Beverley SA 5009
Beverley sits 8 km from Adelaide CBD in South Australia, around 15 minutes by car. Census data records 1,578 residents with a median age of 36 and a median household income of $83,096 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the lower-middle tier nationally. Population grew 5.3% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $300 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,668. The area shows high crime risk and high flood risk. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is high.
Is Beverley a good suburb?
Beverley scores a C (42/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, weaker on safety.
Mixed results
1 school
Walkable and central
Walkability 70/100 · 7.9 km · 15 min drive to Adelaide
Around the state median
Median $1.05M
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 83/100 · Flood 76/100
Below-average income
SEIFA decile 4/10 · median age 36 · 1,578 residents
Liveability Rating
42 / 100 · Ranked #354 in SAEach bar is Beverley'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
42 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataBeverley's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $1.05 million, about 5% below where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$1,050,000
5% below its 7 neighbours (median $1,108,000)
Based on 31 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 18 days — median across 16 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 21 sales $995K
- 4 bed 8 sales $1.19M
Land
$420,412
Based on only 9 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Beverley rent for around $600 a week on average, based on 10 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$600/wk
14% below its 5 neighbours (median $700/wk)
10 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
11 rentals advertised against an estimated 231 rented homes (4.8%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Apr–Jun 2026- 3-bed houses
- $700/wk
- 10 bonds
- 2-bed units
- $469/wk
- 10 bonds
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025108 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 28% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5009.
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 Beverley safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Beverley sits in the high band, with 131 incidents recorded in 2026 — up 0.8% on the prior year.
131 offences
0.8% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20256 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 serves Beverley, but none have published comparable ratings yet.
Combined
Universities nearby
- 6.2 kmAdelaide University, Adelaide City CampusAdelaide University · 472 courses
- 6.2 kmFlinders City CampusFlinders University · 156 courses
- 6.2 km82-98 Wakefield Street, Adelaide SA 5000Torrens University Australia · 106 courses
2.2% 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
Beverley is very walkable on foot — at 70/100, most daily errands can be done on foot.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Beverley.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 32.8 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 21.2 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 12.2 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 17.5 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 Beverley.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 47%
- Premises covered
- 1,073
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
Charles Sturt: 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 4 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Beverley is home to about 1,600 residents, with a median age of 36, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $83,000 a year, with unemployment at 6.5%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,578
Median Age
36
Median Household Income
$83,096/yr
Census Median Rent
$300/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,668/mo
Avg Household Size
2.4
Median Personal Income
$42,432/yr
Unemployment Rate
6.5%
Unoccupied Dwellings
8.4%
Total Dwellings
629
Owner-Occupier Rate
63.2%
Houses
78.9%
Rental Stress
18.8%
Mortgage Stress
24.1%
Work From Home
8.6%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
42 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 15 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 224 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 68.9%
- English Spoken at Home
- 67.2%
- Employment Rate
- 64.7%
- Completed Year 12
- 49.0%
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.
104 residents (6.6%) 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.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,487 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
21% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (178 of 849).
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 2,892 people work here; 849 employed residents live here.
A jobs hub: 3.4 jobs for every working resident. At least 71% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
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 $1,726 a year through Charles Sturt based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Industrial 62%
- Residential 28%
- Parks and recreation 10%
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
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.
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, 6.2 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Adelaide (West Terrace / Ngayirdapira), 4.8 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 16 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 5.4 km
- 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
13 facilities within 5 km- 0.4 km
- 0.8 kmGlass and Glass Product ManufacturingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Sulfur dioxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
- 1.7 kmHospitals (Except Psychiatric Hospitals)Top reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
- 2.3 kmCleaning Compound ManufacturingTop reported: Ethanol · Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Chlorine & compounds
- 3.3 kmWhiteware Appliance ManufacturingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Fluoride compounds
EV adoption
In postcode 5009, 38 of 5,127 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.7% (140 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.5%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5009, 1,320 rooftop-solar systems totalling 10.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,268 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 103 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, 2 across postcode 5009.
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 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
Currently held by Joe Szakacs Australian Labor Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Joe Szakacs ALP | 67.0% |
| 2022 | Joe Szakacs ALP | 69.1% |
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 Beverley?
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 1,578 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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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
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Common questions about Beverley
Is Beverley a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Beverley is high (83/100, 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 Beverley?
Beverley has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a high share of it (76/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Beverley a good place to live?
Beverley has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (42/100), 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 Beverley?
Beverley, SA had a population of 1,578 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Beverley, SA?
The postcode for Beverley, SA is 5009.
How far is Beverley from Adelaide?
Beverley is 8 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 15 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Beverley?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Beverley was $83,096 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 Beverley?
The median advertised rent in Beverley is $600 a week for houses (10 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Beverley?
The median age of residents in Beverley was 36 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Beverley?
There is 1 school inside the Beverley boundary, none of which has enough NAPLAN and ICSEA data for a quality band.
Is Beverley walkable?
Beverley scores 70/100 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 Beverley?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Beverley (Adelaide CBD) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.0 µg/m³ and PM10 of 17.8 µg/m³. That puts Beverley 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 Beverley?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Beverley, Adelaide (West Terrace / Ngayirdapira) (4.8 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 Beverley?
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 Beverley belong to?
Beverley 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 Beverley?
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 Beverley?
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 Beverley in?
Beverley sits within the federal Division of Hindmarsh, currently held by Mark Butler (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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