SA · Tea Tree Gully Council
Vista, 5091
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Desirability score
- Emerging
- Transport
- Shops
- Metro
- Residential
Suburb profile
In Tea Tree Gully, Vista is a settled smaller community with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. The city and surrounding suburbs are both within comfortable reach, which keeps daily life flexible. The area suits established families and long-term locals, with plenty of young families in the mix.
Daily life is practical and well connected, with the city and nearby suburbs easy to tap into. Buses and trains connect the area to surrounding suburbs, keeping the wider city within easy reach. Homes here are sought-after, with many people drawn to the lifestyle the area offers.
Construction and infill projects are noticeably reshaping parts of the area.
The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker local dining and lifestyle amenities against similar metro suburbs, even with housing affordability and community and employment holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 1,035
- Median age
- 43
- Median household income / week
- $1,820
- Dwelling vacancy
- 2.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 10 of 406
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,636
- Employment rate
- 60.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 17 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $667.5
- Rental bonds lodged (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- 5
- Median house price (Q1 2026)
- $965,000
- Median price change
- +18.8%
Median weekly rent from SA Housing Authority rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- SA Housing Authority rent & sales reports — Government of South Australia · Period: 1 January - 31 March 2026; 1Q 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 14
- Against the person
- 1
- Against property
- 13
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 13.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1,035 residents
- State safety percentile
- 13.8th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 41
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -36.2%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Common Assault1
- Other Property Damage And Environmental1
- Other Theft2
- Theft From Motor Vehicle8
- Theft/Illegal Use Of Mv1
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · Period: 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated on site · Financial-year releases
Public transport
11 public transport stops in this suburb
- Stop 46 Perseverance Rd - East side
- Stop 46 Perseverance Rd - West side
- Stop 46H Hancock Rd - East side
- Stop 47 Perseverance Rd - East side
- Stop 47 Perseverance Rd - West side
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Adelaide Metro GTFS stops — Department for Infrastructure and Transport (SA) · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.
98 planning-related records
2026· 11 proposals
June 2026
- Ancillary accommodation34 JANLYN RD VISTA SA 5091Under Assessment
- Verandah6 BELLVUE ST VISTA SA 5091Decision Made
May 2026
- Land Division (1 into 2)2 GLEN CR VISTA SA 5091Under Assessment
- Proposed tree damaging activity involving the removal of a Significant Tree (SA Blue Gum)5 DEW CT VISTA SA 5091Under Assessment
- Removal of two (2) significant River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) trees - tree 1 located at 3-5 Frank Street, Vista and tree 2 located at 7 Frank Street, Vista3 -5 FRANK ST VISTA SA 5091;7 FRANK ST VISTA SA 5091Decision Made
- Single storey detached dwelling, retaining walls, fencing, alfresco, deck, tree damaging activity4 BEXLEY CT VISTA SA 5091Under Assessment
April 2026
- Proposed Carpot / Garage2 GLEN CR VISTA SA 5091Under Assessment
March 2026
- Ancillary accommodation and carport19 HANCOCK RD VISTA SA 5091Under Assessment
February 2026
- 2 X New freestanding carports, replacement Deck and Verandah, Habitable Outbuilding (storage and home office) and Retaining wall110 PERSEVERANCE RD VISTA SA 5091Under Assessment
January 2026
- Carport1 FRANK ST VISTA SA 5091Under Assessment
- Land Division (1-in-4) Torrens Title, 4 X Single storey Detached Dwellings in Terrace Arrangement, Retaining wall and Fencing16 JAMES ST VISTA SA 5091Under Assessment
2025· 19 proposals
December 2025
- Single storey dwelling addition19 JANLYN RD VISTA SA 5091Decision Made
November 2025
- Verandah + Deck5 HARLEY PL VISTA SA 5091Decision Made
- Verandah1255 LOWER NORTH EAST RD VISTA SA 5091Decision Made
October 2025
- Land Division (One into Two Allotments)10 BELLVUE ST VISTA SA 5091Decision Made
September 2025
- Proposed Shed and verandah17A JANLYN RD VISTA SA 5091Decision Made
- Proposed verandah1B SHETLAND LANE VISTA SA 5091Decision Made
August 2025
- Single storey detached dwelling, retaining walls and fencing (Lot 261)10 FRANK ST VISTA SA 5091Decision Made
- Single storey detached dwelling, retaining walls and fencing (lot 262)10 FRANK ST VISTA SA 5091Decision Made
- Land Division (1 into 2)4 WALSH ST VISTA SA 5091Decision Made
- Dwelling Alterations127 PERSEVERANCE RD VISTA SA 5091Decision Made
July 2025
- Two Verandahs9 BEXLEY CT VISTA SA 5091Decision Made
- Larger Verandah replacing existing verandah13 DENNIS GR VISTA SA 5091Decision Made
May 2025
- Verandah151 PERSEVERANCE RD VISTA SA 5091Decision Made
April 2025
- Variation Application to DA23034292, New Retaining Walls and Fencing25 FRANK ST VISTA SA 5091Decision Made
March 2025
- Outbuilding (Shed) and Verandah21 HANCOCK RD VISTA SA 5091Decision Made
- Three, two storey detached dwellings in a terrace arrangement (2 dwellings to be for affordable housing), carport, retaining walls, fencing and the removal of one significant tree.31 JAMES ST VISTA SA 5091Decision Made
- Verandah1257 LOWER NORTH EAST RD VISTA SA 5091Decision Made
February 2025
- Carport and Garage117 PERSEVERANCE RD VISTA SA 5091Decision Made
January 2025
- Swimming Pool and associated swimming pool safety features, Retaining Walls and Privacy screen20 ENDURANCE ST VISTA SA 5091Decision Made
2024· 10 proposals
December 2024
- Carport Extension and Pool Seating Area Retaining and Fencing6 BEXLEY CT VISTA SA 5091Decision Made
- Variation to Development Application 070/120975/2021 Retaining Walls and Fencing29A FRANK ST VISTA SA 5091Decision Made
October 2024
- Carport3 LAURA ST VISTA SA 5091Decision Made
September 2024
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling, Retaining Wall and Fencing4 FRANK ST VISTA SA 5091Decision Made
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling, Retaining walls and Fencing4A BEXLEY CT VISTA SA 5091Decision Made
August 2024
- Fence, retaining wall and Outbuilding (shed)37 JANLYN RD VISTA SA 5091Under Assessment
July 2024
- Shed (Domestic Outbuilding)151 PERSEVERANCE RD VISTA SA 5091Decision Made
- Tree damaging activity (Removal of one Significant tree and pruning of two Significant trees)11B HANCOCK RD VISTA SA 5091Decision Made
June 2024
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling, Retaining walls and FencingLOT 102 BEXLEY CT VISTA SA 5091Decision Made
March 2024
- Dwelling addition, verandah and decking6 DEW CT VISTA SA 5091Decision Made
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site
Amenities
11 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Stop 44 Perseverance Road - East sideBus stop
- Stop 44 Perseverance Road - West sideBus stop
- Stop 44H Hancock Road - East sideBus stop
- Stop 45 Perseverance Road - East sideBus stop
- Stop 45 Perseverance Road - West sideBus stop
- Stop 45H Hancock Road - East sideBus stop
- Stop 46 Perseverance Road - East sideBus stop
- Stop 46 Perseverance Road - West sideBus stop
- Stop 46H Hancock Road - East sideBus stop
- Stop 47 Perseverance Road - East sideBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Safer places from CFS designated locations.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Bushfire & hazard overlays (SA) — Government of South Australia · Period: current · Updated on site
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 44.6/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 32% of South Australia's suburbs
- National rank
- 2507th in Australia
- State rank
- 225th in SA
- Peer rank
- #51 among Metro Adelaide · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #166 among Metro Adelaide suburbs
- Data confidence
- 71%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Common Assaultcrime1
- Other Property Damage And Environmentalcrime1
- Other Theftcrime2
- Theft From Motor Vehiclecrime8
- Theft/Illegal Use Of Mvcrime1
- 2 X New freestanding carports, replacement Deck and Verandah, Habitable Outbuilding (storage and home office) and Retaining wallplanning110 PERSEVERANCE RD VISTA SA 5091Lodged 26 Feb 2026 · Under Assessment
- Ancillary accommodationplanning34 JANLYN RD VISTA SA 5091Lodged 17 Jun 2026 · Under Assessment
- Ancillary accommodation and carportplanning19 HANCOCK RD VISTA SA 5091Lodged 25 Mar 2026 · Under Assessment
- Carportplanning1 FRANK ST VISTA SA 5091Lodged 08 Jan 2026 · Under Assessment
- Carportplanning3 LAURA ST VISTA SA 5091Lodged 24 Oct 2024 · Decision Made
Data sources & freshness
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · Updated on site
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · Updated on site · Financial-year releases
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