Best suburbs to live in Adelaide
Every suburb within 40 km of Victoria Square.
Adelaide suburbs at a glance — the eastern foothills, the beachfront west, and the inner-north gentrifiers. Compare metro suburbs on schools, walkability, prices, and bushfire and flood risk.
Greater Adelaide has 493 suburbs by the ABS count (2021), 488 of them with residents. This page covers the 428 within 40 km of Victoria Square, home to 1,279,803 residents. Morphett Vale is the most populated metro suburb with a population of 24,002. By land area the biggest is Kersbrook at 77.6 km².
Adelaide median house prices range from $590,000 to $2.8 million.
24,002 residents
25,796 sales, Oct 2024 – Oct 2026
Tarndanya · Adelaide — Tarndanya, 'male red kangaroo rock' — is Kaurna Country. The city's Victoria Square carries the gazetted dual name Tarntanyangga.
Recorded by Teichelmann and Schurmann, 1840. Source: Kaurna Warra Pintyanthi.
Median house price by suburb
Each suburb is shaded by its median sold house price, in five equal-sized bands. Suburbs with no recent recorded sales are shown in grey — they are not the cheapest, they are unknown.
Boundaries: ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021, simplified for display.
Median sale price in Adelaide
Oct 2026Houses
$910K
470 sales that month
Units
$612K
102 sales that month
Median of every recorded sale across metro Adelaide that month — not an average of suburb medians, which a handful of small expensive suburbs would pull well above the market. Months with fewer than 30 sales are not counted, and the newest months revise upward as settlements are recorded.
Median asking rent in Adelaide
Oct 2026Houses
$680/wk
641 rental listings that month
Units
$550/wk
161 rental listings that month
Advertised weekly rents across metro Adelaide, not signed leases. This series starts later than the sale data — rents were not collected before late 2020.
Popular rankings for Adelaide
- Best Adelaide suburbs for families with good primary schoolsRanked top-15 · family + primary schools
- Best Adelaide suburbs for families with good high schoolsRanked top-15 · family + high schools
- Best Adelaide suburbs for electric-vehicle adoptionRanked top-15 · EV-friendly suburbs
- Best Adelaide suburbs to rent inRanked top-15 · best suburbs to rent
- Best Adelaide suburbs for public transportRanked top-15 · transit-friendly suburbs
- Fastest growing Adelaide suburbs (2016-2021)Ranked top-15 · fastest growing
- Sportiest Adelaide suburbsRanked top-15 · most sport facilities
- Adelaide suburbs where the most people cycle to workRanked top-15 · most cycle to work
- Most walkable Adelaide suburbsRanked top-15 · most walkable
- Best Adelaide suburbs for NBN internetRanked top-15 · best NBN connectivity
- Best Adelaide suburbs for rental yieldRanked top-15 · highest rental yield
- Best Adelaide suburbs for property investorsRanked top-15 · investor-friendly suburbs
- Best Adelaide suburbs for owner-occupiersRanked top-15 · owner-occupier suburbs
- Best Adelaide suburbs for young professionalsRanked top-15 · young professionals
- Best Adelaide suburbs for first-home buyersRanked top-15 · first-home buyer picks
- Adelaide suburbs where young families liveRanked top-15 · where young families live
- Adelaide suburbs where seniors liveRanked top-15 · where seniors live
- Adelaide's most educated suburbsRanked top-15 · most educated suburbs
- Adelaide's highest-income suburbsRanked top-15 · highest household income
- Safest suburbs in AdelaideRanked top-15 · safest suburbs
- Most liveable suburbs in AdelaideRanked top-15 · most liveable suburbs
- Suburbs to avoid in AdelaideRanked top-15 · suburbs to avoid
- Best beachside suburbs in AdelaideRanked top-15 · beachside suburbs
- Greenest suburbs in AdelaideRanked top-15 · greenest suburbs
- Suburbs with the biggest blocks in AdelaideRanked top-15 · biggest blocks
- Suburbs where rents are rising fastest in AdelaideRanked top-15 · rents rising fastest
- Best Adelaide suburbs for rooftop solarRanked top-15 · rooftop solar suburbs
- Adelaide suburbs where homes are owned outrightRanked top-15 · homes owned outright
- Adelaide suburbs with the most apartmentsRanked top-15 · most apartments
Community demographics in Adelaide
- Adelaide suburbs with the largest Muslim communityRanked top-15 · largest Muslim community
- Adelaide suburbs with the largest Hindu communityRanked top-15 · largest Hindu community
- Adelaide suburbs with the largest Buddhist communityRanked top-15 · largest Buddhist community
- Adelaide suburbs with the largest Sikh communityRanked top-15 · largest Sikh community
- Adelaide suburbs with the largest Jewish communityRanked top-15 · largest Jewish community
- Adelaide suburbs with the largest non-religious populationRanked top-15 · largest non-religious population
Suburbs with the largest religious communities, from the 2021 Census.
Where communities live in Adelaide
- Where the Chinese community lives in AdelaideRanked top-15 · Chinese community
- Where the Indian community lives in AdelaideRanked top-15 · Indian community
- Where the Italian community lives in AdelaideRanked top-15 · Italian community
- Where the Greek community lives in AdelaideRanked top-15 · Greek community
- Where the Vietnamese community lives in AdelaideRanked top-15 · Vietnamese community
- Where the Lebanese community lives in AdelaideRanked top-15 · Lebanese community
- Where the Filipino community lives in AdelaideRanked top-15 · Filipino community
- Where the Korean community lives in AdelaideRanked top-15 · Korean community
- Where the Nepali community lives in AdelaideRanked top-15 · Nepali community
- Where the Malaysian community lives in AdelaideRanked top-15 · Malaysian community
- Where the Afghan community lives in AdelaideRanked top-15 · Afghan community
- Where the Bangladeshi community lives in AdelaideRanked top-15 · Bangladeshi community
- Where the South African community lives in AdelaideRanked top-15 · South African community
- Where the Sri Lankan community lives in AdelaideRanked top-15 · Sri Lankan community
- Where the Pakistani community lives in AdelaideRanked top-15 · Pakistani community
- Where the Serbian community lives in AdelaideRanked top-15 · Serbian community
Suburbs with the largest ancestry communities, showing ancestry, country of birth and language together, from the 2021 Census.
Most Populated Suburbs
Fastest Growing Suburbs
Most New Housing
Best Schools Quality
Most Expensive Houses
Most Affordable Houses
Highest Rental Yield (Houses)
Common questions about Adelaide
How many suburbs are in Adelaide?
Greater Adelaide has 493 suburbs by the ABS count (2021), 488 of them with residents. This page covers the 428 within 40 km of Victoria Square, home to 1,279,803 residents.
What is the largest Adelaide suburb?
Morphett Vale is the most populated metro suburb with a population of 24,002 (ABS Census 2021). By land area the biggest is Kersbrook at 77.6 km².
What are the best suburbs to live in Adelaide?
The top-rated Adelaide suburbs on SuburbScan are Rose Park, Dulwich, and St Georges, ranked by our composite Liveability grade combining school quality, safety, SEIFA socio-economic advantage, walkability and CBD access.
Which are the most affordable Adelaide suburbs?
The most affordable Adelaide suburbs by median house price are Elizabeth Grove, Elizabeth South, and Elizabeth North, based on the last six months of public property listings.
What is the median house price range in Adelaide?
Median house prices across Adelaide range from $589,500 to $2,800,000, based on the last six months of public property listings.
Whose Country is Adelaide on, and what is its Aboriginal name?
Adelaide — Tarndanya, 'male red kangaroo rock' — is Kaurna Country. The city's Victoria Square carries the gazetted dual name Tarntanyangga. Source: Kaurna Warra Pintyanthi.