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Top Suburbs by Overall Score in South Australia

Suburbs ranked by overall desirability score — a weighted index from eight pillars including safety, housing, education, accessibility, lifestyle, environment, future growth and community. Scores are normalised within metro, coastal and regional cohorts.

Stirling currently leads this South Australia list. Suburbs ranked by overall desirability score — a weighted index from eight pillars including safety, housing, education, accessibility, lifestyle, environment, future growth and community. Scores are normalised within metro, coastal and regional cohorts. 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	Score /100
#1	Stirling	68.9
#2	Aldgate	68.0
#3	Blackwood	66.9
#4	Leabrook	66.3
#5	Dulwich	65.6
#6	Hazelwood Park	64.6
#7	Penneshaw	63.8
#8	Kensington Park	62.5
#9	Torrens Park	62.2
#10	North Adelaide	61.9
#11	Flagstaff Hill	61.7
#12	Hahndorf	61.4
#13	Goodwood	61.2
#14	Stonyfell	60.3
#15	Glenelg East	59.8
#16	Wattle Park	59.7
#17	St Clair	59.1
#18	Athelstone	59.0
#19	Unley	59.0
#20	Brighton	58.9
#21	Willunga	58.9
#22	Piccadilly	58.0
#23	Glenunga	57.9
#24	Hope Valley	57.9
#25	Fairview Park	57.7
#26	Gumeracha	57.7
#27	Tea Tree Gully	57.7
#28	Lower Mitcham	57.6
#29	Uraidla	57.5
#30	Spalding	57.3
#31	Fullarton	57.2
#32	Lobethal	57.2
#33	Clare	57.1
#34	Verdun	57.1
#35	Beaumont	57.0
#36	Forestville	57.0
#37	Seacliff	57.0
#38	Colonel Light Gardens	56.9
#39	Tintinara	56.9
#40	Kensington Gardens	56.7
#41	West Lakes Shore	56.7
#42	Aberfoyle Park	56.4
#43	Balhannah	56.4
#44	Coromandel Valley	56.4
#45	Stepney	56.4
#46	Bridgewater	56.3
#47	Craigburn Farm	56.3
#48	St Morris	56.3
#49	Mount George	56.2
#50	Millswood	56.0
#51	Tanunda	56.0
#52	Happy Valley	55.8
#53	St Agnes	55.8
#54	Tranmere	55.7
#55	West Beach	55.7
#56	Collinswood	55.6
#57	Henley Beach	55.6
#58	Burnside	55.3
#59	Hove	55.3
#60	Black Forest	55.2
#61	Seacliff Park	55.0
#62	Springfield	55.0
#63	St Peters	55.0
#64	Ashton	54.9
#65	Crafers	54.8
#66	Wynn Vale	54.8
#67	Hallett Cove	54.7
#68	Semaphore	54.7
#69	Tantanoola	54.7
#70	Netherby	54.6
#71	Wayville	54.5
#72	Highgate	54.4
#73	Adelaide	54.3
#74	Dernancourt	54.3
#75	Kimba	54.3
#76	Rose Park	54.0
#77	Cumberland Park	53.9
#78	Greenwith	53.8
#79	Glenelg	53.7
#80	Grange	53.7
#81	Hyde Park	53.7
#82	Magill	53.6
#83	Old Reynella	53.5
#84	Wudinna	53.5
#85	Auldana	53.4
#86	Hawthorn	53.3
#87	Marino	53.3
#88	Heathfield	53.1
#89	Norwood	53.1
#90	Tusmore	53.0
#91	Walkerville	53.0
#92	Bellevue Heights	52.9
#93	Somerton Park	52.9
#94	Frewville	52.8
#95	Glenelg North	52.8
#96	Mitcham	52.8
#97	Erindale	52.7
#98	Glenalta	52.6
#99	Firle	52.5
#100	Montacute	52.5

Score is the overall desirability index (0–100), normalised within each metro, coastal and regional cohort.

Last updated 7 October 2026 at 2:15 am ACDT

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