Valley View is a middle-ring metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, in Salisbury Council. It is mainly residential, with little in the way of a distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.
Public transport is a very strong feature of the suburb, with public transport 90% above the peer median. Green cover is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for middle-ring metropolitan suburbs. The main trade-offs are limited school access and thinner heritage listings, with school access 50% below the peer median.
Valley View's appeal is better explained by housing, access and location than by a strong standalone precinct or destination.
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
Middle-ring metropolitan suburb · compared with middle-ring metropolitan suburbs in South Australia (106)
Strengths
Public transport is a relative strength
Green cover is stronger than in comparable places
Weaknesses
School access is sparse
Heritage listings are a relative weakness
What stands out
Overseas-born and multilingual community
Who it suits
Stars are audience-fit ratings derived from Suburb.Guide data, not demographic counts or user reviews.
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Housing, growth and risk
How Valley View compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$920k
+15% change
Median rent
$633/wk
Houses $650 · Units $380
Population (ERP)
6,565
+0.7% 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
#47
among Metro Adelaide · Established
Crime rate
67th
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
61st
percentile in SA
Rented dwellings
21%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
4/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
47th
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
42.1/100 — Average
National rank
3876th in Australia
State rank
348th in SA
Peer rank
#47 among Metro Adelaide · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#221 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)
$380
Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$650
All types (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$632.5
Rental bonds lodged (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
50
Median house price (Q1 2026)
$920,000
Median price change
+14.6%
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
6,565(June 2025)
+0.7% annual · +4.1% over 5 years · 61th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.7%
5-year growth
+4.1%
Change in 1 year
+45
Change in 5 years
+257
Growth rank in SA
61th 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 (~6,900), extrapolated at +0.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
6,405
Median age
39
Median household income / week
$1,483
Dwelling vacancy
5.2%
Unoccupied private dwellings
132 of 2,533
Median monthly mortgage
$1,500
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$345
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
36.5% / 42.7% / 20.8%
Employment rate
56.7%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
7.3% / 5.8% / 72.2%
Walked or cycled to work
1.3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
2,268 / 40 / 86
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.
21.7% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 19.2% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified21.7% · 22.6% SA
Diploma qualified9% · 8.6% SA
Trade / vocational19.2% · 17.5% SA
Year 12 or below50% · 51.2% SA
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Engineering and related technologies20.8%
Management and commerce18.3%
Society and culture13.2%
Health12.3%
Education8.2%
Food, hospitality and personal services7.2%
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)
$54,093
49th percentile in SA · -8% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$60,124
59th percentile in SA · -8% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
10.0%
19th percentile in SA · -27% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$51,925
17th percentile in SA · -18% vs Australia
Residents with business income
14.0%
85th percentile in SA · +35% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5093 — 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
6,048
Taxpayers reporting net rent
617
Median net rent
-$719
Taxpayers reporting business income
857
Taxable income vs state median
0%
Salary / wages vs state median
+5%
Rental investment vs state median
-17%
Super vs state median
-33%
Business income vs state median
+27%
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
29.8% speak a language other than English at home; 32.5% born overseas
Language at home
4,361 English only · 1,853 other
Non-English at home
29.8%
Born overseas
2,024 (32.5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
104 (1.6%)
Australian citizens
5,599
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
26
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
Punjabi189 · 26.3%
Gujarati70 · 9.7%
Arabic67 · 9.3%
Italian56 · 7.8%
Hindi45 · 6.3%
Urdu35 · 4.9%
Greek30 · 4.2%
Mandarin28 · 3.9%
Religion
39.3%Most common religion · Christianity
Christianity is the most common response at 39.3%, while 37.4% reported no religion.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
37.4%
45.2%
Christianity
39.3%
40%
Hinduism
4.8%
2.1%
Islam
5%
2.3%
Other / not stated
13.4%
10.4%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Catholic
15.3%
15.5%
Anglican
5.6%
7.2%
Uniting Church
3.6%
4.8%
Christian (not further defined)
3.4%
2.6%
Eastern Orthodox
2.5%
2.4%
Lutheran
2.5%
2.4%
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)
351
Against the person
64
Against property
287
Rate per 1,000 residents
53.5
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 100 residents
State crime-rate percentile
67.3th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
88
Increase (daily rate)
+40.4%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
154
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
23.46
Most common offence types
Damage Or Destroy Property83
Motor Vehicle Theft And Related Offences81
Sct - Residence26
Serious Assault38
Theft From A Person31
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
Prescott Primary School, NorthernPrimary · Independent · ICSEA 1083 · 80th percentile · LBOTE 88% · 462 students · Top SEA quarter 33% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
Valley View Secondary SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 963 · 30th percentile · LBOTE 28% · 596 students · Top SEA quarter 7% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
St Paul's CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1037 · 63th percentile · LBOTE 50% · 1,191 students · Top SEA quarter 18% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
Wandana Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 962 · 30th percentile · LBOTE 55% · 181 students · Top SEA quarter 16% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
Ingle Farm East Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 981 · 38th percentile · LBOTE 37% · 268 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
Para Vista Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 950 · 25th percentile · LBOTE 41% · 206 students · Top SEA quarter 7% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para VistaPrimary · Independent · ICSEA 1089 · 81th percentile · LBOTE 33% · 440 students · Top SEA quarter 33% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
Modbury West SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1020 · 56th percentile · LBOTE 35% · 264 students · Top SEA quarter 14% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
Valley View KindergartenGeoffrey AvenuePreschools
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts
2 supermarkets · 2 fast food · 9 playgrounds · 4 swimming pools · 2 petrol stations
Local character & venue list
Local character
Reasonably walkable — many shops and services reachable on foot or by bus
Great for outdoor family life — 9 parks mapped in suburb, 9 playgrounds nearby
Well connected by public transport — 38 public transport stops
Strong local sport and recreation — 17 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
59/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.31
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.41
Food & drink(2)
Valentino PizzaFast food
Valley View Chicken & SeafoodFast food
Shopping(5)
X ConvenienceConvenience store
VinniesOp shop
The Junction Shopping CentreShopping centre
Aus India SupermarketSupermarket
IGASupermarket
Everyday services(3)
Cash ZoneATM
MobilPetrol station
ShellPetrol station
Community(1)
Green Leaves Early Learning Valley ViewChildcare
817 North East Road, Valley View
Sport & outdoors(33)
Dry Creek TrailCycling route
O-Bahn BikewayCycling route
Torrens Linear ParkCycling route
Fitness station
Valley View Par 3 Golf CourseGolf course
Zap FitnessGym
Cornell Ave ReservePark
Farrington GreenPark
Ilberry GreenPark
Park (5)
Pauls Drive Reserve and PlaygroundPark
Cornell Ave ReservePlayground
Hawick ReservePlayground
Oloughlin StreetPlayground
Pauls Drive ReservePlayground
Playground (5)
Public toilets
THOMAS TURNER RESERVE (EAST) TOILETSPublic toilets
THOMAS TURNER RESERVE (WEST) TOILETSPublic toilets
Farrington Green Tennis CourtsSports field
Sports field
Swimming pool (4)
Transport(38)
38 bus stops
Other(16)
99 BikesBicycle
841 North East Road, Valley View
Car
Pitstop Car WashCar wash
Common
Simplicity Funerals Valley ViewFuneral Directors
UNRVLD Elite Barber Co.Hairdresser
Parking (17)
Thomas Turner Reserve Car ParkParking
Back In MotionPhysiotherapist
Australia PostPost Box
Post Box
Shelter (3)
Estia Health Valley ViewSocial Facility
TelstraTelephone
Universal Tyres & AutosTyres
Waste Basket (2)
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
Health access
Nearest hospital
James Nash House (2.3 km)
Nearest hospital type
Public Psychiatric Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
No emergency department listed
GP clinics in suburb
0
Aged-care services
1
Residential aged-care places
113
GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).
Aged-care services
Estia Health Valley ViewVALLEY VIEWResidential
Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)
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· 120 proposals
September 2026
One single-storey dwelling and one, two-storey dwelling with associated retaining walls and fencing
3 WOODSTOCK ST VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Under Assessment
Removal of two significant trees (Eucalyptus cladocalyx)
901 GRAND JUNCTION RD VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Under Assessment
Shed
101 NELSON RD VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Decision Made
1 x single storey detached dwelling, 1 x two storey detached dwelling, retaining walls, fencing, removal of regulated tree (willow myrtle) and removal of significant tree (mexican fan palm)
30 FLOCKHART AV VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Under Assessment
Verandah
79 RUTHERGLEN AV VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Decision Made
Land Division (1 into 2)
38 WAHROONGA AV VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Under Assessment
Two (2) Single Storey Dwellings each with Ancillary Accommodations Under Main Roof
171 BROUGHAM DR VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Under Assessment
Verandah
33 CORNELL AV VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Under Assessment
Construction of verandah and deck
27 AUDREY CR VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Under Assessment
Residential Land Division - 1 into 2 (Dwelling DA 26029457)
171 BROUGHAM DR VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Under Assessment
Fence and retaining wall structure on western, southern and eastern boundaries
36 GERALDINE ST VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Under Assessment
Single Storey Dwelling, Retaining Walls Over 1m and Fencing Over 2.1m
28 PENELOPE AV VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Under Assessment
Verandah to side of dwelling
37A HELEN TCE VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Decision Made
Single Storey Dwelling with Fencing Over 2.1m
14 ESPERANCE TCE VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Under Assessment
Three (3) Single Storey Detached Dwellings, combined Retaining and Fencing taller than 2.1m, and removal of a Significant Tree
167 BROUGHAM DR VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Under Assessment
Torrens Title land division (1 allotment into 3 allotments) and construction of three (3) single storey detached dwellings in a terrace arrangement with associated combined fence & retaining walls
6 ST ALBANS AV VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Under Assessment
August 2026
Single storey detached dwelling
14A CHARLES ST VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Decision Made
Verandah
46A WALKLEYS RD VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Decision Made
Carport
37 KNIGHTSBRIDGE AV VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Under Assessment
Land division – 1 into 2 Torrens Title allotments
2 HAMPSHIRE CR VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Under Assessment
Ancillary Accommodation and the removal of One (1) Significant Citharexylum Spinosum
22 GEOFFREY AV VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Under Assessment
Retaining wall and fencing
22 PENELOPE AV VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Under Assessment
Single storey dwelling
22 PENELOPE AV VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Under Assessment
Conventional land division creating two (2) allotments from one (1) and the removal of a significant tree (Corymbia ficifolia/W.A Red flowering gum)
3 WOODSTOCK ST VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Decision Made
Verandah
4 CRANLY CL VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Decision Made
Conventional land division creating 3 allotments from 1
55 NELSON RD VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Under Assessment
Installation of an inground fiberglass swimming pool
44 KNIGHTSBRIDGE AV VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Decision Made
Three (3) Detached Dwellings in a Terrace Arrangement with associated Fencing and Retaining Walls Exceeding 2.1m
30 O'LOUGHLIN RD VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Under Assessment
Shed at rear of existing dwelling
8 WARILDA AV VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Decision Made
Residential Land Division - 1 into 2 (Dwelling DA 25038108)
9 DONALD AV VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Decision Made
Three single storey detached dwellings in a terrace arrangement and associated retaining walls with fencing on top and removal of two regulated trees (1x olea europea) & (1x prunus sp)
9 PAULS DR VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Under Assessment
Alterations and additions to existing Two-storey Detached dwelling, Deck and Verandah
81 FLOCKHART AV VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Under Assessment
July 2026
One into Three Torrens Title Land Division
19 CHERYL AV VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Decision Made
Construction of two single-storey detached dwellings, retaining walls and fencing.
34 FLOCKHART AV VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Under Assessment
Single Storey Dwelling and Fencing Over 2.1m
35B HELEN TCE VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Under Assessment
Two (2) single-storey detached dwellings with associated earthworks and combined fence & retaining walls
4 NOTTINGHAM CR VALLEY VIEW SA 5093Under Assessment
Residential development of 3 single storey dwellings in terrace arrangement inlcuding retaining walls and landscaping.
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.
Para Vista NorthLabor 71.7% · Coalition 28.3% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
Modbury WestLabor 67.5% · Coalition 32.5% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
Ingle FarmLabor 69.8% · Coalition 30.2% TPP (2025)2.2 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%)