Albert Park SA 5014

Located in South Australia, Albert Park sits 11 km from Adelaide CBD, around 19 minutes by car. The suburb has 1,780 residents, a median age of 39, and a median household income of $78,156 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the lower-middle tier nationally. Population grew 3.2% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $300 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,659. The area shows high flood risk and high crime risk. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is high.

Is Albert Park a good suburb?

Albert Park scores a C (41/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, weaker on prices and safety.

Schools

Mixed results

1 school

Transit

Walkable and central

Walkability 77/100 · 11.3 km · 19 min drive to Adelaide

Prices

Above the state median

Median $905K

Safety

High crime risk

Fire 0/100 · Crime 75/100 · Flood 88/100

Community

Below-average income

SEIFA decile 3/10 · median age 39 · 1,780 residents

C

Liveability Rating

41 / 100 · Ranked #370 in SA

Each bar is Albert Park's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.

Schools quality no data
too few schools to rate
Safety
19
Bushfire None · Crime High · Flood High
Socio-economic
36
Disadvantaged
Walkability
67
Walkable
CBD access
67
11.3 km · 19 min drive to Adelaide
How it's calculated: Safety rank 19 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 36 × 25% + Walkability rank 67 × 15% + CBD access rank 67 × 10% = 41 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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41 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Albert Park's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $905,000, roughly 14% above where it sat a year earlier.

Houses

$905,000

last 7 quarters

8% below its 6 neighbours (median $987,000)

↑ +13.6% year-on-year

Based on 69 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 17 days — median across 25 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 2 bed 12 sales $770K
  • 3 bed 33 sales $920K
  • 4 bed 11 sales $1.1M
  • 5 bed 5 sales $1.13M

Land

$3,333,600

Based on only 5 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in Albert Park rent for around $700 a week on average, based on 8 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

$700/wk

↑ +7.7% vs previous 6 months from $650/wk

8 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

9 rentals advertised against an estimated 214 rented homes (4.2%) in the last 6 months.

Rent agreed on new leases

Apr–Jun 2026
All rentals
$580/wk
15 bonds
+54% 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 2025

106 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 28% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5014.

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.

Is Albert Park safe? Crime statistics

2026

Crime in Albert Park sits in the high band, with 102 incidents recorded in 2026 — down about 4% on the prior year.

102 offences

3.8% since 2025
Theft 44 (43.1%)
Property Damage 23 (22.5%)
Assault 22 (21.6%)
Break & Enter 13 (12.7%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

4 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

One school serve Albert Park, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.

38
out of 100
Weak
1 school in this suburb
1 below similar
  • • 278 students in one school (avg 278)

Primary

Catholic · R-6 · 278 students
ICSEA 1043 (higher than 66% of Australian schools) · 19% top-SEA students
Below similar

Universities nearby

2.7% 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

Albert Park is very walkable on foot — at 77/100, most daily errands can be done on foot.

77
out of 100
Very Walkable
Top 9% in SA
Public Transport within 1 km 86
Schools within 1.5 km 100
Parks within 800 m 100
Supermarkets within 1 km 60
GPs within 1 km 60
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 100
Hospitals within 5 km 60

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Albert Park.

81
out of 100
Top 12% in SA
RailBus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
24.0 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
16.4 arrivals/hr
Saturday
8.6 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
1 min
Span of service
18.9 hours
Direct to CBD (peak)
30 min wait

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 Albert Park.

66
connectivity score / 100
Top 20% in SA
Most common
Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
38%
Premises covered
939
Technology mix
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 62%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 38%

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

Supermarkets
1 in suburb
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
2 in suburb
Parks & Reserves
1 in suburb
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
None
Childcare
1 in suburb
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
3 in suburb

Charles Sturt: council population

The whole council area, not just Albert Park · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
130,841
+1.1% in a year
Change
+1,400
people since 2024
Density
2,388
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+201
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-393
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+1,592
arrivals minus departures

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

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
3/10
4/10 within SA
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
2/10
2/10 within SA
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
4/10
4/10 within SA
qualifications and job type, income excluded
How evenly that is spread

The ABS scores 5 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 2 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.

Albert Park is home to about 1,800 residents, with a median age of 39, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $78,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.4%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

1,780

3.2% since 2016

Median Age

39

no change since 2016

Median Household Income

$78,156/yr

19.5% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$300/wk

16.7% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,659/mo

3.7% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.4

no change since 2016

Median Personal Income

$39,104/yr

18.2% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

52.1% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

9.7%

1.0% since 2016

Total Dwellings

730

3.5% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

70.7%

4.0% since 2016

Houses

81.1%

0.9% since 2016

Rental Stress

20.0%

2.0% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

25.5%

13.3% since 2016

Work From Home

11.0%

685.7% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 592 (81.1%)
Townhouses 100 (13.7%)
Flats / Apartments 38 (5.2%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 306 (42.7%)
Renting 210 (29.3%)
Owned Outright 200 (27.9%)
Of those rentals, social housing 74 (35.2%)

62 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 12 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 210 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.

Demographics

Born in Australia
76.3%
English Spoken at Home
74.8%
Employment Rate
63.8%
11.0% since 2016
Completed Year 12
46.6%

Occupations

Professionals 168 (17.5%)
Clerical & Administrative 140 (14.6%)
Technicians & Trades 137 (14.2%)
Community & Personal Service 120 (12.5%)
Sales 103 (10.7%)
Managers 99 (10.3%)
Labourers 97 (10.1%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 78 (8.1%)

Religion

Christianity 827 (46.5%)
No Religion 759 (42.6%)
Other Religions 38 (2.1%)
Hinduism 37 (2.1%)
Buddhism 31 (1.7%)
Sikhism 31 (1.7%)
Islam 23 (1.3%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

India 59 (3.3%)
England 46 (2.6%)
Italy 37 (2.1%)
Vietnam 20 (1.1%)
Greece 17 (1.0%)
Philippines 12 (0.7%)
Netherlands 10 (0.6%)
China 9 (0.5%)

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.

2016-2021 47 (2.6%)
2011-2015 38 (2.1%)
2001-2010 65 (3.7%)
1991-2000 24 (1.3%)
1981-1990 46 (2.6%)
Before 1981 153 (8.6%)

47 residents (2.6%) 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.

Adelaide - North 51 (3.0%)
Overseas 40 (2.4%)
Adelaide - Central and Hills 30 (1.8%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,680 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.

Italian 41 (2.3%)
Greek 24 (1.3%)
Serbian 18 (1.0%)
Punjabi 17 (1.0%)
Vietnamese 15 (0.8%)
Hindi 11 (0.6%)
Cantonese 9 (0.5%)
Spanish 9 (0.5%)

Age Distribution

0-4 100 (5.6%)
5-14 165 (9.3%)
15-19 106 (6.0%)
20-24 112 (6.3%)
25-34 286 (16.1%)
35-44 243 (13.7%)
45-54 248 (13.9%)
55-64 255 (14.3%)
65-74 138 (7.8%)
75-84 83 (4.7%)
85+ 42 (2.4%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 227 (38.8%)
Lone Person 219 (37.4%)
One Parent Families 97 (16.6%)
Group Household 30 (5.1%)
Other Families 12 (2.1%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 615 (74.0%)
Worked from Home 91 (11.0%)
Car (passenger) 48 (5.8%)
Bus 31 (3.7%)
Train 21 (2.5%)
Walked Only 15 (1.8%)
Bicycle 10 (1.2%)

17% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (159 of 962).

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 758 people work here; 962 employed residents live here.

Roughly as many jobs as working residents (0.8 per resident). At least 21% 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

Certificate III & IV 295 (16.6%)
Bachelor Degree 174 (9.8%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 135 (7.6%)
Postgraduate Degree 48 (2.7%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 39 (2.2%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 65 (9.0%)
1 car 255 (35.3%)
2 cars 268 (37.1%)
3 cars 98 (13.6%)
4+ cars 40 (5.5%)

Council Rates

Charles Sturt
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,726 a year through Charles Sturt based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,726/yr
7% below the SA average of $1,863 · median of 68 councils
Valuation basis
Capital Value
land + buildings

How this land is zoned

Share of Albert Park's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Residential 75%
  • Industrial 10%
  • Commercial 9%
  • Parks and recreation 6%

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: Charles Sturt

The whole council area, not just Albert Park · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 1,636 new dwellings were approved across Charles Sturt. That mix is 631 houses and 1,005 units. Approvals are up 109.1% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
1,636dwellings
+109.1% YoY
Houses
631
detached dwellings
Units
1,005
townhouses + apartments

Air Quality

CLEAN

PM2.5 averaged 4.5 µg/m³ in 2025 — below the WHO 2021 annual guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.

PM10 averaged 20.3 µg/m³. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 2.

From the Le Fevre 1 - Birkenhead monitoring station, 4.8 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Adelaide (West Terrace / Ngayirdapira), 7.9 km

Dry climate — hot summers, mild winters.

Elevation
7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
3.6 km
3.7 km to a named beach
Annual rainfall
457 mm
77 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
29.1°C
21 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
8.5°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

16 facilities within 5 km

EV adoption

0.9%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.05% in 2021
+0.4 points this year
Top 23% in SA

In postcode 5014, 107 of 11,459 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.9% (338 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.9%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.05%
2022
0.11%
2023
0.13%
2024
0.50%
2025
0.93%

Rooftop solar

48
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.8 kW each

In postcode 5014, 2,745 rooftop-solar systems totalling 18.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 5,714 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 147 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.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
155
2020
224
2021
213
2022
178
2023
153
2024
145
2025
114
2026
105

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.

Verify eligibility with RevenueSA

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$4,720
Loan amount
$724,000
Total interest over 30 years
$975,178

2 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 8 across postcode 5014.

Deposit
$181,000
Stamp duty
$43,605
Cash needed at settlement
$224,605

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

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 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Hindmarsh

Currently held by Mark Butler Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Mark Butler 66.3% 33.6% +7.4
2022 Mark Butler 59.0% 41.0% -2.4
2019 Mark Butler 56.5% 43.5% +1.9

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

Lee District

Currently held by David Wilkins Australian Labor Party

Next state election: 16 March 2030.

Year Winner Won with
2026 David Wilkins ALP 59.4%
2022 Stephen Mullighan ALP 61.2%

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 Albert Park

Is Albert Park a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Albert Park is high (75/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.

What natural hazards affect Albert Park?

Albert Park has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a high share of it (88/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Albert Park a good place to live?

Albert Park has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (41/100), 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 Albert Park?

Albert Park, SA had a population of 1,780 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Albert Park, SA?

The postcode for Albert Park, SA is 5014.

How far is Albert Park from Adelaide?

Albert Park is 11 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 19 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Albert Park?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Albert Park was $78,156 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 Albert Park?

The median advertised rent in Albert Park is $700 a week for houses (8 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Albert Park?

The median age of residents in Albert Park was 39 at the 2021 ABS Census.

How are the schools in Albert Park?

There is 1 school inside the Albert Park boundary: 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

Is Albert Park walkable?

Albert Park scores 77/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the air quality in Albert Park?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Albert Park (Le Fevre 1 - Birkenhead) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 4.5 µg/m³ and PM10 of 20.3 µg/m³. That puts Albert Park below the WHO annual guideline of 5 µg/m³.

What is the weather like in Albert Park?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Albert Park, Adelaide (West Terrace / Ngayirdapira) (7.9 km away), summer days average 29.1°C, winter nights 8.5°C, 457 mm of rain a year over 77 rainy days, and 21 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Albert 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 Albert Park belong to?

Albert Park sits within the Charles Sturt local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Albert Park?

The average residential rates bill through Charles Sturt is $1,726 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Albert Park?

Across Charles Sturt, 1,636 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 109.1% 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 Albert Park in?

Albert Park sits within the federal Division of Hindmarsh, currently held by Mark Butler (Australian Labor Party).

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