Hope Valley SA 5090
Located in South Australia, Hope Valley sits 15 km from Adelaide CBD, around 24 minutes by car. The suburb has 8,184 residents, a median age of 46, and a median household income of $66,040 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The suburb grew 3.8% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $320 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,517. Hope Valley is characterised by high flood risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. 3 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is high.
Is Hope Valley a good suburb?
Hope Valley scores a C (48/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, weaker on schools.
Trailing peer schools
3 schools
Very walkable
Walkability 76/100 · 15.3 km · 24 min drive to Adelaide
Around the state median
Median $885K
Moderate crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 43/100 · Flood 69/100
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 5/10 · median age 46 · 8,184 residents
Liveability Rating
48 / 100 · Ranked #294 in SAEach bar is Hope Valley's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
48 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataHope Valley's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $885,000, about 9% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$885,000
4% above its 6 neighbours (median $855,000)
Based on 130 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 18 days — median across 69 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 84 sales $873K
- 4 bed 26 sales $950K
- 5 bed 6 sales $1.04M
Land
$492,500
Based on 26 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Hope Valley are currently listed at around $875,000 on average. Based on 21 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$875K
21 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$600K
3 units listed in the last 6 months — typical time on market 9 days.
24 of the suburb's 3,296 dwellings (0.7%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Hope Valley rent for around $678 a week on average, based on 20 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$678/wk
4% above its 5 neighbours (median $650/wk)
20 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$530/wk
6 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
26 rentals advertised against an estimated 748 rented homes (3.5%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Apr–Jun 2026- 3-bed houses
- $605/wk
- 15 bonds
- +44% 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 2025103 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 29% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5090.
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$678/week ($35,000 a year) on a $875,000 median
$530/week ($28,000 a year) on a $600,000 median
Based on a small sample (3 listings) — indicative only.
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 Hope Valley safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Hope Valley sits in the moderate band, with 188 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 32% on the prior year.
188 offences
31.6% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20258 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 2 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.
Schools
Three schools serve Hope Valley, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 910 students across 3 schools (avg 303)
- • Sectors: 2 Government, 1 Independent
- • ICSEA 997-1085, median 1011 (around the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Torrens Valley Christian School (565 students)
Primary
Combined
Universities nearby
- 7.3 kmAdelaide University, Magill CampusAdelaide University · 112 courses
- 8.7 kmAdelaide University, Mawson Lakes CampusAdelaide University · 130 courses
1.6% 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
Hope Valley is very walkable on foot — at 76/100, most daily errands can be done on foot. Within the suburb there are 1 supermarket, 10 parks and 6 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Hope Valley.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 103.8 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 72.2 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 33.5 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 17.7 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 Hope Valley.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 42%
- Premises covered
- 4,161
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
Tea Tree Gully: 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 15 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 4 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Hope Valley is home to about 8,200 residents, with a median age of 46, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $66,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.8%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
8,184
Median Age
46
Median Household Income
$66,040/yr
Census Median Rent
$320/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,517/mo
Avg Household Size
2.3
Median Personal Income
$34,216/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.8%
Unoccupied Dwellings
5.8%
Total Dwellings
3,296
Owner-Occupier Rate
77.3%
Houses
73.2%
Rental Stress
25.2%
Mortgage Stress
27.6%
Work From Home
9.9%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
43 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 27 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 644 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 69.5%
- English Spoken at Home
- 78.0%
- Employment Rate
- 49.9%
- Completed Year 12
- 41.5%
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.
288 residents (3.5%) 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 7,775 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 (590 of 3,476).
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 1,560 people work here; 3,476 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.4 jobs per working resident. At least 50% 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 $2,000 a year through Tea Tree Gully based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 64%
- Infrastructure and transport 35%
- Zones under 1% 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: Tea Tree Gully
In the year to August 2026, 574 new dwellings were approved across Tea Tree Gully. That mix is 381 houses and 193 units. Approvals are up 35.6% 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, 6.9 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Parafield Airport, 8.2 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 128 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 13.6 km
- Annual rainfall
- 404 mm
- 73 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 30.4°C
- 29 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.5°C
- 2 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- 0.8 km
- 4.0 km
EV adoption
In postcode 5090, 27 of 5,953 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.0% (177 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.4%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5090, 2,083 rooftop-solar systems totalling 10.6 MW have been installed since 2001, against 3,484 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 90 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 this suburb.
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 Claire Clutterham Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Claire Clutterham | 56.6% | 43.4% | +7.1 |
| 2022 | James Stevens | 49.5% | 50.5% | -6.4 |
| 2019 | James Stevens | 43.1% | 56.9% | +1.5 |
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 Olivia Savvas Australian Labor Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Olivia Savvas ALP | 60.2% |
| 2022 | Olivia Savvas ALP | 55.4% |
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 Hope Valley?
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 8,184 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 Hope Valley
Is Hope Valley a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Hope Valley is moderate (43/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Hope Valley?
Hope Valley has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (69/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Hope Valley a good place to live?
Hope Valley has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (48/100), 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 Hope Valley?
Hope Valley, SA had a population of 8,184 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Hope Valley, SA?
The postcode for Hope Valley, SA is 5090.
How far is Hope Valley from Adelaide?
Hope Valley is 15 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 Hope Valley?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Hope Valley was $66,040 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 Hope Valley?
The median advertised rent in Hope Valley is $678 a week for houses (20 listings) and $530 a week for units (6 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Hope Valley?
The median age of residents in Hope Valley was 46 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Hope Valley?
There are 3 schools inside the Hope Valley boundary: 1 at and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Hope Valley walkable?
Hope Valley 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 weather like in Hope Valley?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Hope Valley, Parafield Airport (8.2 km away), summer days average 30.4°C, winter nights 6.5°C, 404 mm of rain a year over 73 rainy days, and 29 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Hope Valley?
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 Hope Valley belong to?
Hope Valley sits within the Tea Tree Gully local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Hope Valley?
The average residential rates bill through Tea Tree Gully is $2,000 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Hope Valley?
Across Tea Tree Gully, 574 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 35.6% 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 Hope Valley in?
Hope Valley sits within the federal Division of Sturt, currently held by Claire Clutterham (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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