Westbourne Park is an inner metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, in Mitcham Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. Notable landmarks include Bruceden Court' Apartments, Richmond Road Assembly former Institute and Bruceden Court (flats).
Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median, well above typical levels for inner metropolitan suburbs. Reported crime is exceptionally low against comparable places, with reported crime 64% below the peer median, and mapped flood cover is an exceptional strength, with mapped flood cover 100% below the peer median. Trade-offs centre on weaker population growth, limited amenity for the price and thinner park access, with population growth 85% below the peer median.
Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising lower crime and school quality over population growth.
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
Inner metropolitan suburb · compared with inner metropolitan suburbs in South Australia (188)
Strengths
Reported crime is exceptionally low against comparable places
Mapped flood cover is a relative strength
Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median
Weaknesses
Population growth is a relative weakness
Buyers pay a premium despite relatively limited amenity access
Park access is thinner than in comparable places
What stands out
Bruceden Court' Apartments
Richmond Road Assembly former Institute
Bruceden Court (flats)
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 Westbourne Park compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$2.49M
+45% change
Median rent
$510/wk
Houses $740 · Units $500
Population (ERP)
2,647
+0.4% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
6.3%
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
#57
among Metro Adelaide · Emerging
Crime rate
21st
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
52nd
percentile in SA
Rented dwellings
22%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
89th
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
47.9/100 — Average
State standing
Top 29% of South Australia's suburbs
National rank
2438th in Australia
State rank
199th in SA
Peer rank
#57 among Metro Adelaide · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#147 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)
$500
Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$740
All types (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$510
Rental bonds lodged (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
20
Median house price (Q1 2026)
$2,490,500
Median price change
+44.8%
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
2,647(June 2025)
+0.4% annual · +0.9% over 5 years · 52th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.4%
5-year growth
+0.9%
Change in 1 year
+11
Change in 5 years
+23
Growth rank in SA
52th 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 (~2,700), extrapolated at +0.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
2,564
Median age
44
Median household income / week
$2,164
Dwelling vacancy
6.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
60 of 956
Median monthly mortgage
$2,167
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$305
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
42.1% / 35.8% / 22.1%
Employment rate
60.1%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
13.7% / 7.1% / 62.3%
Walked or cycled to work
3.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
638 / 83 / 170 (+ 3 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.
41% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 9.6% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified41% · 22.6% SA
Diploma qualified10.5% · 8.6% SA
Trade / vocational9.6% · 17.5% SA
Year 12 or below38.9% · 51.2% SA
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Management and commerce24.5%
Health19%
Society and culture16%
Engineering and related technologies10%
Education9.1%
Creative arts5%
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)
$63,620
90th percentile in SA · +8% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$67,736
92nd percentile in SA · +4% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
15.0%
77th percentile in SA · +9% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$122,250
90th percentile in SA · +93% vs Australia
Residents with business income
10.0%
39th percentile in SA · -4% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5041 — 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
8,972
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,321
Median net rent
-$478
Taxpayers reporting business income
926
Taxable income vs state median
+17%
Salary / wages vs state median
+18%
Rental investment vs state median
+25%
Super vs state median
+57%
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
Community & culture
15.9% speak a language other than English at home; 20.2% born overseas
Language at home
2,121 English only · 402 other
Non-English at home
15.9%
Born overseas
512 (20.2%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
5 (0.2%)
Australian citizens
2,321
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
14
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
Greek33 · 22%
Mandarin24 · 16%
Nepali19 · 12.7%
Arabic16 · 10.7%
Italian13 · 8.7%
French12 · 8%
Punjabi7 · 4.7%
Portuguese5 · 3.3%
Religion
46.3%Most common religion · Christianity
Christianity is the most common response at 46.3%, while 45.3% reported no religion.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
45.3%
45.2%
Christianity
46.3%
40%
Hinduism
2.3%
2.1%
Other / not stated
6.2%
12.6%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Catholic
17%
15.5%
Anglican
8.9%
7.2%
Uniting Church
7.1%
4.8%
Eastern Orthodox
4.8%
2.4%
Christian (not further defined)
2.2%
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 decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2025–26)
42
Against the person
11
Against property
31
Rate per 1,000 residents
15.9
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 233 residents
State crime-rate percentile
20.9th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
31
Decrease (daily rate)
-10.6%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
113
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
42.69
Most common offence types
Common Assault5
Damage Or Destroy Property5
Serious Assault4
Theft From A Person9
Theft From Retail Premises6
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
Westbourne Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1126 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 19% · 480 students · Top SEA quarter 51% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
Cabra Dominican CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1065 · 74th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 1,165 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
Mitcham Girls High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1083 · 79th percentile · LBOTE 27% · 754 students · Top SEA quarter 33% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
Colonel Light Gardens Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1119 · 89th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 688 students · Top SEA quarter 47% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1135 · 92th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 256 students · Top SEA quarter 55% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
Edwardstown Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1098 · 84th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 512 students · Top SEA quarter 40% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
Mitcham Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1121 · 89th percentile · LBOTE 24% · 629 students · Top SEA quarter 48% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
Walford Anglican School for GirlsCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1162 · 97th percentile · LBOTE 32% · 400 students · Top SEA quarter 65% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts
1 fast food · 1 places of worship · 1 playgrounds · 2 sports centres · 1 petrol stations
Local character & venue list
Local character
Limited walkable amenities nearby
Decent local green space — 1 parks in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
Reasonable bus and transport access — 11 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
19/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.39
Parks per 1,000 residents
0.39
Food & drink(1)
Hungry Jack'sFast food
Everyday services(1)
Ampol FoodaryPetrol station
Community(2)
Precious Cargo Westbourne ParkKindergarten
Westbourne Park Primary SchoolSchool
Health & services(1)
AdelaideVetVeterinary
Sport & outdoors(9)
Mike Turtur BikewayCycling route
Drinking water
Good LifeGym
Batchelor ReservePark
Playground
Public toilets
Sports centre
Zone BowlingSports centre
Sports field
Transport(11)
11 bus stops
Other(8)
Bench (4)
Parking (25)
Parking Space
Picnic Table
St Maroun'sPlace of worship
Post Box (2)
Shelter
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, 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
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
St Maroun's
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· 29 proposals
September 2026
Dwelling alterations and addition with integrated garage, carport, verandah, boundary fencing, 3.6m mesh play court fencing and associated partial demolition
22 RICHMOND RD WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Under Assessment
Change of use to consulting room with associated advertisements
363 GOODWOOD RD WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Under Assessment
Alteration to a portion of the site's northern boundary fencing
LOT 50 SUSSEX TCE WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Under Assessment
August 2026
Single storey addition and alterations to existing dwelling and new carport
27 CARLISLE RD WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Under Assessment
Addition to the existing ancillary accommodation
12 RICHMOND RD WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Under Assessment
Single story detached dwelling
35A RICHMOND RD WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Under Assessment
July 2026
New concrete swimming pool and safety barrier. Decking and conversion of shed to rumpus room/studio office.
76 CARLISLE RD WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Under Assessment
Remove of 1 Significant Tree
52 CONSTANCE ST WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Decision Made
Flat roof timber verandah
9 SHEARER AV WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Decision Made
Outbuilding (shed extension), swimming pool and verandah
56 CARLISLE RD WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Under Assessment
June 2026
Cantilever verandah
1C DEEPDENE AV WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Decision Made
Retrospective carport, verandah, deck and building alterations.
UNIT 6 411 GOODWOOD RD WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Decision Made
May 2026
Dwelling addition including alfresco and internal alterations
16 CONSTANCE ST WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Decision Made
Building alterations, partial demolition, single and two-level dwelling addition (contained within roof), carport and swimming pool
14 SAMSON AV WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Under Assessment
Fibreglass swimming pool installation & associated safety barrier
4 LLANFAIR TCE WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Decision Made
April 2026
Outbuilding (garage with a lean-to)
17 CONSTANCE ST WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Decision Made
Decking and single and two-storey dwelling alterations and additions
34 NORSEMAN AV WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Decision Made
March 2026
Partial demolition, building alterations, dwelling additions including alfresco, and swimming pool
8 RICHMOND RD WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Under Assessment
Swimming pool with associated fencing & equipment. Rear Shed
63 MONMOUTH RD WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Decision Made
Dwelling addition and alteration
36 RICHMOND RD WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Under Assessment
Internal demolition and alterations, re-alignment of existing pool fence
13 ELMO AV WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Decision Made
Concrete swimming pool
1C DEEPDENE AV WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Decision Made
Five level residential flat building comprising nine dwellings, shop, rooftop terrace, car parking and landscaping with associated tree damaging activity
1 MONMOUTH RD WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Decision Made
February 2026
Carport
6 SHEARER AV WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Decision Made
Removal of a significant Eucalyptus cladocalyx - Sugar Gum
2 LLANFAIR TCE WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Decision Made
Retrospective Application. Previous owner enlarged the doorway between the kitchen and lounge rooms. Cost of renovation work unknown!
UNIT 9 24 CARLISLE RD WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Decision Made
January 2026
Partial demolition, building alterations, dwelling addition, outbuilding and swimming pool
48 MARLBOROUGH RD WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Under Assessment
Variation of Development Application 24029099 (Dwelling alterations and additions and the construction of a carport) - Amendments to building alterations, reduction to dwelling additions and removal of new carport (existing carport/verandah to remain)
16 CONSTANCE ST WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Under Assessment
Carport
136 GRANGE RD WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Decision Made
2025· 18 proposals
December 2025
Swimming pool and safety barrier
35 RICHMOND RD WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Decision Made
Dwelling addition and alteration, carport and verandah
64 MARLBOROUGH RD WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Decision Made
Shed
35 RICHMOND RD WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Decision Made
November 2025
Two Storey Detached Dwelling with Basement and Associated Front Fence
63 MONMOUTH RD WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Under Assessment
Dwelling alterations and additions including verandah (porch)
UNIT 1 2 WARWICK ST WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041;UNIT 2 2 WARWICK ST WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Under Assessment
Outbuilding comprising a garage and a carport
36 RICHMOND RD WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Decision Made
Single storey detached dwelling
97 ANGAS RD WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Decision Made
Verandah and swim spa
13 NORSEMAN AV WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Decision Made
October 2025
single storey additions to a detached dwelling
101 ANGAS RD WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Decision Made
Three (3) group dwellings with common driveway
3 LLANFAIR TCE WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Under Assessment
September 2025
Verandah
55 NORSEMAN AV WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Decision Made
Outbuilding (shed)
35 ELMO AV WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Decision Made
Removal of a significant palm tree
36 RICHMOND RD WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Decision Made
Swimming Pool & Safety Fences
14 ALMOND GR WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Decision Made
Verandah
122 GRANGE RD WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Decision Made
Verandah
UNIT 1 449 GOODWOOD RD WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Under Assessment
August 2025
Dwelling addition and alteration, In-ground swimming pool with safety barriers, outbuilding, ancillary accommodation, fence and removal of one regulated tree
15 ELMO AV WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Under Assessment
Dwelling Addition and Alteration
6 CONSTANCE ST WESTBOURNE PARK SA 5041Decision Made
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.
Melrose ParkLabor 70.1% · Coalition 29.9% TPP (2025)1.7 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%)