Warradale is a middle-ring metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, in Marion Council. It is mainly residential, with little in the way of a distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.
School access is strong, with school access 100% above the peer median. University qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 38% above the peer median, and mapped flood cover is a very strong feature of the suburb, with mapped flood cover 92% below the peer median, and population has been growing faster than in comparable places, well above typical levels for middle-ring metropolitan suburbs. The main trade-offs are higher housing costs and thinner park access.
Warradale'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
School access is strong
University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
Mapped flood cover is a relative strength
Population has been growing faster than in comparable places
Weaknesses
Housing is expensive relative to comparable places
Park access is thinner than in comparable places
What stands out
Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.
Who it suits
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Housing, growth and risk
How Warradale compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$1.35M
+18% change
Median rent
$648/wk
Houses $700 · Units $585
Population (ERP)
6,498
+2.4% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
6.1%
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
#38
among Metro Adelaide · Emerging
Crime rate
43rd
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
95th
percentile in SA
Rented dwellings
24%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
8/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
78th
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
50.1/100 — Average
State standing
Top 21% of South Australia's suburbs
National rank
1981st in Australia
State rank
148th in SA
Peer rank
#38 among Metro Adelaide · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#107 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)
$585
Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$700
All types (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$647.5
Rental bonds lodged (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
40
Median house price (Q1 2026)
$1,355,000
Median price change
+17.8%
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
6,498(June 2025)
+2.4% annual · +10.4% over 5 years · 95th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+2.4%
5-year growth
+10.4%
Change in 1 year
+151
Change in 5 years
+613
Growth rank in SA
95th 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 (~7,200), extrapolated at +2.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
5,801
Median age
41
Median household income / week
$1,626
Dwelling vacancy
6.1%
Unoccupied private dwellings
157 of 2,575
Median monthly mortgage
$1,733
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$380
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
37% / 39.4% / 23.5%
Employment rate
60.9%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
9.7% / 6.1% / 66.2%
Walked or cycled to work
2.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,621 / 713 / 69
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.
29.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 16.4% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified29.8% · 22.6% SA
Diploma qualified10.5% · 8.6% SA
Trade / vocational16.4% · 17.5% SA
Year 12 or below43.3% · 51.2% SA
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Management and commerce22.1%
Engineering and related technologies15.5%
Health15.3%
Society and culture14%
Education11.5%
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)
$59,778
75th percentile in SA · +2% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$65,275
83rd percentile in SA · 0% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
11.0%
31st percentile in SA · -20% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$78,220
51st percentile in SA · +24% vs Australia
Residents with business income
9.0%
26th percentile in SA · -13% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5046 — 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
6,297
Taxpayers reporting net rent
684
Median net rent
-$824
Taxpayers reporting business income
577
Taxable income vs state median
+10%
Salary / wages vs state median
+13%
Rental investment vs state median
-8%
Super vs state median
+1%
Business income vs state median
-18%
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
16.2% speak a language other than English at home; 25.8% born overseas
Language at home
4,751 English only · 921 other
Non-English at home
16.2%
Born overseas
1,467 (25.8%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
41 (0.7%)
Australian citizens
5,110
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
24
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
Mandarin98 · 25.3%
Punjabi34 · 8.8%
Nepali26 · 6.7%
Italian24 · 6.2%
Hindi21 · 5.4%
Cantonese20 · 5.2%
Arabic19 · 4.9%
Greek16 · 4.1%
Religion
50.3%No religion
No religion is the most common response at 50.3%, while Christianity accounts for 39.4%.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
50.3%
45.2%
Christianity
39.4%
40%
Hinduism
2.8%
2.1%
Other / not stated
7.6%
12.6%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Catholic
17.1%
15.5%
Anglican
7.6%
7.2%
Uniting Church
5.7%
4.8%
Christian (not further defined)
2.7%
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)
181
Against the person
39
Against property
142
Rate per 1,000 residents
27.9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 149 residents
State crime-rate percentile
43.2th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
44
Increase (daily rate)
+2.8%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
153
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
23.55
Most common offence types
Damage Or Destroy Property26
Motor Vehicle Theft And Related Offences32
Obtain Benefit By Deception15
Serious Assault27
Theft From A Person27
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
Christ the King SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1079 · 78th percentile · LBOTE 32% · 179 students · Top SEA quarter 29% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
Warradale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1032 · 60th percentile · LBOTE 29% · 286 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
Paringa Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1101 · 85th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 515 students · Top SEA quarter 41% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
Brighton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1077 · 78th percentile · LBOTE 24% · 726 students · Top SEA quarter 30% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
Brighton Secondary SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1071 · 76th percentile · LBOTE 19% · 1,737 students · Top SEA quarter 30% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
McAuley Community SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1099 · 84th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 451 students · Top SEA quarter 38% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
Westminster SchoolCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1139 · 93th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 1,401 students · Top SEA quarter 56% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
Sacred Heart CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1083 · 80th percentile · LBOTE 4% · 2,033 students · Top SEA quarter 32% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
Marion Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1032 · 61th percentile · LBOTE 36% · 149 students · Top SEA quarter 25% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
Ballara Park Kindergarten9 Ormonde AvenuePreschools
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts
2 restaurants · 2 supermarkets · 2 pharmacies · 2 fast food · 3 places of worship · 2 playgrounds · 1 post offices
Local character & venue list
Local character
Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
Decent local green space — 4 parks in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
Well connected by public transport — 31 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
78/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.69
Parks per 1,000 residents
0.69
Food & drink(4)
Chickens on DiagonalFast food
Warradale Pizza houseFast food
Speranza Woodfire PizzeriaRestaurant
Warradale HotelRestaurant
Shopping(6)
Thirsty CamelBottle shop
Southern Cross MeatsButcher
All Things Asian GrocerySupermarket
ColesSupermarket
240 Diagonal Road
Everyday services(2)
WestpacBank
Somerton Park NewsagencyPost office
Community(4)
Kindergarten
Warradale Community Children's CentreKindergarten
362 Morphett Road
Christ the King SchoolSchool
Warradale Primary SchoolSchool
Health & services(4)
Somerton Park PodiatristMedical clinic
Warradale Medical CentreMedical clinic
ChemplusPharmacy
Guild ChemistPharmacy
Sport & outdoors(12)
Marino Rocks GreenwayCycling route
Sturt River Bike PathCycling route
Drinking water
Fitness station
Ballara ParkPark
Hamilton Park ReservePark
Marion Community HousePark
Warradale Park Tennis Club IncPark
Playground (2)
Public toilets
Sports field
Transport(29)
28 bus stops · 1 train stations
Other(15)
Bench (2)
LampshadeCoffee
Garden (12)
First Class Barber ShopHairdresser
Parking (29)
S.A Gold DiggersPawnbroker
241 Diagonal Road
Christadelphian HallPlace of worship
The Corner Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
Warradale Lutheran ChurchPlace of worship
Australia PostPost Box
Post Box
Shelter (2)
BeaurepairesTyres
Games WorkshopVideo Games
241 Diagonal Road
Waste Basket
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
3 places of worship within ~1.5 km
Christadelphian Hall
The Corner Uniting Church
Warradale Lutheran Church
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
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%)
Development applications from PlanSA register and EPA licensed activities.
2026· 74 proposals
September 2026
Land Division 1 Into 3 Torrens Title
19 ASTRID AV WARRADALE SA 5046Under Assessment
Verandah
22B KENT AV WARRADALE SA 5046Under Assessment
Two (2) single storey detached dwellings, associated fencing and removal of a Significant tree (Chinese Elm)
83 WILTON AV WARRADALE SA 5046Under Assessment
Verandah
137 DUNROBIN RD WARRADALE SA 5046Decision Made
Carport and verandah
1A SIXTH AV WARRADALE SA 5046Decision Made
Two (2) single storey detached dwellings and associated fencing
92 DUNROBIN RD WARRADALE SA 5046Under Assessment
Two storey detached dwelling with associated fence, and carport
10 CAIRNS AV WARRADALE SA 5046Under Assessment
Torrens title land division - 1 into 2 allotments and removal of four (4) x regulated trees
26 ORMONDE AV WARRADALE SA 5046Under Assessment
August 2026
Three two storey detached dwellings in a terrace arrangement, 1.5m high fence to corner and removal of two regulated trees
22 BUCKINGHAM AV WARRADALE SA 5046Under Assessment
Masonry fence
28 SUNSHINE AV WARRADALE SA 5046Decision Made
Torrens Title Land Division 1 into 2 allotments.
2 GARDINER AV WARRADALE SA 5046Under Assessment
Torrens title land division - 1 into 2 allotments
21 CAIRNS AV WARRADALE SA 5046Decision Made
1 into 2 Torrens Title Land Division
78 WILTON AV WARRADALE SA 5046Decision Made
Verandah
3 MATTSON AV WARRADALE SA 5046Decision Made
Dwelling addition, alterations and outbuilding (garage)
6 MATTSON AV WARRADALE SA 5046Under Assessment
Removal of Significant Tree Erythrina crista-galli (Cockspur Coral tree)
24 CEDAR AV WARRADALE SA 5046Decision Made
Two single storey detached dwellings with associated driveways, landscaping and site works impacting a Regulated council street tree.
2 GARDINER AV WARRADALE SA 5046Under Assessment
Single storey detached dwelling and two single storey group dwellings, associated common driveway, landscaping, fencing and retaining walls
1 FIRST AV WARRADALE SA 5046Under Assessment
Retrospective alterations and associated ancillary structures resulting in a building utilised as managed residential accommodation (co-living) and dwelling
15 KEYNES AV WARRADALE SA 5046Under Assessment
Removal of Significant Tree "Willow Mrytle"
34 PINE AV WARRADALE SA 5046Decision Made
July 2026
Swimming pool and associated safety features
13 MACARTHUR AV WARRADALE SA 5046Decision Made
Torrens Title Land Division – 1 into 3 allotments
34 CEDAR AV WARRADALE SA 5046Decision Made
Verandah
11 STRUAN AV WARRADALE SA 5046Decision Made
Three (3x) single storey detached dwellings in terrace arrangement
17 LINCOLN AV WARRADALE SA 5046Under Assessment
June 2026
1into 3 Torrens Title Land Division
14 KENT AV WARRADALE SA 5046Decision Made
Single storey dwelling alterations and additions
12 WOODFIELD AV WARRADALE SA 5046Under Assessment
Two (2) two storey detached dwellings
31 SUSSEX ST WARRADALE SA 5046Under Assessment
Single storey detached dwelling.
4 LOUISE AV WARRADALE SA 5046Decision Made
Two (2) x single storey detached dwellings
21 CAIRNS AV WARRADALE SA 5046Under Assessment
Verandah
15 MATTSON AV WARRADALE SA 5046Decision Made
Two double storey semi-detached dwellings and associated fencing and landscaping
55 SUNSHINE AV WARRADALE SA 5046Under Assessment
Torrens Title Land Division - 1 into 2 allotments
28 MCLAUGHLAN AV WARRADALE SA 5046Decision Made
Dwelling additions and alterations including carport, ancillary accommodation, swimming pool and associated safety features.
145 OAKLANDS RD WARRADALE SA 5046Under Assessment
Torrens title land division – 1 into 2 allotments, with retention of existing dwelling
10 CAIRNS AV WARRADALE SA 5046Decision Made
Torrens title land division – 1 into 3 allotments
22 BUCKINGHAM AV WARRADALE SA 5046Under Assessment
Two single storey detached dwellings and associated 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.
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 1.8 km away).
Coalition 33.1%Labor 66.9%
5.8 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +10.0 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
WarradaleLabor 67.7% · Coalition 32.3% TPP (2025)0.2 km away
Oaklands ParkLabor 68.6% · Coalition 31.4% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
Brighton NorthLabor 62.4% · Coalition 37.6% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
Somerton Park EastLabor 58.4% · Coalition 41.6% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
Brighton SouthLabor 60.7% · Coalition 39.3% TPP (2025)1.5 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%)