Heathfield SA 5153
Heathfield sits 19 km from Adelaide CBD in South Australia, around 24 minutes by car. Census data records 1,062 residents with a median age of 46 and a median household income of $119,496 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 20% nationally. Population grew 6.6% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $450 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,075. The area shows high bushfire risk. 2 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is moderate.
Is Heathfield a good suburb?
Heathfield scores a B (64/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on community, weaker on safety.
Mixed results
2 schools
Somewhat walkable
Walkability 45/100 · 19.2 km · 24 min drive to Adelaide
Around the state median
Median $1.3M · Pricier than 75% of SA
High bushfire risk
Fire 78/100 · Crime 19/100 · Flood 13/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 10/10 · median age 46 · 1,062 residents
Liveability Rating
64 / 100 · Ranked #127 in SAEach bar is Heathfield'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
64 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataHeathfield's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.3 million, roughly 31% above where it sat a year earlier.
$1,296,000
19% below its 4 neighbours (median $1,601,000)
Based on 16 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 108 days — median across 4 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 6 sales $1.07M
- 4 bed 7 sales $1.48M
Is Heathfield safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Heathfield sits in the low band, with 11 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 31% on the prior year.
11 offences
31.2% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–2025No crash in Heathfield 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
Two schools serve Heathfield, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 1,072 students across 2 schools (avg 536)
- • ICSEA 1071-1086, median 1078 (above the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Heathfield High School (970 students)
Primary
Secondary
Walkability
Heathfield is car-dependent on foot — at 45/100, most errands require a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Heathfield.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 25.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 6.8 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 0.0 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 13.1 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 Heathfield.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 33%
- Premises covered
- 424
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
Adelaide Hills: 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
Heathfield is home to about 1,100 residents, with a median age of 46, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $119,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.0%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,062
Median Age
46
Median Household Income
$119,496/yr
Census Median Rent
$450/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,075/mo
Avg Household Size
2.8
Median Personal Income
$44,876/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.0%
Unoccupied Dwellings
7.7%
Total Dwellings
350
Owner-Occupier Rate
93.3%
Houses
95.1%
Rental Stress
19.6%
Mortgage Stress
20.8%
Work From Home
16.5%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 80.0%
- English Spoken at Home
- 92.0%
- Employment Rate
- 60.4%
- Completed Year 12
- 53.6%
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.
12 residents (1.1%) 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 1,019 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 (106 of 531).
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 $2,727 a year through Adelaide Hills based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 62%
- Environmental 22%
- Infrastructure and transport 13%
- Residential 3%
- Parks and recreation 1%
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: Adelaide Hills
In the year to August 2026, 95 new dwellings were approved across Adelaide Hills. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are up 53.3% 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, 15.3 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Mount Lofty, 5.6 kmHigh rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 447 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 18.2 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
1 facility within 5 km- 0.8 km
EV adoption
In postcode 5153, 117 of 6,544 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.0% (134 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.8%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5153, 2,255 rooftop-solar systems totalling 17.6 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,619 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 135 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 postcode 5153.
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 Rebekha Sharkie Centre Alliance
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rebekha Sharkie | 55.0% | 45.0% | +3.4 |
| 2022 | Rebekha Sharkie | 51.6% | 48.4% | -4.1 |
| 2019 | Rebekha Sharkie | 47.5% | 52.5% | -0.7 |
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 Josh Teague Liberal Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Josh Teague LP | 50.6% |
| 2022 | Josh Teague LP | 51.9% |
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 Heathfield?
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 1,062 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 Heathfield
Is Heathfield a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Heathfield is low (19/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Heathfield?
Heathfield has a high recorded bushfire history (78/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a low share of it (13/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Heathfield a good place to live?
Heathfield has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (64/100), 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 Heathfield?
Heathfield, SA had a population of 1,062 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Heathfield, SA?
The postcode for Heathfield, SA is 5153.
How far is Heathfield from Adelaide?
Heathfield is 19 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 24 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Heathfield?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Heathfield was $119,496 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 Heathfield?
There are too few current rental listings in Heathfield for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $450, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Heathfield?
The median age of residents in Heathfield was 46 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Heathfield at risk of bushfire?
Heathfield has a high recorded bushfire history (78/100). 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 Heathfield?
There are 2 schools inside the Heathfield boundary: 1 at and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Heathfield walkable?
Heathfield scores 45/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. 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 Heathfield?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Heathfield (Adelaide CBD) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.0 µg/m³ and PM10 of 17.8 µg/m³. That puts Heathfield 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 Heathfield?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Heathfield, Mount Lofty (5.6 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 Heathfield?
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 Heathfield belong to?
Heathfield sits within the Adelaide Hills local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Heathfield?
The average residential rates bill through Adelaide Hills is $2,727 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Heathfield?
Across Adelaide Hills, 95 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 53.3% 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 Heathfield in?
Heathfield sits within the federal Division of Mayo, currently held by Rebekha Sharkie (Centre Alliance).
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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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