Hallett Cove SA 5158
Hallett Cove sits 23 km from Adelaide CBD in South Australia, around 29 minutes by car. Census data records 12,512 residents with a median age of 43 and a median household income of $97,292 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population grew 1.7% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $380 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,700. 4 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is high.
Is Hallett Cove a good suburb?
Hallett Cove scores a B (59/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, prices, safety, and community, weaker on schools.
Below the state average
4 schools · Bottom 22% in SA
Very walkable
Walkability 83/100 · 22.6 km · 29 min drive to Adelaide
More affordable than most
Median $975K · More affordable than 84% of SA
Low all-round risk
Fire 27/100 · Crime 36/100
Advantaged
SEIFA decile 8/10 · median age 43 · 12,512 residents
Liveability Rating
59 / 100 · Ranked #164 in SAEach bar is Hallett Cove's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
59 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataHallett Cove's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $975,000, about 4% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$975,000
6% above its 7 neighbours (median $920,000)
Based on 191 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 17 days — median across 92 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 85 sales $910K
- 4 bed 75 sales $1.07M
- 5 bed 21 sales $1.26M
Units
$682,500
4% above its 3 neighbours (median $657,500)
Based on 12 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 27 days — median across 7 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 11 sales $680K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Hallett Cove are currently listed at around $985,000 on average. Based on 37 houses listed in the past six months.
$985K
37 houses listed in the last 6 months.
39 of the suburb's 4,709 dwellings (0.8%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Hallett Cove rent for around $705 a week on average, based on 24 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$705/wk
5% above its 3 neighbours (median $670/wk)
24 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
25 rentals advertised against an estimated 678 rented homes (3.7%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Apr–Jun 2026- 3-bed houses
- $628/wk
- 30 bonds
- +55% 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 202592 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 33% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5158.
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$705/week ($37,000 a year) on a $985,000 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 Hallett Cove safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Hallett Cove sits in the low band, with 225 incidents recorded in 2026 — down about 6% on the prior year.
225 offences
5.5% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20256 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal
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.
Coastal Erosion
Shoreline Change Summary
1996–2014Data Quality
Schools
Four schools serve Hallett Cove, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 1,645 students across 3 schools (avg 548)
- • Sectors: 3 Government, 1 Independent
- • ICSEA 989-1056, median 999 (around the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Hallett Cove School (1,243 students)
Primary
Secondary
Combined
Universities nearby
- 7.7 kmBedford ParkFlinders University · 399 courses
- 9.9 kmTonsleyFlinders University · 63 courses
2.3% 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
Hallett Cove is very walkable on foot — at 83/100, most daily errands can be done on foot. Within the suburb there are 2 supermarkets, 15 parks and 4 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Hallett Cove.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 312.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 203.1 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 104.2 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 19.4 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 2 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 Hallett Cove.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 41%
- Premises covered
- 5,180
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
Marion: 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 32 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 6 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Hallett Cove is home to about 12,500 residents, with a median age of 43, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $97,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.6%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
12,512
Median Age
43
Median Household Income
$97,292/yr
Census Median Rent
$380/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,700/mo
Avg Household Size
2.6
Median Personal Income
$43,576/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.6%
Unoccupied Dwellings
4.2%
Total Dwellings
4,709
Owner-Occupier Rate
85.6%
Houses
94.7%
Rental Stress
20.3%
Mortgage Stress
21.0%
Work From Home
12.7%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
22 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 9 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 670 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 65.2%
- English Spoken at Home
- 84.4%
- Employment Rate
- 63.4%
- Completed Year 12
- 50.6%
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.
411 residents (3.3%) 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 11,903 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
17% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (1,114 of 6,630).
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 1,679 people work here; 6,630 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.3 jobs per working resident. At least 75% 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
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,782 a year through Marion based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 64%
- Environmental 26%
- Parks and recreation 9%
- Zones under 1% 2%
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: Marion
In the year to August 2026, 809 new dwellings were approved across Marion. That mix is 324 houses and 485 units. Approvals are down 31.2% on the same period a year earlier.
Air Quality
This station does not measure fine particles (PM2.5).
PM10 averaged 19.5 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.34 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 3 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Christie Downs monitoring station, 7.1 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Adelaide Airport M.o., 13.4 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 93 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 1.3 km
- Annual rainfall
- 394 mm
- 71 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 28.1°C
- 16 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 7.8°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
11 facilities within 5 km- 2.7 kmOther Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and QuarryingTop reported: Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
- 3.1 kmOther Petroleum and Coal Product ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Manganese & compounds
- 3.5 kmOther Petroleum and Coal Product ManufacturingTop reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
- 3.5 kmWater SupplyTop reported: Boron & compounds · Fluoride compounds · Total Nitrogen
- 3.8 kmRigid and Semi-Rigid Polymer Product ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Styrene (ethenylbenzene) · Acetone
EV adoption
In postcode 5158, 142 of 19,393 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.7% (524 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.4%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5158, 7,112 rooftop-solar systems totalling 37.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 9,619 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 355 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, 4 across postcode 5158.
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 Amanda Rishworth Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Amanda Rishworth | 70.7% | 29.3% | +4.4 |
| 2022 | Amanda Rishworth | 66.3% | 33.6% | -4.4 |
| 2019 | Amanda Rishworth | 61.9% | 38.1% | +1.6 |
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 Alex Dighton Australian Labor Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Alex Dighton ALP | 65.4% |
| 2022 | David Speirs LP | 52.8% |
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.
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Common questions about Hallett Cove
Is Hallett Cove a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Hallett Cove is low (36/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Hallett Cove?
Hallett Cove has a low recorded bushfire history (27/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Hallett Cove a good place to live?
Hallett Cove has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (59/100), 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 Hallett Cove?
Hallett Cove, SA had a population of 12,512 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Hallett Cove, SA?
The postcode for Hallett Cove, SA is 5158.
How far is Hallett Cove from Adelaide?
Hallett Cove is 23 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 29 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Hallett Cove?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Hallett Cove was $97,292 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 Hallett Cove?
The median advertised rent in Hallett Cove is $705 a week for houses (24 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Hallett Cove?
The median age of residents in Hallett Cove was 43 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Hallett Cove at risk of bushfire?
Hallett Cove has a low recorded bushfire history (27/100). 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.
How are the schools in Hallett Cove?
There are 4 schools inside the Hallett Cove boundary: 3 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Hallett Cove walkable?
Hallett Cove scores 83/100 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 weather like in Hallett Cove?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Hallett Cove, Adelaide Airport M.o. (13.4 km away), summer days average 28.1°C, winter nights 7.8°C, 394 mm of rain a year over 71 rainy days, and 16 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Hallett Cove?
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 Hallett Cove belong to?
Hallett Cove sits within the Marion local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Hallett Cove?
The average residential rates bill through Marion is $1,782 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Hallett Cove?
Across Marion, 809 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 31.2% 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 Hallett Cove in?
Hallett Cove sits within the federal Division of Kingston, currently held by Amanda Rishworth (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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