Aberfoyle Park SA 5159
Located in South Australia, Aberfoyle Park sits 21 km from Adelaide CBD, around 29 minutes by car. The suburb has 11,234 residents, a median age of 42, and a median household income of $91,780 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 40% nationally. The suburb grew 1.8% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $340 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,517. Aberfoyle Park is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. Of 7 schools within the suburb boundary, 4 rank above the state average, and walkability is moderate.
Is Aberfoyle Park a good suburb?
Aberfoyle Park scores a A (75/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on schools, transit, prices, safety, and community.
Above the state average
7 schools · 4 above peer schools · Top 6% in SA
Very walkable
Walkability 66/100 · 21.3 km · 29 min drive to Adelaide
More affordable than most
Median $902K · More affordable than 82% of SA
Low all-round risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 37/100 · Flood 28/100
Advantaged
SEIFA decile 7/10 · median age 42 · 11,234 residents
Liveability Rating
75 / 100 · Ranked #55 in SAEach bar is Aberfoyle Park's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
75 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataAberfoyle Park's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $902,000, about 9% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$902,000
Based on 163 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 17 days — median across 77 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 5 sales $735K
- 3 bed 91 sales $870K
- 4 bed 46 sales $958K
- 5 bed 16 sales $1.11M
- 6 bed 5 sales $1.36M
Units
$640,500
Based on 12 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 14 days — median across 6 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 12 sales $640K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Aberfoyle Park are currently listed at around $874,000 on average. Based on 41 houses listed in the past six months.
$874K
41 houses listed in the last 6 months.
42 of the suburb's 4,167 dwellings (1.0%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Aberfoyle Park rent for around $700 a week on average, based on 22 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$700/wk
22 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
22 rentals advertised against an estimated 621 rented homes (3.5%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Apr–Jun 2026- 3-bed houses
- $650/wk
- 15 bonds
- +55% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 202592 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 33% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5159.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$700/week ($36,000 a year) on a $874,000 median
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Aberfoyle Park safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Aberfoyle Park sits in the low band, with 194 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 16% on the prior year.
194 offences
16.4% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20253 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Schools
Seven schools serve Aberfoyle Park, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. Aberfoyle Hub Primary School and Aberfoyle Park High School lead the pack.
- • 1,781 students across 7 schools (avg 254)
- • Sectors: 3 Government, 3 Independent, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 983-1109, median 1039 (above the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Aberfoyle Park High School (906 students)
Primary
Secondary
Combined
Universities nearby
- 6.0 kmBedford ParkFlinders University · 399 courses
- 8.5 kmTonsleyFlinders University · 63 courses
2.3% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
Aberfoyle Park is somewhat walkable on foot — at 66/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car. Within the suburb there are 3 supermarkets, 7 parks and 5 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Aberfoyle Park.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 183.5 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 105.7 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 73.2 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 19.3 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Aberfoyle Park.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 47%
- Premises covered
- 4,693
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Onkaparinga: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 28 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 7 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Aberfoyle Park is home to about 11,200 residents, with a median age of 42, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $92,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.6%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
11,234
Median Age
42
Median Household Income
$91,780/yr
Census Median Rent
$340/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,517/mo
Avg Household Size
2.6
Median Personal Income
$40,716/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.6%
Unoccupied Dwellings
3.8%
Total Dwellings
4,167
Owner-Occupier Rate
85.1%
Houses
94.3%
Rental Stress
19.3%
Mortgage Stress
19.8%
Work From Home
12.0%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
93 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 10 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 595 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 75.9%
- English Spoken at Home
- 88.1%
- Employment Rate
- 61.1%
- Completed Year 12
- 46.8%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
171 residents (1.5%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 10,670 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
16% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (889 of 5,686).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 1,847 people work here; 5,686 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.3 jobs per working resident. At least 67% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,008 a year through Onkaparinga based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 90%
- Rural and farming 4%
- Commercial 2%
- Infrastructure and transport 2%
- Parks and recreation 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Onkaparinga
In the year to August 2026, 1,367 new dwellings were approved across Onkaparinga. That mix is 813 houses and 554 units. Approvals are up 58.4% on the same period a year earlier.
Air Quality
This station does not measure fine particles (PM2.5).
PM10 averaged 19.5 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.34 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 3 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Christie Downs monitoring station, 12.0 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Mount Lofty, 14.2 kmHigh rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 192 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 8.6 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 6.2% of addresses
- 305 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 969 mm
- 109 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 23.8°C
- 3 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 5.4°C
- 0 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
3 facilities within 5 km- 2.5 kmWine and Other Alcoholic Beverage ManufacturingTop reported: Ethanol · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 3.4 km
- 3.4 km
EV adoption
In postcode 5159, 262 of 27,228 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.2% (860 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.1%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5159, 9,157 rooftop-solar systems totalling 49.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 13,038 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 532 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$15,000 for new homes.
No purchase-price cap. Stamp duty is fully exempted for eligible first-home buyers as a separate concession.
Mortgage repayments
1 mortgage broker is registered in this suburb, 5 across postcode 5159.
Conveyance duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueSA
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Amanda Rishworth Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Amanda Rishworth | 70.7% | 29.3% | +4.4 |
| 2022 | Amanda Rishworth | 66.3% | 33.6% | -4.4 |
| 2019 | Amanda Rishworth | 61.9% | 38.1% | +1.6 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Erin Thompson Australian Labor Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Erin Thompson ALP | 66.4% |
| 2022 | Erin Thompson ALP | 53.4% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
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Common questions about Aberfoyle Park
Is Aberfoyle Park a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Aberfoyle Park is low (37/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Aberfoyle Park?
Aberfoyle Park has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a low share of it (28/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Aberfoyle Park a good place to live?
Aberfoyle Park has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A (75/100), ranked against other SA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Aberfoyle Park?
Aberfoyle Park, SA had a population of 11,234 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Aberfoyle Park, SA?
The postcode for Aberfoyle Park, SA is 5159.
How far is Aberfoyle Park from Adelaide?
Aberfoyle Park is 21 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 29 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Aberfoyle Park?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Aberfoyle Park was $91,780 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Aberfoyle Park?
The median advertised rent in Aberfoyle Park is $700 a week for houses (22 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Aberfoyle Park?
The median age of residents in Aberfoyle Park was 42 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Aberfoyle Park?
There are 7 schools inside the Aberfoyle Park boundary: 4 above, 2 at, and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Aberfoyle Park walkable?
Aberfoyle Park scores 66/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Aberfoyle Park?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Aberfoyle Park, Mount Lofty (14.2 km away), summer days average 23.8°C, winter nights 5.4°C, 969 mm of rain a year over 109 rainy days, and 3 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Aberfoyle Park?
First-home buyers in SA may be eligible for $15,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by RevenueSA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Aberfoyle Park belong to?
Aberfoyle Park sits within the Onkaparinga local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Aberfoyle Park?
The average residential rates bill through Onkaparinga is $2,008 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Aberfoyle Park?
Across Onkaparinga, 1,367 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 58.4% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Aberfoyle Park in?
Aberfoyle Park sits within the federal Division of Kingston, currently held by Amanda Rishworth (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2026
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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