Virginia is an outer metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, in Playford Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. Notable landmarks include Virginia Oval, Virginia Institute and Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church.
School ICSEA scores are a relative strength, and park access is an exceptional strength. Population growth is an exceptional strength, placing it among the highest-ranked outer metropolitan suburbs, and socio-economic advantage is a very strong feature of the suburb. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. Housing is expensive relative to comparable places. Median house prices have risen 17% year on year.
Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising school quality and open space over lower housing costs.
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
Outer metropolitan suburb · compared with outer metropolitan suburbs in South Australia (64)
Strengths
Population growth is a relative strength
School ICSEA scores are a relative strength
Park access is a relative strength
Socio-economic advantage is a relative strength
Weaknesses
Housing is expensive relative to comparable places
What stands out
Overseas-born and multilingual community
Virginia Oval
Virginia Institute
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church
Space is a strength, but car dependence is high
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 Virginia compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$883k
+17% change
Median rent
$650/wk
Population (ERP)
4,229
+17% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
7.5%
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
#63
among Metro Adelaide · Growth area
Crime rate
66th
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
100th
percentile in SA
Rented dwellings
12%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
5/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
43rd
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
32.5/100 — Below average
National rank
6067th in Australia
State rank
579th in SA
Peer rank
#63 among Metro Adelaide · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank
#303 among Metro Adelaide suburbs
Data confidence
100%
Data sources & freshness
Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$650
Rental bonds lodged (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
30
Median house price (Q1 2026)
$883,000
Median price change
+17.3%
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
4,229(June 2025)
+17.1% annual · +63.9% over 5 years · 100th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+17.1%
5-year growth
+63.9%
Change in 1 year
+618
Change in 5 years
+1,649
Growth rank in SA
100th 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 (~5,700), extrapolated at +6.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
2,759
Median age
34
Median household income / week
$1,762
Dwelling vacancy
7.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
74 of 989
Median monthly mortgage
$1,733
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$300
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
35.5% / 52.1% / 12.4%
Employment rate
64%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
9.7% / 0.4% / 76.9%
Walked or cycled to work
3.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
804 / 19 / 0 (+ 81 other)
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.
11.4% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 19.7% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified11.4% · 22.6% SA
Diploma qualified7.8% · 8.6% SA
Trade / vocational19.7% · 17.5% SA
Year 12 or below61% · 51.2% SA
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Engineering and related technologies22.4%
Management and commerce21.5%
Health11.5%
Society and culture11.5%
Education8.2%
Food, hospitality and personal services7.8%
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)
$60,063
78th percentile in SA · +2% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$64,647
80th percentile in SA · -1% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
11.0%
39th percentile in SA · -20% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$47,397
13th percentile in SA · -25% vs Australia
Residents with business income
12.0%
75th percentile in SA · +15% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5120 — 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
2,863
Taxpayers reporting net rent
322
Median net rent
-$165
Taxpayers reporting business income
339
Taxable income vs state median
+11%
Salary / wages vs state median
+12%
Rental investment vs state median
-8%
Super vs state median
-39%
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
Seasonal & agricultural work
15.7% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 6.8× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 3.8% across South Australia.
Agriculture, forestry & fishing
15.7%
58th percentile in SA · +583% vs Australia
Resident workers (2021)
216
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462
Postcode 5120
Occupation mix in this industry
2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.
Managers149
Labourers33
Clerical and administrative workers13
Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 5120 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.
Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)
Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Adelaide - North (SA4 402), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.
Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212992
Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412475
Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415415
Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419359
Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1213178
Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 721165
Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 121447
Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841610
Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110
Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841310
Adelaide - North is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.
Census employed residents counted in G54: 1,372 · AFF share +313% vs the state.
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0
Community & culture
27.7% speak a language other than English at home; 25% born overseas
Language at home
1,858 English only · 712 other
Non-English at home
27.7%
Born overseas
634 (25%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
55 (2%)
Australian citizens
2,418
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
10
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
Vietnamese136 · 45%
Greek54 · 17.9%
Italian36 · 11.9%
Punjabi28 · 9.3%
Khmer24 · 7.9%
Serbian6 · 2%
Turkish6 · 2%
Polish5 · 1.7%
Religion
40.3%Most common religion · Christianity
Christianity is the most common response at 40.3%, while 38.3% reported no religion. Buddhism is more prevalent locally than across the state.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
38.3%
45.2%
Christianity
40.3%
40%
Buddhism
8.6%
1.9%
Other / not stated
12.8%
12.9%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Catholic
19.7%
15.5%
Eastern Orthodox
7.7%
2.4%
Anglican
4.6%
7.2%
Uniting Church
3%
4.8%
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)
221
Against the person
40
Against property
181
Rate per 1,000 residents
52.3
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 69 residents
State crime-rate percentile
66.3th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
48
Decrease (daily rate)
-6.8%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
185
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
43.75
Most common offence types
Damage Or Destroy Property34
Motor Vehicle Theft And Related Offences49
Serious Assault20
Theft From A Person40
Theft From Retail Premises24
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
Virginia Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 992 · 43th percentile · LBOTE 39% · 487 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
Virginia PreschoolPark RoadPreschools
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts
1 supermarkets · 1 fast food · 1 playgrounds · 1 caravan parks · 1 petrol stations · 1 post offices
Local character & venue list
Local character
A car helps for daily needs
Great for outdoor family life — 6 parks mapped in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
Reasonable bus and transport access — 15 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
50/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.36
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.17
Food & drink(1)
Hungry Jack'sFast food
Shopping(5)
BWSBottle shop
OTRConvenience store
Mitre 10Hardware store
Virginia Shopping CentreShopping centre
WoolworthsSupermarket
Everyday services(4)
Bendigo BankATM
Bendigo BankBank
OTRPetrol station
Australia PostPost office
Sport & outdoors(7)
BikedirectCycling route
Stuart O Grady BikewayCycling route
Stuart O'Grady BikewayCycling route
Tapa Martinthi YalaCycling route
Park
Playground
Sports field
Camping & holiday parks(1)
Virginia GardensCaravan park
Transport(6)
6 bus stops
Other(5)
Virginia CFSFire station
Leach Street, Virginia
Virginia NurseryGarden Centre
Australia Post Parcel LockerParcel Locker
Parking (16)
Australia PostPost Box
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
Lyell McEwin Hospital (12.8 km)
Nearest hospital type
Public Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
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%)
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
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%)
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.
EyreLabor 73.6% · Coalition 26.4% TPP (2025)7.6 km away
BurtonLabor 69.7% · Coalition 30.3% TPP (2025)8.2 km away
Andrews FarmLabor 69.0% · Coalition 31.0% TPP (2025)8.4 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%)