Rostrevor is an inner metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, in Campbelltown Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. The River Torrens is part of the surrounding geography.
Public transport coverage is exceptionally strong, placing it among the highest-ranked inner metropolitan suburbs. Reported crime is exceptionally low against comparable places, with reported crime 64% below the peer median, and green cover is an exceptional strength, and recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places, with recorded road crashes 59% below the peer median. The main trade-offs are more mapped flood cover and higher rents, with median rents 8% above the peer median.
Overall, Rostrevor suits people prioritising lower crime and public transport over lower rents.
Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.
Strengths and weaknesses
Inner metropolitan suburb · compared with inner metropolitan suburbs in South Australia (188)
Strengths
Reported crime is exceptionally low against comparable places
Public transport coverage is exceptionally strong
Green cover is a relative strength
Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places
Weaknesses
A larger share of the suburb sits in mapped inundation than in comparable places
Median rents are a relative weakness
What stands out
Overseas-born and multilingual community
River Torrens
Who it suits
Stars are audience-fit ratings derived from Suburb.Guide data, not demographic counts or user reviews.
Families★★★☆☆
Professionals★★☆☆☆
Retirees★★☆☆☆
Students★☆☆☆☆
Budget buyers★☆☆☆☆
Housing, growth and risk
How Rostrevor compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$1.3M
+19% change
Median rent
$650/wk
Houses $690 · Units $510
Population (ERP)
9,287
+1.6% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
5.2%
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
Crime rate
22nd
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
88th
percentile in SA
Rented dwellings
20%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
9/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
76th
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
49.1/100 — Average
State standing
Top 24% of South Australia's suburbs
National rank
2183rd in Australia
State rank
170th in SA
Peer rank
#35 among Metro Adelaide · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#126 among Metro Adelaide suburbs
Data confidence
100%
Data sources & freshness
Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
Flats / units (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$510
Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$690
All types (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$650
Rental bonds lodged (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
60
Median house price (Q1 2026)
$1,304,000
Median price change
+18.7%
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.
Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band
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
9,287(June 2025)
+1.6% annual · +9.1% over 5 years · 88th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.6%
5-year growth
+9.1%
Change in 1 year
+151
Change in 5 years
+776
Growth rank in SA
88th 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 (~10,000), extrapolated at +1.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
8,452
Median age
41
Median household income / week
$1,791
Dwelling vacancy
5.2%
Unoccupied private dwellings
171 of 3,262
Median monthly mortgage
$1,950
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$380
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
43.9% / 36.5% / 19.6%
Employment rate
58.9%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
11.1% / 5.6% / 69.7%
Walked or cycled to work
1.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
2,435 / 469 / 181
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)
Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
35.5% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 11.8% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified35.5% · 22.6% SA
Diploma qualified9.5% · 8.6% SA
Trade / vocational11.8% · 17.5% SA
Year 12 or below43.2% · 51.2% SA
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Management and commerce23.7%
Engineering and related technologies14.8%
Health12.8%
Society and culture12.7%
Education10.9%
Architecture and building5.3%
How these groups are defined
Measure
Definition
University qualified
Bachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualified
Advanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocational
Certificate III + IV
Year 12
Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12
Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below
People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)
University qualifications from the 2021 Census
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Tax & income
Median taxable income (2023–24)
$57,334
65th percentile in SA · -2% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$63,623
75th percentile in SA · -2% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
16.0%
84th percentile in SA · +16% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$66,973
34th percentile in SA · +6% vs Australia
Residents with business income
12.0%
68th percentile in SA · +15% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5073 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.
Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
11,370
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,826
Median net rent
$273
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,317
Taxable income vs state median
+6%
Salary / wages vs state median
+11%
Rental investment vs state median
+33%
Super vs state median
-14%
Business income vs state median
+9%
Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in SA, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.
Data sources & freshness
Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary
Community & culture
37.1% speak a language other than English at home; 38.2% born overseas
Language at home
5,174 English only · 3,055 other
Non-English at home
37.1%
Born overseas
3,143 (38.2%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
42 (0.5%)
Australian citizens
7,099
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
30
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
Italian310 · 23.6%
Mandarin270 · 20.6%
Cantonese105 · 8%
Greek75 · 5.7%
Arabic60 · 4.6%
Punjabi57 · 4.3%
Korean46 · 3.5%
Hindi43 · 3.3%
Religion
50.2%Most common religion · Christianity
Christianity is the most common response at 50.2%, while 33.5% reported no religion.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
33.5%
45.2%
Christianity
50.2%
40%
Hinduism
3.6%
2.1%
Islam
2.1%
2.3%
Buddhism
3%
1.9%
Other / not stated
7.6%
8.5%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Catholic
28.1%
15.5%
Anglican
4.7%
7.2%
Eastern Orthodox
4.1%
2.4%
Uniting Church
3.2%
4.8%
Christian (not further defined)
3%
2.6%
2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted 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 (2025–26)
150
Against the person
42
Against property
108
Rate per 1,000 residents
16.2
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 201 residents
State crime-rate percentile
21.5th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
94
Increase (daily rate)
+2%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
146
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
15.72
Most common offence types
Damage Or Destroy Property26
Motor Vehicle Theft And Related Offences24
Other Unlawful Entry With Intent11
Serious Assault25
Theft From A Person17
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
Stradbroke SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1111 · 87th percentile · LBOTE 47% · 694 students · Top SEA quarter 44% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
Rostrevor CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1064 · 73th percentile · LBOTE 16% · 985 students · Top SEA quarter 22% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
Thorndon Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1069 · 75th percentile · LBOTE 28% · 266 students · Top SEA quarter 29% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
Morialta Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1075 · 77th percentile · LBOTE 35% · 570 students · Top SEA quarter 31% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
Rostrevor Kindergarten61 Maple AvenuePreschools
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts
Great for outdoor family life — 11 parks mapped in suburb, 3 playgrounds nearby
Well connected by public transport — 37 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
36/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.35
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.3
Food & drink(3)
St Georges BakehouseBakery
Ceylon CaterersRestaurant
10A Forest Avenue
Rostrevor Pizzeria RestaurantRestaurant
Shopping(1)
Convenience store
Community(1)
Stradbroke SchoolSchool
74 Koonga Avenue, Rostrevor
Sport & outdoors(15)
Drinking water
Bruse Avenue ReservePark
Fourth Creek ReservePark
Gurners ReservePark
Henry Martin ReservePark
Jenkins ReservePark
Launers reservePark
Medway Crescent ReservePark
Pacific Avenue ReservePark
Playground (3)
Sports field
Fourth Creek TrailWalking trail
Yurrebilla Trail Section 5Walking trail
Transport(27)
27 bus stops
Other(6)
Bicycle Parking (2)
Hairdresser
Information
Parking (13)
Paws! Then PlayPet Grooming
Rostrevor Baptist ChurchPlace of worship
288 Montacute Road, Rostrevor
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap and the SA Sports Vouchers venue list, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.
Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000
Data sources & freshness
OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries
Places of worship
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
Rostrevor Baptist Church
288 Montacute Road, Rostrevor
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
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.
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 (12%)
Development applications from PlanSA register and EPA licensed activities.
2026· 123 proposals
September 2026
Ancillary accommodation (Granny Flat) and deck
16 ROSTREVOR AV ROSTREVOR SA 5073Under Assessment
To divide land (Torrens Title 1 into 3 Land Division) and erect three (3) single storey detached dwellings in a terrace arrangement.
47 MEDWAY CR ROSTREVOR SA 5073Under Assessment
Land Division - 1 into 2 Torrens Title allotments
24 SANDRA AV ROSTREVOR SA 5073Under Assessment
Single Storey detached dwelling
16 TREWREN AV ROSTREVOR SA 5073Under Assessment
three double storey row dwellings with associated civil works, fencing and landscaping
11 HORWOOD AV ROSTREVOR SA 5073Under Assessment
two detached dwellings with associated civil works, retaining walls, fencing and landscaping and the division of the land into two Torrens Title allotments
368 MONTACUTE RD ROSTREVOR SA 5073Under Assessment
Shed and Verandah
324 MONTACUTE RD ROSTREVOR SA 5073Decision Made
double storey detached dwelling and associated civil works, retaining walls, fencing and landscaping together with a shed and inground swimming pool with associated safety fencing
10B RADNOR AV ROSTREVOR SA 5073Under Assessment
Proposed two x double storey detached dwellings with associated boundary retaining walls and landscaping with front fence.
23 MARGARET AV ROSTREVOR SA 5073Under Assessment
August 2026
Pool safety barrier replacement
8 WEEMALA CR ROSTREVOR SA 5073Decision Made
Two single storey detached dwellings with associated earthworks, retaining walls with a total height of 1.2 metres and combined retaining walls and fencing with a total height of 3 metres.
17 GRANTLEY AV N ROSTREVOR SA 5073Under Assessment
rear verandah
41 RITA AV ROSTREVOR SA 5073Under Assessment
Single storey detached dwelling, pool (spa) deck, and tree damaging activity (Removal of a regulated Silky Oak Tree).
18 HUDSON AV ROSTREVOR SA 5073Under Assessment
single storey detached dwelling with associated civil works, retaining walls, fencing and landscaping
4 MOYLE AV ROSTREVOR SA 5073Under Assessment
two single storey detached dwellings with associated civil works, retaining walls, fencing and landscaping
2 GULFVIEW DR ROSTREVOR SA 5073Under Assessment
Verandah
3 SHEILA ST ROSTREVOR SA 5073Decision Made
Verandah
42 LEABROOK DR ROSTREVOR SA 5073Decision Made
Land division (Torrens Title) to create two (2) allotments (one into two)
32 RITA AV ROSTREVOR SA 5073Decision Made
Tree damaging activity (removal of one (1) significant tree)
2 MAROLA AV ROSTREVOR SA 5073Under Assessment
Land division - 1 into 2 Torrens title allotments
2 GULFVIEW DR ROSTREVOR SA 5073Under Assessment
Removal of River Red Gum (EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS) tree
30 SPARKS TCE ROSTREVOR SA 5073Decision Made
Construction of tiered concrete sleeper retaining walls
17 LIAPIS CT ROSTREVOR SA 5073Under Assessment
single storey detached dwelling with associated civil works, retaining walls, fencing and landscaping
32 REYNELL RD ROSTREVOR SA 5073Under Assessment
Single storey detached dwelling (lot 302/25A) with associated landscaping, earthworks and retaining walls and fencing with a total combined height of 2.55 metres
25 SANDRA AV ROSTREVOR SA 5073Under Assessment
Single story detached dwelling (Lot 301 / 25B)
25 SANDRA AV ROSTREVOR SA 5073Under Assessment
Land division (Torrens Title) to create two (2) allotments (one into two) and a Tree Damaging Activity in the form of the removal of two significant trees (Canary Island Date Palms)
16 TREEFERN AV ROSTREVOR SA 5073Decision Made
to remove one significant River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) located in the rear yard
32 SPARKS TCE ROSTREVOR SA 5073Under Assessment
July 2026
Two double storey detached dwellings
83 MAPLE AV ROSTREVOR SA 5073Under Assessment
Land division (Torrens Title) to create two (2) allotments (one into two)
3 EGERTON AV ROSTREVOR SA 5073Decision Made
Proposed Pool
21A KOONGA AV ROSTREVOR SA 5073Under Assessment
Double storey detached dwelling
8A SHEILA ST ROSTREVOR SA 5073Under Assessment
double storey detached dwelling with associated civil works, retaining walls, fencing and landscaping
57 RITA AV ROSTREVOR SA 5073Under Assessment
Two Storey detached dwelling (future 3A) with associated landscaping, earthworks, retaining walls and fencing with a total combined height of 2.9 metres
3 EGERTON AV ROSTREVOR SA 5073Under Assessment
Installation of Fibreglass Swimming Pool & associated safety barrier
25 LEABROOK DR ROSTREVOR SA 5073Decision Made
Land Division - 1 into 2 Torrens Title allotments
79 MORIALTA RD W ROSTREVOR SA 5073Decision Made
Footing Underpinning
10 APALKA PL ROSTREVOR SA 5073Decision Made
Opening Roof Verandah
7A MALPAS ST ROSTREVOR SA 5073Decision Made
Two (2) detached dwellings, together with associated minor earth works, retaining walls, landscaping and fencing
340 MONTACUTE RD ROSTREVOR SA 5073Under Assessment
Land division - 1 into 2 Torrens Title allotments
4 MOYLE AV ROSTREVOR SA 5073Decision Made
Removal of one regulated White Cedar (Melia azedarach) tree in the front yard
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Flood cover is the share of the suburb boundary overlapping current SA Planning flood overlays (flooding and evidence required). Safer places from CFS designated locations.
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.0 km away).
Coalition 38.1%Labor 61.9%
5.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +10.0 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
RostrevorLabor 63.3% · Coalition 36.7% TPP (2025)0.6 km away
Athelstone WestLabor 58.4% · Coalition 41.6% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
Rostrevor SouthLabor 59.8% · Coalition 40.2% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
NewtonLabor 60.1% · Coalition 39.9% TPP (2025)1.9 km away
HectorvilleLabor 61.3% · Coalition 38.7% TPP (2025)2.3 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.
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 (12%)