What are the best family suburbs in South Australia?

The top-ranked suburbs are Hazelwood Park, Wynn Vale, Medindie Gardens, Kings Park, Mount Osmond, and more, ordered by a category-specific composite score from official government and open data.

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Best Family Suburbs in South Australia

Q: What does the index column mean on ranking pages?

The index shows relative strength within the ranking list. 100 is the top-ranked suburb; lower values are further from the leader. It is not an overall suburb rating out of 100.

Suburbs ranked for families using education access, early-years services, safety, parks and sport facilities from official data.

Rank	Suburb	Index
#1	Hazelwood Park	100
#2	Wynn Vale	95
#3	Medindie Gardens	95
#4	Kings Park	93
#5	Mount Osmond	93
#6	Moonta Bay	91
#7	Summertown	91
#8	Lower Mitcham	91
#9	Hyde Park	90
#10	Marino	90
#11	Glengowrie	90
#12	Tranmere	90
#13	Ashford	89
#14	Ashton	88
#15	Unley Park	87
#16	Dulwich	87
#17	Manningham	87
#18	Royston Park	87
#19	Everard Park	87
#20	Dawesley	87
#21	Halbury	87
#22	Stanley Flat	87
#23	Willyaroo	87
#24	North Brighton	86
#25	Beulah Park	85
#26	Encounter Bay	84
#27	Leabrook	84
#28	Kurralta Park	84
#29	Lynton	84
#30	Kensington Park	84
#31	Warradale	84
#32	Fullarton	83
#33	Marden	83
#34	Highgate	83
#35	Armagh	83
#36	Brukunga	83
#37	Highland Valley	83
#38	Nildottie	83
#39	Paechtown	83
#40	Paris Creek	83
#41	Millswood	82
#42	Tiatukia	82
#43	Edithburgh	82
#44	Winkie	82
#45	Riverglades	82
#46	Worrolong	82
#47	Hallett Cove	81
#48	American River	81
#49	Hayborough	81
#50	Longwood	81

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.

Last updated 17 August 2026 at 1:10 am ACST

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