Beaumont SA 5066
Beaumont is a suburb in South Australia, 8 km from Adelaide CBD, around 14 minutes by car. Population is 2,731; the median age is 45 and the median household income is $134,004 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 20% nationally. Population grew 6.0% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $450 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,511. The area shows high bushfire risk. Walkability is moderate.
Is Beaumont a good suburb?
Beaumont scores a A (67/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit and community, weaker on safety.
Walkable and central
Walkability 63/100 · 8.2 km · 14 min drive to Adelaide
Around the state median
Median $1.72M · Pricier than 82% of SA
High bushfire risk
Fire 86/100 · Crime 25/100 · Flood 29/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 10/10 · median age 45 · 2,731 residents
Liveability Rating
67 / 100 · Ranked #103 in SAEach bar is Beaumont'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.
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Our score
67 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataBeaumont's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.72 million, roughly 21% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$1,720,000
In line with its 5 neighbours (median $1,737,500)
Based on 81 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 24 days — median across 34 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 33 sales $1.61M
- 4 bed 31 sales $2.05M
- 5 bed 12 sales $2.38M
Land
$1,488,260
Based on only 8 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Beaumont are currently listed at around $2.06 million on average. Based on 4 houses listed in the past six months.
$2.06M
4 houses listed in the last 6 months.
4 of the suburb's 966 dwellings (0.4%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Beaumont rent for around $900 a week on average, based on 4 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$900/wk
4 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
4 rentals advertised against an estimated 102 rented homes (3.9%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 202581 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 37% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5066.
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$900/week ($47,000 a year) on a $2.06 million median
Based on a small sample (4 listings) — indicative only.
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 Beaumont safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Beaumont sits in the low band, with 34 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 43% on the prior year.
34 offences
43.3% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–2025No crash in Beaumont killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.
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
Universities nearby
- 4.8 kmAdelaide University, Magill CampusAdelaide University · 112 courses
- 5.8 kmAdelaide University, Adelaide City CampusAdelaide University · 472 courses
- 5.8 kmFlinders City CampusFlinders University · 156 courses
4.1% 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
Beaumont is somewhat walkable on foot — at 63/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Beaumont.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 21.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 15.0 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 8.8 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 18.1 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 Beaumont.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 43%
- Premises covered
- 1,124
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
Burnside: 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 6 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.
Beaumont is home to about 2,700 residents, with a median age of 45, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $134,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.1%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
2,731
Median Age
45
Median Household Income
$134,004/yr
Census Median Rent
$450/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,511/mo
Avg Household Size
2.8
Median Personal Income
$56,992/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.1%
Unoccupied Dwellings
6.5%
Total Dwellings
966
Owner-Occupier Rate
89.4%
Houses
86.2%
Rental Stress
17.5%
Mortgage Stress
22.5%
Work From Home
19.2%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 63.8%
- English Spoken at Home
- 70.0%
- Employment Rate
- 60.4%
- Completed Year 12
- 63.1%
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.
136 residents (5.0%) 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 2,612 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
29% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (391 of 1,355).
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.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,410 a year through Burnside based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 91%
- Environmental 8%
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: Burnside
In the year to August 2026, 250 new dwellings were approved across Burnside. That mix is 114 houses and 136 units. Approvals are up 31.8% on the same period a year earlier.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 6 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³).
PM10 averaged 17.8 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 1.12 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 0 · NO₂ 0.
From the Adelaide CBD monitoring station, 5.8 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Mount Lofty, 5.5 kmHigh rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 189 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 13.7 km
- 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- 2.4 kmOther Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and QuarryingTop reported: Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
- 2.9 kmHigher EducationTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
- 3.7 kmWine and Other Alcoholic Beverage ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ethanol
EV adoption
In postcode 5066, 271 of 9,577 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 4.1% (394 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 6.9%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5066, 3,163 rooftop-solar systems totalling 23.6 MW have been installed since 2001, against 4,797 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 253 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
2 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 7 across postcode 5066.
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 2026-10-27 — 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 Claire Clutterham Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Claire Clutterham | 56.6% | 43.4% | +7.1 |
| 2022 | James Stevens | 49.5% | 50.5% | -6.4 |
| 2019 | James Stevens | 43.1% | 56.9% | +1.5 |
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 Jack Batty Liberal Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jack Batty LP | 58.5% |
| 2022 | Vickie Chapman LP | 58.2% |
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.
Looking at a specific address in Beaumont?
Every figure above is a suburb average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 2,731 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Featured in
- #1 in Adelaide's most educated suburbs
- #3 in Adelaide suburbs where the most homes are owned outright
- #4 in Adelaide's highest-income suburbs
- #6 in Where the Chinese community lives in Adelaide
- #6 in Adelaide suburbs where the most Mandarin is spoken at home
- #7 in Where the Malaysian community lives in Adelaide
Checking the whole city?
Suburbs to avoid in Adelaide There is no list of bad suburbs, but there are hazards the state measures and publishes — recorded crime, bushfire exposure, flood overlays and aircraft noise. Adelaide suburbs ranked on them, with what the numbers do and don't mean.Nearby suburbs
Burnside SA 5066
Linden Park SA 5065
Glen Osmond SA 5064
Hazelwood Park SA 5066
St Georges SA 5064
Mount Osmond SA 5064
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Common questions about Beaumont
Is Beaumont a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Beaumont is low (25/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Beaumont?
Beaumont has a high recorded bushfire history (86/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a low share of it (29/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Beaumont a good place to live?
Beaumont has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A (67/100), 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 Beaumont?
Beaumont, SA had a population of 2,731 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Beaumont, SA?
The postcode for Beaumont, SA is 5066.
How far is Beaumont from Adelaide?
Beaumont is 8 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 14 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Beaumont?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Beaumont was $134,004 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 Beaumont?
The median advertised rent in Beaumont is $900 a week for houses (4 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Beaumont?
The median age of residents in Beaumont was 45 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Beaumont at risk of bushfire?
Beaumont has a high recorded bushfire history (86/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
Is Beaumont walkable?
Beaumont scores 63/100 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 air quality in Beaumont?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Beaumont (Adelaide CBD) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.0 µg/m³ and PM10 of 17.8 µg/m³. That puts Beaumont below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Beaumont?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Beaumont, Mount Lofty (5.5 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 Beaumont?
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 Beaumont belong to?
Beaumont sits within the Burnside local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Beaumont?
The average residential rates bill through Burnside is $2,410 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Beaumont?
Across Burnside, 250 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 31.8% 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 Beaumont in?
Beaumont sits within the federal Division of Sturt, currently held by Claire Clutterham (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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