Norwood SA 5067
Norwood sits 3 km from Adelaide CBD in South Australia, around 8 minutes by car. Census data records 6,354 residents with a median age of 40 and a median household income of $91,104 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 20% nationally. Population grew 6.7% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $390 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,000. The area shows high crime risk and high flood risk. Of 3 schools within the suburb boundary, 2 rank above the state average, and walkability is high.
Is Norwood a good suburb?
Norwood scores a A (78/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on schools, transit, and community, weaker on prices and safety.
Above the state average
3 schools · 2 above peer schools · Top 4% in SA
Walkable and central
Walkability 92/100 · 3.4 km · 8 min drive to Adelaide
Above the state median
Median $1.51M · Less affordable than 84% of SA
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 78/100 · Flood 71/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 10/10 · median age 40 · 6,354 residents
Liveability Rating
78 / 100 · Ranked #41 in SAEach bar is Norwood's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
78 / 100
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Median Unit Price
Public listings dataNorwood's unit market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $632,000, about 3% above where it sat a year earlier.
Units
$631,750
17% below its 4 neighbours (median $765,000)
Based on 196 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 19 days — median across 41 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 1 bed 35 sales $497K
- 2 bed 87 sales $727K
- 3 bed 23 sales $1.2M
Houses
$1,510,000
6% below its 8 neighbours (median $1,610,000)
Based on 147 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 23 days — median across 71 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 1 bed 5 sales $750K
- 2 bed 31 sales $1M
- 3 bed 66 sales $1.45M
- 4 bed 31 sales $2.4M
- 5 bed 6 sales $2.62M
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Norwood are currently listed at around $1.23 million on average. Based on 16 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$1.23M
16 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$810K
15 units listed in the last 6 months.
31 of the suburb's 2,928 dwellings (1.1%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Norwood rent for around $802 a week on average, based on 44 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$802/wk
In line with its 3 neighbours (median $790/wk)
44 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$685/wk
36 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
80 rentals advertised against an estimated 1,359 rented homes (5.9%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Apr–Jun 2026- 3-bed houses
- $820/wk
- 30 bonds
- +48% since 2021
- 2-bed units
- $600/wk
- 45 bonds
- +53% 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 5067.
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$802/week ($42,000 a year) on a $1.23 million median
$685/week ($36,000 a year) on a $810,000 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 Norwood safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Norwood sits in the high band, with 428 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 21% on the prior year.
428 offences
20.6% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202521 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.
Schools
Three schools serve Norwood, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Norwood Primary School and St Joseph's Memorial School lead the pack.
- • 553 students across 2 schools (avg 276)
- • Sectors: 2 Catholic, 1 Government
- • ICSEA 1108-1148, median 1128 (well above the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Norwood Primary School (361 students)
Primary
Combined
Universities nearby
- 2.9 kmAdelaide University, Adelaide City CampusAdelaide University · 472 courses
- 2.9 kmFlinders City CampusFlinders University · 156 courses
- 2.9 km82-98 Wakefield Street, Adelaide SA 5000Torrens University Australia · 106 courses
4.0% 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
Norwood is exceptionally walkable on foot — at 92/100, daily errands don't require a car at all. Within the suburb there are 3 supermarkets, 9 parks and 44 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Norwood.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 212.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 128.4 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 66.6 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 18.6 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 Norwood.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 21%
- Premises covered
- 4,602
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
Norwood Payneham and St Peters: 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 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Norwood is home to about 6,400 residents, with a median age of 40, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $91,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.5%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
6,354
Median Age
40
Median Household Income
$91,104/yr
Census Median Rent
$390/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,000/mo
Avg Household Size
2.0
Median Personal Income
$52,104/yr
Unemployment Rate
5.5%
Unoccupied Dwellings
12.8%
Total Dwellings
2,928
Owner-Occupier Rate
53.6%
Houses
34.5%
Rental Stress
22.3%
Mortgage Stress
26.3%
Work From Home
16.9%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
101 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 8 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 1,298 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 64.7%
- English Spoken at Home
- 72.6%
- Employment Rate
- 60.7%
- Completed Year 12
- 65.1%
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.
656 residents (10.3%) 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 6,137 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
35% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (1,190 of 3,398).
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 6,997 people work here; 3,398 employed residents live here.
A jobs hub: 2.1 jobs for every working resident. At least 51% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
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 $1,995 a year through Norwood Payneham and St Peters based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 72%
- Commercial 24%
- Infrastructure and transport 3%
- Parks and recreation 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: Norwood Payneham and St Peters
In the year to August 2026, 227 new dwellings were approved across Norwood Payneham and St Peters. That mix is 121 houses and 106 units. Approvals are up 141.4% 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, 2.9 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Adelaide (West Terrace / Ngayirdapira), 4.5 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 62 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 12.2 km
- Annual rainfall
- 457 mm
- 77 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 29.1°C
- 21 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 8.5°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
4 facilities within 5 km- 2.5 kmHigher EducationTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
- 3.1 kmHospitals (Except Psychiatric Hospitals)Top reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
- 4.3 kmWine and Other Alcoholic Beverage ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ethanol
- 4.8 kmOther Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and QuarryingTop reported: Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
EV adoption
In postcode 5067, 190 of 9,451 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 4.6% (433 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 6.6%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5067, 1,991 rooftop-solar systems totalling 16.6 MW have been installed since 2001, against 5,424 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 153 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
36 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 55 across postcode 5067.
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 Cressida O'Hanlon Australian Labor Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cressida O'Hanlon ALP | 58.1% |
| 2022 | Steven Marshall LP | 50.5% |
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.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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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 Norwood
Is Norwood a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Norwood is high (78/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Norwood?
Norwood has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a high share of it (71/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Norwood a good place to live?
Norwood has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A (78/100), 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 Norwood?
Norwood, SA had a population of 6,354 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Norwood, SA?
The postcode for Norwood, SA is 5067.
How far is Norwood from Adelaide?
Norwood is 3 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 8 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Norwood?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Norwood was $91,104 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 Norwood?
The median advertised rent in Norwood is $802 a week for houses (44 listings) and $685 a week for units (36 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Norwood?
The median age of residents in Norwood was 40 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Norwood?
There are 3 schools inside the Norwood boundary: 2 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Norwood walkable?
Norwood scores 92/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it exceptionally walkable. 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 Norwood?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Norwood (Adelaide CBD) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.0 µg/m³ and PM10 of 17.8 µg/m³. That puts Norwood 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 Norwood?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Norwood, Adelaide (West Terrace / Ngayirdapira) (4.5 km away), summer days average 29.1°C, winter nights 8.5°C, 457 mm of rain a year over 77 rainy days, and 21 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Norwood?
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 Norwood belong to?
Norwood sits within the Norwood Payneham and St Peters local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Norwood?
The average residential rates bill through Norwood Payneham and St Peters is $1,995 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Norwood?
Across Norwood Payneham and St Peters, 227 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 141.4% 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 Norwood in?
Norwood 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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