Located in South Australia, Macdonald Park sits 37 km from Adelaide CBD, around 35 minutes by car. The suburb has 503 residents, a median age of 49, and a median household income of $80,964 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the middle range nationally. Population fell 5.8% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $345 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,509. The area shows high flood risk and high crime risk. Walkability is low.
Is Macdonald Park a good suburb?
Macdonald Park scores a D (30/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on safety.
Some car dependence
Walkability 0/100 · 36.9 km · 35 min drive to Adelaide
Median available
Median $1.4M
High flood risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 64/100 · Flood 89/100
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 5/10 · median age 49 · 503 residents
Liveability Rating
30 / 100 · Ranked #446 in SAEach bar is Macdonald 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.
How do you rate the liveability in Macdonald Park?
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Our score
30 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataMacdonald Park's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.4 million, roughly 20% above where it sat a year earlier. That said, only nine sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.
$1,400,000
Based on only 9 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Typically sold in 17 days — median across 4 sales that recorded a listing period
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Macdonald Park rent for around $1,050 a week on average, based on 4 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$1,050/wk
4 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025105 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 29% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5121.
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 Macdonald Park safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Macdonald Park sits in the moderate band, with 21 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 50% on the prior year.
21 offences
50.0% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20255 crashes
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.
Aircraft Noise
ANEF Contour Details
Noticeable aircraft noise
Schools
Walkability
Macdonald Park is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Macdonald Park.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 198
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
Playford: 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
Macdonald Park is home to 503 residents, with a median age of 49, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $81,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.0%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
503
Median Age
49
Median Household Income
$80,964/yr
Census Median Rent
$345/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,509/mo
Avg Household Size
2.8
Median Personal Income
$32,240/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.0%
Unoccupied Dwellings
6.8%
Total Dwellings
176
Owner-Occupier Rate
88.3%
Houses
96.0%
Rental Stress
22.2%
Mortgage Stress
22.4%
Work From Home
12.1%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 69.0%
- English Spoken at Home
- 80.1%
- Employment Rate
- 55.1%
- Completed Year 12
- 35.0%
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.
3 residents (0.6%) 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.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
8% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (20 of 243).
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 $2,101 a year through Playford based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 99%
- 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: Playford
In the year to August 2026, 2,475 new dwellings were approved across Playford. That mix is 2,182 houses and 293 units. Approvals are up 65.0% on the same period a year earlier.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 5.5 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.
PM10 averaged 18.7 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.31 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 5 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Elizabeth monitoring station, 5.8 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Edinburgh RAAF, 4.9 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 29 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 12.4 km
- Annual rainfall
- 404 mm
- 67 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 30.0°C
- 28 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.6°C
- 1 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- 4.0 kmPolymer Foam Product ManufacturingTop reported: Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate
- 4.2 kmPolymer Foam Product ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
EV adoption
In postcode 5121, 15 of 2,277 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.0% (68 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.6%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5121, 1,003 rooftop-solar systems totalling 8.7 MW have been installed since 2001. 69 went up in the last year.
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
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 Matt Burnell Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Matt Burnell | 65.3% | 34.7% | +2.4 |
| 2022 | Matt Burnell | 62.9% | 37.1% | +1.2 |
| 2019 | Nick Champion | 64.1% | 35.9% | +3.0 |
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 Nick Champion Australian Labor Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nick Champion ALP | 54.2% |
| 2022 | Nick Champion ALP | 69.7% |
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 Macdonald Park?
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 503 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 Macdonald Park
Is Macdonald Park a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Macdonald Park is moderate (64/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Macdonald Park?
Macdonald Park has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a high share of it (89/100). Part of it sits inside an aircraft noise contour. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Macdonald Park a good place to live?
Macdonald Park has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (30/100), 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 Macdonald Park?
Macdonald Park, SA had a population of 503 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Macdonald Park, SA?
The postcode for Macdonald Park, SA is 5121.
How far is Macdonald Park from Adelaide?
Macdonald Park is 37 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 35 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Macdonald Park?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Macdonald Park was $80,964 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 Macdonald Park?
The median advertised rent in Macdonald Park is $1,050 a week for houses (4 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Macdonald Park?
The median age of residents in Macdonald Park was 49 at the 2021 ABS Census.
What is the air quality in Macdonald Park?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Macdonald Park (Elizabeth) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.5 µg/m³ and PM10 of 18.7 µg/m³. That puts Macdonald Park 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 Macdonald Park?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Macdonald Park, Edinburgh RAAF (4.9 km away), summer days average 30°C, winter nights 6.6°C, 404 mm of rain a year over 67 rainy days, and 28 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Macdonald 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 Macdonald Park belong to?
Macdonald Park sits within the Playford local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Macdonald Park?
The average residential rates bill through Playford is $2,101 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Macdonald Park?
Across Playford, 2,475 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 65.0% 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 Macdonald Park in?
Macdonald Park sits within the federal Division of Spence, currently held by Matt Burnell (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
- 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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