Median house price
$1.1M
+35% change
SA · West Torrens Council
West Richmond, 5033
Est. population · Jun 2025
1,166
Growth (1 yr)
+1.2%
Growth (5 yr)
+5.9%
Median age
37
Median income
$1,506/wk
Employment rate
60.2%
Median house price · Q1 2026
$1,100,000
Languages at home
38.8%non-English
Most common: Punjabi, Greek, Hindi
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- High desirability
Suburb profile
West Richmond is a practical smaller community in West Torrens Council, well placed for families who want metro access without the inner-city squeeze. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with family life visible on every street. Overseas-born and multilingual households are a noticeable part of the local population.
Open space is thinner than in many metro suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here, with buses covering longer trips across the wider area. Housing is expensive relative to much of the state.
Reported crime has been falling recently. Occasional new builds add variety while most of the suburb keeps its established look.
The overall desirability read is around average, pulled by softer local dining and lifestyle amenities, plus community and employment compared with similar metro suburbs, though schools and education, plus growth momentum remain brighter spots. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
West Richmond snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$550/wk
Houses $560 · Units $505
Population (ERP)
1,166
+1.2% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
6.7%
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
#107
among Metro Adelaide · Emerging
Safety
85th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
79th
percentile in SA
Advantage (IRSAD)
3/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
72nd
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
- 42.3/100 — Average
- National rank
- 3371st in Australia
- State rank
- 349th in SA
- Peer rank
- #107 among Metro Adelaide · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #257 among Metro Adelaide suburbs
- Data confidence
- 79%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Flats / units (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $505
- Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $560
- All types (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $550
- Rental bonds lodged (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- 10
- Median house price (Q1 2026)
- $1,100,000
- Median price change
- +34.6%
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.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
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
1,166(June 2025)
+1.2% annual · +5.9% over 5 years · 79th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.2%
- 5-year growth
- +5.9%
- Change in 1 year
- +14
- Change in 5 years
- +65
- Growth rank in SA
- 79th 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 (~1,200), extrapolated at +0.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 1,087
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income / week
- $1,506
- Dwelling vacancy
- 6.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 30 of 451
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,625
- Employment rate
- 60.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 336 / 72 / 7
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 · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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 (2024–25)
- 113
- Against the person
- 18
- Against property
- 95
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 96.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 60 residents
- State safety percentile
- 84.8th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 65
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -20.2%
Most common offence types
- Common Assault4
- Other Property Damage And Environmental7
- Other Theft14
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury9
- Theft From Shop60
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated · Financial-year releases
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
- 1,060
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 72th
School list
- Cowandilla Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1051 · 69th percentile · LBOTE 57% · 341 students · Top SEA quarter 26% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
- Tenison Woods Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1084 · 80th percentile · LBOTE 25% · 262 students · Top SEA quarter 34% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
- St John Bosco SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1054 · 70th percentile · LBOTE 51% · 252 students · Top SEA quarter 22% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
- Brooklyn Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1066 · 74th percentile · LBOTE 55% · 118 students · Top SEA quarter 29% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- School ICSEA (ACARA) — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
2 public transport stops in this suburb
- Stop 8E Marion Rd - West side
- Stop 8F Marion 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) · current · Updated
Amenities
28 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
2 fast food · 1 playgrounds · 1 petrol stations
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Decent local green space — 0 parks in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 7/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 1.84
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 0
Food & drink(2)
- Hungry Jack'sFast food
- Marconi PizzaFast food
Marion Road
Sport & outdoors(3)
- Picnic area
- Britton Street PlaygroundPlayground
- Sports field
Transport(2)
2 bus stops
Other(9)
- BWSAlcohol
140 Marion Road, West Richmond
- Adelaide Collision Repair SpecialistsCar repair
- Drinking water
- The Next CutHairdresser
Marion Road
- Massage
- Parking (13)
- Eg Fuelco Ampol West RichmondPetrol station
130-132 Marion Road, West Richmond
- Australia PostPost Box
- TelstraTelephone
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Lift Cancer Care (2.1 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Private Day Only Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- No emergency department listed
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & GP Plus clinics (SA) — SA Health · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 33
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 28.3
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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 (15%)
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· 11 proposals
August 2026
- Consulting rooms1B PASSMORE ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Under Assessment
July 2026
- 1 into 2 Torrens title land division2 SALISBURY ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Under Assessment
- Ancillary accommodation and attached double garage35 MORLEY ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Under Assessment
June 2026
- Two-storey group dwelling with vergola; partial demolition, alterations, rear garage addition and new front driveway to the existing dwelling; associated fencing, common driveway and landscaping4 BRITTON ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Under Assessment
- Double storey detached dwelling311 RICHMOND RD WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Under Assessment
May 2026
- Verandah and Carport36 KNIGHT ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
- Variation to DA 24021467 to include partial demolition (Retrospective), building alterations and a change of use from semi-detached dwelling to detached dwelling.17 BRITTON ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033;17A BRITTON ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
- Ancillary accommodation22 PASSMORE ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
February 2026
- Dwelling addition, internal alterations and carport13 KNIGHT ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Under Assessment
- Two (2) single storey detached dwellings2 SALISBURY ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
- Removal of one (1) regulated (Agonis flexuosa) tree5 TRENNERY ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
2025· 10 proposals
December 2025
- 2 x gable roofed verandahs24 BRITTON ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
- Torrens Title 1 into 2 Division & removal of regulated street tree10 SALISBURY ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
September 2025
- Single storey detached dwelling18 SALISBURY ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
- Verandah34 KNIGHT ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
May 2025
- Ancillary accommodation and dwelling alterations (change in roof design and materials)10 TRENNERY ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
March 2025
- VerandahLOT 52 NORWICH ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
- Single storey dwelling with under-main-roof ancillary accommodation and associated fencingLOT 651 KNIGHT ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Under Assessment
February 2025
- Ancillary accommodation13 RALPH ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
- Single storey detached dwelling with ancillary accommodation and associated fencing36 -36A TRENNERY ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
January 2025
- removal and replacement of Regulated council verge tree11 TRENNERY ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
2024· 18 proposals
December 2024
- Verandah23 TRENNERY ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
November 2024
- Verandah25A LEICESTER ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
October 2024
- Swimming pool and associated swimming pool safety features23A PASSMORE ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
- Outbuilding32 PASSMORE ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
- Two Single storey detached dwellings, associated fencing and tree damaging activity301 RICHMOND RD WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
September 2024
- Construction of two (2) single-storey detached dwellings and associated boundary fencing1 BRITTON ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
August 2024
- Swimming Pool and Safety Fence34A KNIGHT ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
- Construction of a two storey detached dwelling & ancillary accommodationLOT 51 NORWICH ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
July 2024
- Construction of a carport2 DOVER ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
- Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of a two-storey detached dwelling17 BRITTON ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
- Construction of an outbuilding16 KNIGHT ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling and associated boundary fencing35 RALPH ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
May 2024
- VERANDAH34A KNIGHT ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
- Single storey detached dwelling10 BRITTON ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
March 2024
- Conventional land division creating two (2) allotments from one (1) allotment1 PASSMORE ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
- 1 into 2 Torrens Title Land Division13 LEICESTER ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
February 2024
- Construction of a single storey detached dwelling5 NORWICH ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
January 2024
- Construction of a shed311 RICHMOND RD WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
2023· 3 proposals
December 2023
- Dwelling addition17A MORLEY ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
November 2023
- Land Division (Torrens) - 1 into 2 Allotments39-41 KNIGHT ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision Made
October 2023
- One into two land division5 NORWICH ST WEST RICHMOND SA 5033Decision 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 · 2026 · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
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 · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Hindmarsh
- Member of Parliament
- Mark BUTLER (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 131,379
- Turnout (2025)
- 91.4%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +7.4 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 33.6%Labor 66.3%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 3.2 km away).
Coalition 30.4%Labor 69.5%
3.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +10.6 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Cowandilla (Hindmarsh)Labor 73.5% · Coalition 26.5% TPP (2025)1.0 km away
- Brooklyn Park SouthLabor 67.3% · Coalition 32.7% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
- Brooklyn Park (Hindmarsh)Labor 71.7% · Coalition 28.4% TPP (2025)2.3 km away
- Lockleys NorthLabor 64.2% · Coalition 35.8% TPP (2025)2.4 km away
- Plympton (Hindmarsh)Labor 70.8% · Coalition 29.2% TPP (2025)2.5 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.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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