SA · Salisbury Council

St Kilda, 5110

Population

88

Growth (1 yr)

+20.0%

Growth (5 yr)

+63.6%

Median age

57

Median income

$697/wk

Employment rate

34.6%

University qualified

3.8%

Work from home

13.3%

Languages at home

4.1%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Beach
  • National parks
  • Rural living
What St Kilda is known for: Beach, National parks, Rural living

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Suburb profile

St Kilda is a semi-rural locality near Adelaide, in Salisbury Council. Port River is part of the surrounding geography.

Local amenities are a relative strength. Rents sit a little below those in comparable places, with median rents 14% below the peer median. Mapped flood cover is a very strong feature of the suburb, with mapped flood cover 74% below the peer median, and population growth is an exceptional strength, placing it among the highest-ranked semi-rural and lifestyle localities. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. Socio-economic advantage is well below comparable places.

St Kilda is a better fit for people who value lower rents and local amenities more than socio-economic advantage.

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

Semi-rural locality · compared with semi-rural and lifestyle localities in South Australia (227)

Strengths

  • Mapped flood cover is a relative strength
  • Population growth is a relative strength
  • Rents sit a little below those in comparable places
  • Local amenities are a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Socio-economic advantage is well below comparable places

What stands out

  • St Kilda Beach
  • Port River
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How St Kilda compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$500/wk

Houses $485 · Units $500

Population (Census)

88

+20% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

8.9%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Crime rate

97th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

100th

percentile in SA

Rented dwellings

40%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

1/10

national SEIFA decile

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

Housing

Flats / units (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$500
Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$485
All types (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$500

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.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

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 · Updated · Quarterly; metro-fringe sales only

Population

Population growth

+20.0% annual · +63.6% over 5 years · 100th percentile in SA

Growth rates are from ABS Estimated Resident Population at SA2 level. Headcount uses 2021 Census when allocated ERP is too low relative to Census to display reliably.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
88
Median age
57
Median household income / week
$697
Dwelling vacancy
8.9%
Unoccupied private dwellings
5 of 56
Median monthly mortgage
$867
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$250
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
39.6% / 20.8% / 39.6%
Employment rate
34.6%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
13.3% / 0% / 56.7%
Walked or cycled to work
0%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
38 / 12 / 0

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.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

3.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 25.6% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified3.8% · 22.6% SA
  • Diploma qualified3.8% · 8.6% SA
  • Trade / vocational25.6% · 17.5% SA
  • Year 12 or below66.7% · 51.2% SA

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Agriculture and environment21.4%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services21.4%
  • Engineering and related technologies17.9%
  • Management and commerce14.3%
  • Society and culture14.3%
  • Education10.7%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 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)
$52,378

40th percentile in SA · -11% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$57,027

48th percentile in SA · -12% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
9.0%

19th percentile in SA · -35% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$38,265

6th percentile in SA · -40% vs Australia

Residents with business income
10.0%

46th percentile in SA · -4% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5110 — 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
5,032
Taxpayers reporting net rent
476
Median net rent
$16
Taxpayers reporting business income
481
Taxable income vs state median
-4%
Salary / wages vs state median
-1%
Rental investment vs state median
-25%
Super vs state median
-51%
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

4.1% speak a language other than English at home; 33.8% born overseas

Language at home
71 English only · 3 other
Non-English at home
4.1%
Born overseas
25 (33.8%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
4 (4.5%)
Australian citizens
69

Religion

55.7%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 55.7%, while Christianity accounts for 28.4%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion55.7%45.2%
Christianity28.4%40%
Other / not stated15.9%14.7%

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 decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2025–26)
14
Against the person
5
Against property
9
Rate per 1,000 residents
388.9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 18 residents
State crime-rate percentile
97.1th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
107
Decrease (daily rate)
-39.1%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
17
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
472.22

Most common offence types

  • Damage Or Destroy Property3
  • Motor Vehicle Theft And Related Offences1
  • Obtain Benefit By Deception1
  • Sct - Non Residence1
  • Serious Assault3

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Amenities

6 mapped amenities

1 beaches

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
0/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Sport & outdoors(5)
  • St Kilda BeachBeach
  • BikedirectCycling route
  • Dirt TrackCycling route
  • Tapa Martinthi YalaCycling route
  • St Kilda Mangrove TrailWalking trail
Other(1)
  • Bench

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
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

1 named sporting club in this suburb

  • St. Kilda Boat Club

    Fishing

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park - Winaityinaityi Pangkara

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
27°C

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

Health access

Nearest hospital
Calvary Central Districts Hospital (9.5 km)
Nearest hospital type
Private Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
No emergency department listed
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
1
Participants per 1,000 residents
27.8

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.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

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
27° / 16°
Rainfall
49 mm · ~6 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
22° / 13°
Rainfall
94 mm · ~12 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
16° / 8°
Rainfall
161 mm · ~20 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
21° / 11°
Rainfall
95 mm · ~12 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from PlanSA register and EPA licensed activities.

2026· 3 proposals
  • August 2026

  • Verandah
    LOT 1002 FOOKS TCE ST KILDA SA 5110Under Assessment
  • July 2026

  • Single Storey Dwelling
    36 -38 FOOKS TCE ST KILDA SA 5110Under Assessment
  • May 2026

  • Three-storey dwelling and ancillary accommodation
    3 SHELL ST ST KILDA SA 5110Under Assessment
2025· 2 proposals
  • November 2025

  • Single storey dwelling with associated retaining walls and fencing combined height exceeding 2.1 metres
    22 -24 FOOKS TCE ST KILDA SA 5110Decision Made
  • August 2025

  • Removal of One (1) Regulated Tree in Reserve Located near Cockle Street and St Kilda Road Intersection
    LOT 1002 FOOKS TCE ST KILDA SA 5110Decision Made
2023· 1 proposal
  • October 2023

  • Verandahs and Spa Pool With Associated Swimming Pool Features
    10 BEACH RD ST KILDA SA 5110Decision Made
2022· 2 proposals
  • December 2022

  • Addition to existing dwelling
    40-42 FOOKS TCE ST KILDA SA 5110Decision Made
  • July 2022

  • Shed (Outbuilding)
    18-20 FOOKS TCE ST KILDA SA 5110Decision Made
Other· 2 proposals
  • SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WATER CORPORATION
    OtherEPA licence
  • SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WATER CORPORATION
    Resource Recovery Waste Disposal and RelatedEPA licence

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
25.5% of suburb boundary

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.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Spence
Member of Parliament
Matt BURNELL (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
138,898
Turnout (2025)
87.5%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+2.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 34.7%Labor 65.3%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 6.8 km away).

Coalition 30.5%Labor 69.5%

4.1 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +0.1 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Paralowie WestLabor 70.3% · Coalition 29.7% TPP (2025)3.9 km away
  • BurtonLabor 69.7% · Coalition 30.3% TPP (2025)4.2 km away
  • Paralowie SouthLabor 65.3% · Coalition 34.7% TPP (2025)4.9 km away
  • Parafield Gardens North West (Spence)Labor 72.7% · Coalition 27.3% TPP (2025)5.6 km away
  • Salisbury Downs WestLabor 69.1% · Coalition 30.9% TPP (2025)5.8 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.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

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%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Salisbury Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of South Australia.