Davoren Park SA 5113

Davoren Park sits 40 km from Adelaide CBD in South Australia, around 38 minutes by car. Census data records 6,392 residents with a median age of 33 and a median household income of $48,412 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The suburb fell 1.6% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $250 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $945. Davoren Park is characterised by high crime risk and high flood risk. 3 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is high.

Is Davoren Park a good suburb?

Davoren Park scores a D (23/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, weaker on schools, safety, and community.

Schools

Below the state average

3 schools · Bottom 6% in SA

Transit

Very walkable

Walkability 76/100 · 40.3 km · 38 min drive to Adelaide

Prices

Around the state median

Median $610K · Cheaper than 95% of SA

Safety

High crime risk

Fire 0/100 · Crime 92/100 · Flood 72/100

Community

Highly disadvantaged

SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 33 · 6,392 residents

D

Liveability Rating

23 / 100 · Ranked #488 in SA

Each bar is Davoren Park's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).

Schools quality
19
Few above similar
Bottom 6% in SA
Safety
18
Bushfire None · Crime High · Flood High
Socio-economic
0
Very disadvantaged
Walkability
66
Walkable
CBD access
33
40.3 km · 38 min drive to Adelaide
How it's calculated: Schools rank 19 × 25% + Safety rank 18 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 0 × 25% + Walkability rank 66 × 15% + CBD access rank 33 × 10% = 23 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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23 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Davoren Park's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $610,000, roughly 14% above where it sat a year earlier.

Houses

$610,000

last 8 quarters
Cheaper than 95% of SA

10% below its 4 neighbours (median $675,000)

↑ +13.7% year-on-year

Based on 234 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 19 days — median across 115 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 2 bed 8 sales $522K
  • 3 bed 168 sales $590K
  • 4 bed 52 sales $690K
  • 5 bed 5 sales $634K

Land

$610,000

↓ −40.9% year-on-year

Based on 11 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 18 days — median across 8 sales that recorded a listing period

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Davoren Park are currently listed at around $642,000 on average. Based on 64 houses listed in the past six months.

$642K

last 4 months
↑ +8.4% vs previous 6 months from $592K
Since 2021: $209K → $616K (+194%)

64 houses listed in the last 6 months.

64 of the suburb's 2,289 dwellings (2.8%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in Davoren Park rent for around $530 a week on average, based on 98 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

$530/wk

last 6 months

10% below its 5 neighbours (median $590/wk)

↑ +2.9% vs previous 6 months from $515/wk
Since 2021: $277/wk → $525/wk (+89%)

98 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

99 rentals advertised against an estimated 1,087 rented homes (9.1%) in the last 6 months.

Rent agreed on new leases

Apr–Jun 2026
3-bed houses
$500/wk
100 bonds
+76% 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

123 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 24% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5113.

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
House
4.3% above the typical range
Top 22% in SA

$530/week ($28,000 a year) on a $642,000 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 Davoren Park safe? Crime statistics

2026

Crime in Davoren Park sits in the high band, with 900 incidents recorded in 2026 — down about 8% on the prior year.

900 offences

7.5% since 2025
Theft 388 (43.1%)
Assault 218 (24.2%)
Property Damage 194 (21.6%)
Break & Enter 100 (11.1%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

10 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

Three schools serve Davoren Park, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.

38
out of 100
Weak
3 schools in this suburb
1 below similar · 2 unrated
  • • 562 students across 2 schools (avg 281)
  • • Sectors: 2 Catholic, 1 Government
  • • ICSEA 916-917, median 916 (below the national baseline of 1000)
  • • Largest: Swallowcliffe School P-6 (423 students)

Primary

Government · U, R-6 · 423 students
ICSEA 917 (higher than 14% of Australian schools) · 4% top-SEA students
Below similar

Secondary

Catholic · 12 · 139 students
ICSEA 916 (higher than 14% of Australian schools) · 3% top-SEA students
Edmund Rice Flexi School - Davoren Park Campus
Catholic

Walkability

Davoren Park is very walkable on foot — at 76/100, most daily errands can be done on foot.

76
out of 100
Very Walkable
Top 10% in SA
Public Transport within 1 km 86
Schools within 1.5 km 100
Parks within 800 m 100
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 100
Pharmacies within 1 km 60
Childcare within 1 km 100
Hospitals within 5 km 0

Public transport

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

79
out of 100
Top 18% in SA
RailBus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
102.2 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
76.1 arrivals/hr
Saturday
40.0 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
0 min
Span of service
18.5 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 Davoren Park.

75
connectivity score / 100
Top 14% in SA
Most common
Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
54%
Premises covered
3,281
Technology mix
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 54%
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 46%

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

Playford: council population

The whole council area, not just Davoren Park · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
115,790
+3.9% in a year
Change
+4,357
people since 2024
Density
335
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+897
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+2,821
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+639
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
1/10
1/10 within SA
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
1/10
1/10 within SA
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
1/10
1/10 within SA
qualifications and job type, income excluded
How evenly that is spread

The ABS scores 15 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. Every one of them ranks in that same decile, so the average describes the whole suburb.

Davoren Park is home to about 6,400 residents, with a median age of 33, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $48,000 a year, with unemployment at 17.4%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

6,392

1.6% since 2016

Median Age

33

3.1% since 2016

Median Household Income

$48,412/yr

23.1% since 2016
Bottom 14% in SA

Census Median Rent

$250/wk

22.0% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$945/mo

2.6% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.5

no change since 2016

Median Personal Income

$25,272/yr

13.6% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

17.4%

27.2% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

10.1%

8.2% since 2016

Total Dwellings

2,289

0.2% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

52.5%

8.2% since 2016

Houses

69.8%

4.5% since 2016

Rental Stress

26.9%

0.7% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

23.4%

20.9% since 2016

Work From Home

3.4%

277.8% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 1,597 (69.8%)
Townhouses 615 (26.9%)
Flats / Apartments 77 (3.4%)

Property Ownership

Renting 1,041 (47.5%)
Mortgage 693 (31.6%)
Owned Outright 456 (20.8%)
Of those rentals, social housing 214 (20.6%)

184 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 30 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 1,041 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.

Demographics

Born in Australia
70.2%
English Spoken at Home
76.4%
Employment Rate
37.2%
21.6% since 2016
Completed Year 12
23.6%

Occupations

Labourers 438 (24.1%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 286 (15.7%)
Community & Personal Service 267 (14.7%)
Technicians & Trades 222 (12.2%)
Sales 174 (9.6%)
Clerical & Administrative 155 (8.5%)
Managers 107 (5.9%)
Professionals 105 (5.8%)

Religion

No Religion 3,275 (51.2%)
Christianity 1,804 (28.2%)
Islam 425 (6.6%)
Buddhism 147 (2.3%)
Other Religions 46 (0.7%)
Hinduism 22 (0.3%)
Sikhism 6 (0.1%)
Judaism 3 (0.0%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 348 (5.4%)
Afghanistan 91 (1.4%)
Myanmar 66 (1.0%)
Indonesia 58 (0.9%)
Philippines 56 (0.9%)
New Zealand 49 (0.8%)
Vietnam 47 (0.7%)
Malaysia 39 (0.6%)

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 169 (2.6%)
2011-2015 218 (3.4%)
2001-2010 257 (4.0%)
1991-2000 84 (1.3%)
1981-1990 116 (1.8%)
Before 1981 422 (6.6%)

169 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.

Overseas 153 (2.6%)
Adelaide - West 98 (1.7%)
Barossa - Yorke - Mid North 93 (1.6%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 5,919 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.

Vietnamese 30 (0.5%)
Spanish 11 (0.2%)
Arabic 10 (0.2%)
German 10 (0.2%)
Serbian 9 (0.1%)
Hindi 8 (0.1%)
Russian 8 (0.1%)
Tamil 7 (0.1%)

Age Distribution

0-4 473 (7.4%)
5-14 1,031 (16.1%)
15-19 376 (5.9%)
20-24 440 (6.9%)
25-34 990 (15.5%)
35-44 797 (12.5%)
45-54 688 (10.8%)
55-64 691 (10.8%)
65-74 492 (7.7%)
75-84 273 (4.3%)
85+ 136 (2.1%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 702 (36.2%)
One Parent Families 576 (29.7%)
Couple Families 485 (25.0%)
Group Household 123 (6.3%)
Other Families 54 (2.8%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 1,254 (80.9%)
Car (passenger) 137 (8.8%)
Bus 70 (4.5%)
Worked from Home 52 (3.4%)
Walked Only 27 (1.7%)
Bicycle 8 (0.5%)
Train 3 (0.2%)

6% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (115 of 1,820).

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

Certificate III & IV 867 (13.6%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 215 (3.4%)
Bachelor Degree 152 (2.4%)
Postgraduate Degree 33 (0.5%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 26 (0.4%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 344 (15.6%)
1 car 945 (42.8%)
2 cars 638 (28.9%)
3 cars 192 (8.7%)
4+ cars 86 (3.9%)

Council Rates

Playford
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,101 a year through Playford based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$2,101/yr
13% above the SA average of $1,863 · median of 68 councils
Valuation basis
Capital Value
land + buildings

How this land is zoned

Share of Davoren Park's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Residential 97%
  • Industrial 3%

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: Playford

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

In the year to August 2026, 2,475 new dwellings were approved across Playford. That mix is 2,182 houses and 293 units. Approvals are up 65.0% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
2,475dwellings
+65.0% YoY
Houses
2,182
detached dwellings
Units
293
townhouses + apartments

Air Quality

MODERATE

PM2.5 averaged 5.5 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.

PM10 averaged 18.7 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.31 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 5 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.

From the Elizabeth monitoring station, 2.9 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Edinburgh RAAF, 4.8 km

Dry climate — hot summers, mild winters.

Elevation
37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
13.4 km
Annual rainfall
404 mm
67 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
30.0°C
28 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
6.6°C
1 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

2 facilities within 5 km

EV adoption

0.3%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.1 points this year

In postcode 5113, 34 of 12,630 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.7% (219 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.0%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.03%
2023
0.04%
2024
0.14%
2025
0.27%

Rooftop solar

49
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.1 kW each

In postcode 5113, 3,870 rooftop-solar systems totalling 23.6 MW have been installed since 2001, against 7,906 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 199 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
239
2020
316
2021
327
2022
297
2023
296
2024
334
2025
192
2026
111

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
$3,181
Loan amount
$488,000
Total interest over 30 years
$657,302
Deposit
$122,000
Stamp duty
$27,380
Cash needed at settlement
$149,380

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 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Spence

Currently held by Matt Burnell Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Matt Burnell 65.3% 34.7% +2.4
2022 Matt Burnell 62.9% 37.1% +1.2
2019 Nick Champion 64.1% 35.9% +3.0

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

Taylor District

Currently held by Nick Champion Australian Labor Party

Next state election: 16 March 2030.

Year Winner Won with
2026 Nick Champion ALP 54.2%
2022 Nick Champion ALP 69.7%

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 Davoren Park

Is Davoren Park a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Davoren Park is high (92/100, 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 Davoren Park?

Davoren Park has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a high share of it (72/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Davoren Park a good place to live?

Davoren Park has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (23/100), 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 Davoren Park?

Davoren Park, SA had a population of 6,392 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Davoren Park, SA?

The postcode for Davoren Park, SA is 5113.

How far is Davoren Park from Adelaide?

Davoren Park is 40 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 38 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Davoren Park?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Davoren Park was $48,412 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 Davoren Park?

The median advertised rent in Davoren Park is $530 a week for houses (98 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Davoren Park?

The median age of residents in Davoren Park was 33 at the 2021 ABS Census.

How are the schools in Davoren Park?

There are 3 schools inside the Davoren Park boundary: 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

Is Davoren Park walkable?

Davoren Park scores 76/100 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 Davoren Park?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Davoren Park (Elizabeth) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.5 µg/m³ and PM10 of 18.7 µg/m³. That puts Davoren Park 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 Davoren Park?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Davoren Park, Edinburgh RAAF (4.8 km away), summer days average 30°C, winter nights 6.6°C, 404 mm of rain a year over 67 rainy days, and 28 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

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

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

How much are council rates in Davoren Park?

The average residential rates bill through Playford is $2,101 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Davoren Park?

Across Playford, 2,475 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 65.0% 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 Davoren Park in?

Davoren Park sits within the federal Division of Spence, currently held by Matt Burnell (Australian Labor Party).

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