Lifestyle & outdoors
Best Dog Friendly Suburbs in South Australia
Suburbs with strong signals for dog owners — parks, open space and pet-friendly amenity access.
Penneshaw currently leads this South Australia list. Suburbs with strong signals for dog owners — parks, open space and pet-friendly amenity access. The index is relative to this list (100 = the top suburb here), not an overall suburb rating. Very small localities can rank highly when nearby services score well — check population and housing on each profile before treating a rank as a place to live.
| Rank | Suburb | Index |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Penneshaw | 100 |
| #2 | Tea Tree Gully | 90 |
| #3 | Gumeracha | 90 |
| #4 | Kimba | 82 |
| #5 | Bedford Park | 81 |
| #6 | Moonta | 79 |
| #7 | Clare | 78 |
| #8 | Willunga | 78 |
| #9 | Stirling | 78 |
| #10 | Glencoe | 75 |
| #11 | Blackwood | 74 |
| #12 | Ashton | 74 |
| #13 | Victor Harbor | 73 |
| #14 | Adelaide | 72 |
| #15 | Piccadilly | 71 |
| #16 | Montacute | 66 |
| #17 | North Adelaide | 65 |
| #18 | Waitpinga | 65 |
| #19 | Mount George | 63 |
| #20 | Athelstone | 63 |
| #21 | Tantanoola | 63 |
| #22 | Quorn | 59 |
| #23 | Pinnaroo | 59 |
| #24 | Coffin Bay | 59 |
| #25 | Meadows | 59 |
| #26 | Mount Gambier | 58 |
| #27 | Craigburn Farm | 56 |
| #28 | Mitcham | 56 |
| #29 | Napperby | 55 |
| #30 | Happy Valley | 55 |
| #31 | Vista | 54 |
| #32 | Crafers | 54 |
| #33 | Mount Burr | 54 |
| #34 | Compton | 54 |
| #35 | American River | 53 |
| #36 | Chiton | 53 |
| #37 | Norton Summit | 53 |
| #38 | Flagstaff Hill | 53 |
| #39 | Stonyfell | 52 |
| #40 | Crafers West | 52 |
| #41 | Houghton | 52 |
| #42 | Naracoorte | 52 |
| #43 | Aldgate | 51 |
| #44 | Bellevue Heights | 51 |
| #45 | Kingscote | 51 |
| #46 | Gilberton | 50 |
| #47 | Old Reynella | 50 |
| #48 | Lock | 49 |
| #49 | Williamstown | 49 |
| #50 | Port Lincoln | 49 |
Index shows relative strength within this list. 100 is the top-ranked suburb; lower values are further from the leader, not an overall suburb rating.