Lightsview SA 5085
Lightsview sits 9 km from Adelaide CBD in South Australia, around 17 minutes by car. Census data records 6,090 residents with a median age of 32 and a median household income of $99,632 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 20% nationally. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $400 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,722. The area shows high crime risk and high flood risk. Walkability is high.
Is Lightsview a good suburb?
Lightsview scores a A (71/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, prices, and community.
Walkable and central
Walkability 85/100 · 9.2 km · 17 min drive to Adelaide
More affordable than most
Median $860K · More affordable than 93% of SA
Moderate crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 66/100 · Flood 62/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 9/10 · median age 32 · 6,090 residents
Liveability Rating
71 / 100 · Ranked #79 in SAEach bar is Lightsview'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
71 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataLightsview's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $860,000, about 7% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$860,000
4% below its 6 neighbours (median $895,500)
Based on 129 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 21 days — median across 81 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 28 sales $705K
- 3 bed 59 sales $860K
- 4 bed 30 sales $1.2M
- 5 bed 9 sales $1.52M
Units
$590,000
Based on 26 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 29 days — median across 14 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 24 sales $590K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Lightsview are currently listed at around $824,000 on average. Based on 16 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$824K
16 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$628K
8 units listed in the last 6 months.
24 of the suburb's 2,421 dwellings (1.0%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Lightsview rent for around $700 a week on average, based on 57 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$700/wk
In line with its 5 neighbours (median $698/wk)
57 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$580/wk
7 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
64 rentals advertised against an estimated 855 rented homes (7.5%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Apr–Jun 2026- 3-bed houses
- $680/wk
- 35 bonds
- +49% 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 202593 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 32% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5085.
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$700/week ($36,000 a year) on a $824,000 median
$580/week ($30,000 a year) on a $628,000 median
Based on a small sample (7 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 Lightsview safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Lightsview sits in the moderate band, with 279 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 12% on the prior year.
279 offences
12.5% 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.
Schools
Universities nearby
- 5.9 kmAdelaide University, Mawson Lakes CampusAdelaide University · 130 courses
- 6.8 kmAdelaide University, Magill CampusAdelaide University · 112 courses
- 7.8 kmAdelaide University, Adelaide City CampusAdelaide University · 472 courses
3.5% 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
Lightsview is very walkable on foot — at 85/100, most daily errands can be done on foot.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Lightsview.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 67.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 50.9 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 27.7 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 18.8 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 Lightsview.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 61%
- Premises covered
- 272
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
The ABS scores 14 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.
Lightsview is home to about 6,100 residents, and skews young, with a median age of 32 against the national 38. Median household income runs at $100,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.1%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
6,090
Median Age
32
Median Household Income
$99,632/yr
Census Median Rent
$400/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,722/mo
Avg Household Size
2.4
Median Personal Income
$52,260/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.1%
Unoccupied Dwellings
7.1%
Total Dwellings
2,421
Owner-Occupier Rate
64.7%
Houses
45.9%
Rental Stress
20.9%
Mortgage Stress
20.7%
Work From Home
10.9%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
15 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 20 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 813 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 51.8%
- English Spoken at Home
- 50.9%
- Employment Rate
- 70.8%
- Completed Year 12
- 60.7%
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.
692 residents (11.4%) 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 5,667 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
26% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (914 of 3,572).
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 $1,311 a year through Port Adelaide Enfield based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 98%
- Commercial 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: 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, 0.4 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Parafield Airport, 7.1 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 76 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 9.3 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
15 facilities within 5 km- 3.5 kmIron and Steel CastingTop reported: Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5) · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 3.6 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 3.6 kmCorrugated Paperboard and Paperboard Container ManufacturingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Carbon monoxide
- 3.6 kmMetal Coating and FinishingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Hydrochloric acid
- 3.8 kmOther Petroleum and Coal Product ManufacturingTop reported: Manganese & compounds · Fluoride compounds · Mercury & compounds
EV adoption
In postcode 5085, 242 of 18,190 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 5.5% (1,004 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 6.8%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5085, 5,910 rooftop-solar systems totalling 34.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 9,595 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 313 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
6 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 23 across postcode 5085.
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 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 Lawrence Ben Australian Labor Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Lawrence Ben ALP | 68.8% |
| 2022 | Andrea Michaels ALP | 64.5% |
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 Lightsview?
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 6,090 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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Checking the whole city?
Suburbs to avoid in Adelaide There is no list of bad suburbs, but there are hazards the state measures and publishes — recorded crime, bushfire exposure, flood overlays and aircraft noise. Adelaide suburbs ranked on them, with what the numbers do and don't mean.Nearby suburbs
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Common questions about Lightsview
Is Lightsview a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Lightsview is moderate (66/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Lightsview?
Lightsview has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (62/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Lightsview a good place to live?
Lightsview has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A (71/100), 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 Lightsview?
Lightsview, SA had a population of 6,090 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Lightsview, SA?
The postcode for Lightsview, SA is 5085.
How far is Lightsview from Adelaide?
Lightsview is 9 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 17 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Lightsview?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Lightsview was $99,632 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 Lightsview?
The median advertised rent in Lightsview is $700 a week for houses (57 listings) and $580 a week for units (7 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Lightsview?
The median age of residents in Lightsview was 32 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Lightsview walkable?
Lightsview scores 85/100 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 Lightsview?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Lightsview, Parafield Airport (7.1 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 Lightsview?
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 Lightsview belong to?
Lightsview 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 Lightsview?
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 Lightsview?
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 Lightsview in?
Lightsview 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
- 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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