Dudley Park SA 5008
Located in South Australia, Dudley Park sits 7 km from Adelaide CBD, around 14 minutes by car. The suburb has 670 residents, a median age of 41, and a median household income of $47,164 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population grew 7.2% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $200 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,575. The area shows high crime risk and high flood risk. Walkability is moderate.
Is Dudley Park a good suburb?
Dudley Park scores a D (33/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, weaker on prices, safety, and community.
Walkable and central
Walkability 65/100 · 6.8 km · 14 min drive to Adelaide
Above the state median
Median $835K · Less affordable than 80% of SA
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 89/100 · Flood 64/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 41 · 670 residents
Liveability Rating
33 / 100 · Ranked #428 in SAEach bar is Dudley 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.
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Our score
33 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataThe median house sale price in Dudley Park sits at $835,000, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only six sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.
$835,000
Based on only 6 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 5 sales $850K
Rental Market
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025100 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 30% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5008.
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 Dudley Park safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Dudley Park sits in the high band, with 72 incidents recorded in 2026 — up about 9% on the prior year.
72 offences
9.1% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20251 crash
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
Universities nearby
- 5.8 kmAdelaide University, Adelaide City CampusAdelaide University · 472 courses
- 5.8 kmFlinders City CampusFlinders University · 156 courses
- 5.8 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
Dudley Park is somewhat walkable on foot — at 65/100, 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 Dudley Park.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 27.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 17.9 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 10.1 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 17.1 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 Dudley Park.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 87%
- Premises covered
- 478
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
Port Adelaide Enfield: 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
Dudley Park is home to 670 residents, with a median age of 41, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $47,000 a year, with unemployment at 8.2%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
670
Median Age
41
Median Household Income
$47,164/yr
Census Median Rent
$200/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,575/mo
Avg Household Size
2.2
Median Personal Income
$23,920/yr
Unemployment Rate
8.2%
Unoccupied Dwellings
6.8%
Total Dwellings
278
Owner-Occupier Rate
46.9%
Houses
66.5%
Rental Stress
22.1%
Mortgage Stress
40.1%
Work From Home
7.1%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
83 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 5 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 139 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 56.4%
- English Spoken at Home
- 54.6%
- Employment Rate
- 44.8%
- Completed Year 12
- 44.3%
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.
60 residents (9.0%) 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 643 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
20% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (52 of 258).
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 2,175 people work here; 258 employed residents live here.
A jobs hub: 8.4 jobs for every working resident. At least 88% 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 $1,311 a year through Port Adelaide Enfield based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Industrial 58%
- Residential 34%
- Infrastructure and transport 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: Port Adelaide Enfield
In the year to August 2026, 1,176 new dwellings were approved across Port Adelaide Enfield. That mix is 629 houses and 547 units. Approvals are up 22.9% on the same period a year earlier.
Air Quality
This station does not measure fine particles (PM2.5).
NO₂ averaged 0.51 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Northfield monitoring station, 4.5 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Adelaide (West Terrace / Ngayirdapira), 5.1 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 15 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 8.5 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
29 facilities within 5 km- 0.4 kmLaundry and Dry-Cleaning ServicesTop reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
- 0.4 kmWhiteware Appliance ManufacturingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Fluoride compounds
- 1.0 km
- 1.0 kmBeer ManufacturingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 2.4 kmCleaning Compound ManufacturingTop reported: Ethanol · Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Chlorine & compounds
EV adoption
In postcode 5008, 103 of 11,090 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.7% (407 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.6%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5008, 2,909 rooftop-solar systems totalling 20.0 MW have been installed since 2001, against 6,067 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 171 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
3 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 5008.
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 Steve Georganas Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Steve Georganas | 69.1% | 30.9% | +7.2 |
| 2022 | Steve Georganas | 61.9% | 38.1% | -3.7 |
| 2019 | Steve Georganas | 58.2% | 41.8% | +0.1 |
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 Peter Malinauskas Australian Labor Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Peter Malinauskas ALP | 74.0% |
| 2022 | Peter Malinauskas ALP | 74.8% |
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 Dudley Park?
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- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 670 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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Common questions about Dudley Park
Is Dudley Park a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Dudley Park is high (89/100, 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 Dudley Park?
Dudley Park has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (64/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Dudley Park a good place to live?
Dudley Park has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (33/100), 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 Dudley Park?
Dudley Park, SA had a population of 670 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Dudley Park, SA?
The postcode for Dudley Park, SA is 5008.
How far is Dudley Park from Adelaide?
Dudley Park is 7 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 Dudley Park?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Dudley Park was $47,164 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 Dudley Park?
There are too few current rental listings in Dudley Park for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $200, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Dudley Park?
The median age of residents in Dudley Park was 41 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Dudley Park walkable?
Dudley Park scores 65/100 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 Dudley Park?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Dudley Park, Adelaide (West Terrace / Ngayirdapira) (5.1 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 Dudley 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 Dudley Park belong to?
Dudley Park sits within the Port Adelaide Enfield local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Dudley Park?
The average residential rates bill through Port Adelaide Enfield is $1,311 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Dudley Park?
Across Port Adelaide Enfield, 1,176 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 22.9% 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 Dudley Park in?
Dudley Park sits within the federal Division of Adelaide, currently held by Steve Georganas (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · 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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