Median house price
$900k
+18% change
SA · Salisbury Council
Pooraka, 5095
Est. population · Jun 2025
7,949
Growth (1 yr)
+0.8%
Growth (5 yr)
+3.3%
Median age
38
Median income
$1,225/wk
Employment rate
52.6%
Median house price · Q1 2026
$900,000
Languages at home
41.4%non-English
Most common: Vietnamese, Punjabi, Arabic
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- National parks
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
- Education hub
Suburb profile
In Salisbury Council, Pooraka is a settled mid-sized suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with a strong presence of young families throughout. This is a strongly multicultural suburb: overseas-born and multilingual households make up much of the community.
Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many metro suburbs, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Buses connect the area to surrounding suburbs, keeping the wider city within easy reach. Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers.
Crime reports are up on the previous period. A busy pipeline of new development is gradually changing the look and feel of the streets.
Against similar metro suburbs, the suburb sits around average overall, mainly because community and employment lag behind, despite relative strength in growth momentum. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Pooraka snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$598/wk
Houses $600 · Units $500
Population (ERP)
7,949
+0.8% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
5.1%
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
#35
among Metro Adelaide · Established
Safety
81st
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
67th
percentile in SA
Advantage (IRSAD)
2/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
33rd
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
- 51.8/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 23% of South Australia's suburbs
- National rank
- 1931st in Australia
- State rank
- 157th in SA
- Peer rank
- #35 among Metro Adelaide · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #120 among Metro Adelaide suburbs
- Data confidence
- 96%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Flats / units (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $500
- Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $600
- All types (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $597.5
- Rental bonds lodged (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- 65
- Median house price (Q1 2026)
- $900,000
- Median price change
- +18.3%
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.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
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
7,949(June 2025)
+0.8% annual · +3.3% over 5 years · 67th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.8%
- 5-year growth
- +3.3%
- Change in 1 year
- +66
- Change in 5 years
- +257
- Growth rank in SA
- 67th 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 (~8,200), extrapolated at +0.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 7,583
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income / week
- $1,225
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 155 of 3,021
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Employment rate
- 52.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 2,456 / 358 / 44
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
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 648
- Against the person
- 130
- Against property
- 518
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 81.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 58 residents
- State safety percentile
- 80.6th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 192
- Increase (daily rate)
- +16.7%
Most common offence types
- Other Property Damage And Environmental142
- Other Theft108
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury71
- Theft From Motor Vehicle62
- Theft From Shop74
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 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated · Financial-year releases
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 1 (1 schools, 1 preschools)
- Median school ICSEA (6 schools)
- 969
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 33th
School list
- Pooraka Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 954 · 26th percentile · LBOTE 62% · 182 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
- Endeavour CollegeSecondary · Independent · ICSEA 1083 · 79th percentile · LBOTE 43% · 738 students · Top SEA quarter 32% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- Sports College South AustraliaSecondary · Independent · ICSEA 1015 · 54th percentile · LBOTE 3% · 404 students · Top SEA quarter 13% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
- Ingle Farm Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 967 · 32th percentile · LBOTE 73% · 454 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
- Youth Education CentreSpecial · Government · ICSEA 894 · 9th percentile · LBOTE 67% · 28 students · Top SEA quarter 7% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
- Roma Mitchell Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 971 · 34th percentile · LBOTE 68% · 1,638 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →
- Pooraka Community Kindergarten14 McCarthy CourtPreschools
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- Government education sites register — Government of South Australia · current · Updated
- School ICSEA (ACARA) — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
59 public transport stops in this suburb
- Stop 30 Main North Rd - East side
- Stop 32 Main North Rd - East side
- Stop 33 Main North Rd - South East side
- Stop 35 Main North Rd - South East side
- Stop 37 Main North Rd - South East side
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
190 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 restaurants · 6 playgrounds · 1 dog parks · 1 sports centres · 3 petrol stations
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 13 parks mapped in suburb, 6 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 59 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 10 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 32/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.13
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.71
Food & drink(1)
- Viet-Thai SignaturesRestaurant
Unit 2 847 Main North Road
Sport & outdoors(24)
- Dog park
- Bentley GreenPark
Tallering Avenue, Pooraka
- Cross Keys BMX TrackPark
- Park (10)
- Pooraka Triangle ParkPark
- Picnic area
- Playground (6)
- Pooraka Tennis ClubSports centre
- Lindblom ParkSports field
- Sports field
Transport(58)
58 bus stops
Other(16)
- SipnSaveAlcohol
- Bbq
- Bench
- Happywash PoorakaCar wash
126 Bridge Road, Pooraka
- AllStyle Garage DoorsDoors
Unit 19 Langford Street, Pooraka
- Bridgeway HotelHotel
- Budget MotelMotel
- Nature Reserve (2)
- Parking (90)
- Parking Space (2)
- LibertyPetrol station
226 Bridge Road
- OTR PoorakaPetrol station
126 Bridge Road, Pooraka
- UnitedPetrol station
- Public Building
- Shelter
- TelstraTelephone
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)
- 13
- Parks (OSM)
- 13
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
- James Nash House (3.0 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Public Psychiatric Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- No emergency department listed
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)
- 296
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 37.2
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· 54 proposals
August 2026
- Addition to front of dwelling in the form of an additional living and enclosed verandah / entry room21 WANDINA AV POORAKA SA 5095Under Assessment
- Residential Land Division - 1 into 2 and associated Removal of One (1) Significant and One (1) Regulated Tree6 GARNAUT AV POORAKA SA 5095Under Assessment
- Verandah6 LUBCKE CT POORAKA SA 5095Under Assessment
- Verandah (retrospective)20 PRATT AV POORAKA SA 5095Under Assessment
July 2026
- Three single-storey detached dwellings in terrace arrangement and associated retaining walls/fencing23 HOUSTON TCE POORAKA SA 5095Under Assessment
- Internal office alteration including office division and new airlock17 BURMA RD POORAKA SA 5095Under Assessment
- Proposed tow (2) single storey detached dwellings and associated combined retaining and fencing taller than 2.1m8 GEORGE ST POORAKA SA 5095Under Assessment
- Carport31 MONTAGUE RD POORAKA SA 5095Decision Made
- Storage Shed122 PRATT AV POORAKA SA 5095Decision Made
- Outbuilding in the form of a garaport903 MAIN NORTH RD POORAKA SA 5095Under Assessment
- Installation of internal Racking within an existing Warehouse17 BURMA RD POORAKA SA 5095Decision Made
June 2026
- Two (2) Verandah's19 NALPA ST POORAKA SA 5095Decision Made
- Convert the front office into a takeaway coffee outlet between the hours of 7am and 12pm onlyUNIT 1-9 25 RESEARCH RD POORAKA SA 5095Under Assessment
- VerandahLOT 62 HARDY CT POORAKA SA 5095Decision Made
- One single storey detached dwelling & one double storey detached dwelling including fencing above 2.1m11 HANCOCK AV POORAKA SA 5095Under Assessment
- Supported Accommodation in the form of two (2) Detached Dwellings, associated combined Retaining and Fencing taller than 2.1m, and removal of Regulated Tree.9 CHELLASTON AV POORAKA SA 5095Under Assessment
- Verandah24 -28 LANGFORD ST POORAKA SA 5095Under Assessment
- Land division (creation of two (2) allotments from one (1) existing allotment)166 BRIDGE RD POORAKA SA 5095Decision Made
- Three (3) detached dwellings in a terrace arrangement with associated retaining walls and fencing32 LOCK CR POORAKA SA 5095Under Assessment
- Spa pool & associated safety barriers24 SCOTT ST POORAKA SA 5095Decision Made
May 2026
- Verandah34 COWAN DR POORAKA SA 5095Decision Made
- Verandah8 LUBCKE CT POORAKA SA 5095Decision Made
- Single Storey Dwelling and Fencing Over 2.1m17B MURIEL DR POORAKA SA 5095Under Assessment
- Single Storey Dwelling and associated combined Retaining and Fences taller than 2.1m17A MURIEL DR POORAKA SA 5095Decision Made
- Land Division (Creation of Two (2) Allotments from One (1) Existing Allotment)4 ELDER AV POORAKA SA 5095Decision Made
- Land Division 1 into 2 allotments.1 ADALUMA AV POORAKA SA 5095Decision Made
April 2026
- Residential Land Division - 1 into 211 ROWLAND RD POORAKA SA 5095Decision Made
- Amendment to Development Approval (DA) 361/1549/2016/3B (as Varied by Planning Consent 23038141, DA 361/1547/2019 and DA 361/994/2020) for a Place of Worship and Cemetery, Comprising: • Change of Use of Existing Building at 94 Research Road from Warehouse to Place of Worship (Originally Proposed At 90 Research Road, Pooraka) • Alterations And Additions to the Existing Building at 94 Research Road, Pooraka including Front and Side Façade Upgrades, a Front Addition Accommodating Offices, Meeting R256 -258 BRIDGE RD POORAKA SA 5095;94 RESEARCH RD POORAKA SA 5095Under Assessment
- Installation of pre-cast sandstone front fence.64B MURIEL DR POORAKA SA 5095Decision Made
- Two single-storey dwellings and associated fencing/retaining walls.27 LOCK CR POORAKA SA 5095Under Assessment
March 2026
- Land Division (Creation of Two (2) Allotments from One (1) Existing Allotment)8 GEORGE ST POORAKA SA 5095Decision Made
- Two Single Storey Detached Dwellings14 TALLERING AV POORAKA SA 5095Decision Made
- Variation to DA 25020988 (Increase in Floor Area)4 ELDER AV POORAKA SA 5095Decision Made
- Single Storey Dwelling11 LOCK CR POORAKA SA 5095Decision Made
- Detached Dwelling8 DAY ST POORAKA SA 5095Decision Made
- Single storey dwelling with associated retaining walls and fence combined height exceeding 2.1m57A MURIEL DR POORAKA SA 5095Decision Made
- Removal of one (1) regulated street tree on road verge adjacent to 16 Glover Avenue16 GLOVER AV POORAKA SA 5095Decision Made
- Outbuilding (domestic storage shed)8 TALLERING AV POORAKA SA 5095Decision Made
- Verandah5B RICHARD AV POORAKA SA 5095Decision Made
February 2026
- Attached verandahUNIT 7 122 -124 SOUTH TCE POORAKA SA 5095Decision 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
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- MowingElder Smith Road, Main North Rd17 Dec 2025 – 17 Aug 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Traffic SA road events — Department for Infrastructure and Transport (SA) · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
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
- Makin
- Member of Parliament
- Tony ZAPPIA (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 123,639
- Turnout (2025)
- 91.5%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +3.9 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 35.3%Labor 64.7%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.0 km away).
Coalition 29.6%Labor 70.4%
5.8 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +3.1 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Pooraka NorthLabor 71.8% · Coalition 28.2% TPP (2025)0.8 km away
- Ingle FarmLabor 69.8% · Coalition 30.2% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
- Ingle Farm NorthLabor 69.2% · Coalition 30.8% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
- Mawson LakesLabor 68.2% · Coalition 31.9% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
- PoorakaLabor 72.5% · Coalition 27.5% 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.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
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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