition and verandah
UNIT 2 2B BIRDWOOD TCE NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Under Assessment
Single storey detached dwelling
UNIT 2 18 TALBOT AV NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Under Assessment
Change of use from warehouse to light industry (distillery)
131 MORPHETT RD NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Decision Made
June 2026
Community title land division - 1 into 10
64 -66 DEEDS RD NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Decision Made
One (1) double storey residential flat building with two dwellings in a battle-axe configuration and common area, and partial demolition and alteration of the existing detached dwelling retained at front
6 BYRON AV NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Under Assessment
Shade sail
293 -295 MARION RD NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Decision Made
Fence exceeding 1m in height within 6m of a corner
42 STREETERS RD NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Under Assessment
Three (3) double storey detached dwellings
10 PARK TCE NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Under Assessment
Land Division (Torrens Title) 1 into 5 allotments
17 RAYMOND AV NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Decision Made
Verandah
60A SPRING ST NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Decision Made
May 2026
Construction of a single storey detached dwelling and two (2) single storey semi-detached dwelling with associated pergolas, tree damaging activity and 3 x verandahs
30 BRANSBY AV NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Under Assessment
1 into 2 Torrens Title Land Division
1 LEWIS CR NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Decision Made
Boundary re-alignment - 2 into 2 allotments
60 -62 DEEDS RD NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037;64 -66 DEEDS RD NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Decision Made
Torrens Title land division - 1 into 6 allotments
5 KEITH AV NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Decision Made
Double storey detached dwelling with associated fencing
32 GALWAY AV NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Under Assessment
Three (3) double storey residential flat buildings comprising a total of six (6) dwellings, boundary fencing and retaining walls and associated landscaping
18 KEITH AV NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Under Assessment
Single storey detached dwelling.
12 LAVERACK RD NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Decision Made
Removal of 2 x Significant Lemon Scented Gum (Corymbia Citriodora)
342 MARION RD NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Decision Made
April 2026
Single storey detached dwelling with Swimming Pool
60 DINGERA AV NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Under Assessment
Single storey detached dwelling
LOT 301 SPRING ST NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Decision Made
Four (4) single-storey detached dwellings in a terrace arrangement (Res 1–Res 4), eight (8) single-storey group dwellings (Res 5–Res 12), two (2) single-storey detached dwellings (Res 13–Res 14), tree-damaging activity in the form of removal of four (5) regulated trees and two (2) significant trees, boundary fencing and retaining walls and associated landscaping
1 STREETERS RD NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037;70 -74 MOORINGE AV NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Under Assessment
March 2026
Outbuilding (domestic storage shed)
32 GALWAY AV NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Decision Made
Land Division 1 into 2 - Torrens Title
40 DINGERA AV NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Decision Made
February 2026
Construction of two (2) two-storey semi-detached dwellings
22 DINGERA AV NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Under Assessment
2025· 5 proposals
December 2025
Spa, safety barriers and deck (retrospective)
13C TALBOT AV NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Under Assessment
Construction of two (2) two-storey detached dwellings and associated boundary fencing
10 DINGERA AV NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Under Assessment
Conventional land division- one (1) allotment into two (2) allotments
3 PACKER AV NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Decision Made
Two (2) Single storey detached dwellings with associated fencing and removal of a significant (Melia azedarach) tree
9 BEARE AV NORTH PLYMPTON SA 5037Decision Made
Torrens title land division creating two (2) allotments from one (1) existing
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 4.0 km away).
Coalition 31.6%Labor 68.4%
2.0 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +10.1 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
Plympton (Hindmarsh)Labor 70.8% · Coalition 29.2% TPP (2025)0.8 km away
Plympton WestLabor 65.8% · Coalition 34.2% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
Cowandilla (Hindmarsh)Labor 73.5% · Coalition 26.5% TPP (2025)2.3 km away
Novar GardensLabor 58.5% · Coalition 41.5% TPP (2025)2.4 km away
Brooklyn Park SouthLabor 67.3% · Coalition 32.7% TPP (2025)3.2 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%)