What are the best retirement suburbs in South Australia?

The top-ranked suburbs are Medindie Gardens, Hazelwood Park, Highgate, Westbourne Park, St Georges, and more, ordered by a category-specific composite score from official government and open data.

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Best Retirement 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 suited to retirees, combining safety, health access, recreation, green space and favourable weather from official datasets.

Rank	Suburb	Index
#1	Medindie Gardens	100
#2	Hazelwood Park	99
#3	Highgate	99
#4	Westbourne Park	97
#5	St Georges	95
#6	Paechtown	93
#7	Marino	92
#8	Chandlers Hill	92
#9	Lower Mitcham	91
#10	Tranmere	90
#11	Beulah Park	90
#12	Summertown	90
#13	Greenhill	90
#14	Highland Valley	90
#15	Coromandel East	89
#16	Ironbank	89
#17	Royston Park	89
#18	Ashton	89
#19	Unley Park	89
#20	Glengowrie	88
#21	Tennyson	88
#22	Manningham	88
#23	Urrbrae	88
#24	Netherby	88
#25	Hyde Park	88
#26	Collinswood	88
#27	Craigburn Farm	88
#28	Seacombe Heights	88
#29	Seacliff	88
#30	Dawesley	87
#31	Longwood	86
#32	Kings Park	86
#33	Mount Osmond	86
#34	Uraidla	86
#35	Somerton Park	86
#36	Cockatoo Valley	86
#37	Basket Range	86
#38	Echunga	86
#39	Yatala Vale	86
#40	Sheidow Park	85
#41	Armagh	85
#42	Dulwich	85
#43	Lockleys	85
#44	Mylor	85
#45	Hawthorn	84
#46	Nailsworth	84
#47	Worrolong	84
#48	Seaview Downs	84
#49	Kensington Park	84
#50	Flaxman Valley	84

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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