Risdon Park South SA 5540
Risdon Park South sits 230 km from Adelaide CBD in South Australia, around 2 hours 40 minutes by car. Census data records 2,230 residents with a median age of 41 and a median household income of $72,020 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population grew 1.9% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $185 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,300. The area shows high crime risk and high flood risk. 1 school sits within the town boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Risdon Park South a good town?
Risdon Park South scores a D (22/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit, safety, and community.
Mixed results
1 school
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 229.8 km · 160 min drive to Adelaide
Median available
Median $400K
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 73/100 · Flood 72/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 41 · 2,230 residents
Liveability Rating
22 / 100 · Ranked #494 in SAEach bar is Risdon Park South'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 Risdon Park South?
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Our score
22 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataRisdon Park South's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $400,000, roughly 37% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$400,000
Based on 80 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 50 sales $347K
- 4 bed 19 sales $600K
- 5 bed 6 sales $462K
Land
$169,000
Based on 10 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Rental Market
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025149 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 20% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5540.
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 Risdon Park South safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Risdon Park South sits in the high band, with 114 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 15% on the prior year.
114 offences
15.2% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20251 crash
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the town carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Schools
One school serve Risdon Park South, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 203 students in one school (avg 203)
Combined
Walkability
Risdon Park South 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.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Risdon Park South.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 5.5 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 4.9 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 1.9 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 10.6 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 Risdon Park South.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 41%
- Premises covered
- 1,044
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 Pirie: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 8 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 4 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this town rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Risdon Park South is home to about 2,200 residents, with a median age of 41, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $72,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.4%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
2,230
Median Age
41
Median Household Income
$72,020/yr
Census Median Rent
$185/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,300/mo
Avg Household Size
2.4
Median Personal Income
$37,076/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.4%
Unoccupied Dwellings
8.0%
Total Dwellings
884
Owner-Occupier Rate
71.8%
Houses
82.2%
Rental Stress
13.4%
Mortgage Stress
21.7%
Work From Home
3.7%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
64 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 6 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 239 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 86.9%
- English Spoken at Home
- 89.4%
- Employment Rate
- 57.3%
- Completed Year 12
- 30.2%
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.
40 residents (1.8%) 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.
3.8% of residents (79) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Adelaide (65).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 2,084 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
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (7 of 1,035).
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 $1,855 a year through Port Pirie based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 80%
- Residential 13%
- Other and special use 5%
- Infrastructure and transport 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the town around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Port Pirie
In the year to August 2026, 53 new dwellings were approved across Port Pirie. That mix is 40 houses and 13 units. Approvals are up 75.0% on the same period a year earlier.
Air Quality
This station does not measure fine particles (PM2.5).
PM10 averaged 23.7 µg/m³. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 17.
From the Port Pirie, Oliver Street monitoring station, 4.9 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Georgetown, 42.0 kmDry climate.
- Elevation
- 8 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 6.9 km
- Annual rainfall
- 472 mm
- 68 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the town 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- 3.5 kmSewerage and Drainage ServicesTop reported: Total Nitrogen · Ammonia (total) · Total Phosphorus
EV adoption
In postcode 5540, 20 of 12,715 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.1% (273 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.3%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5540, 4,134 rooftop-solar systems totalling 24.6 MW have been installed since 2001, against 7,188 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
1 mortgage broker is registered in this town, 2 across postcode 5540.
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 Tom Venning Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tom Venning | 45.4% | 54.6% | +5.4 |
| 2022 | Rowan Ramsey | 39.9% | 60.1% | -3.2 |
| 2019 | Rowan Ramsey | 36.7% | 63.3% | +5.6 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Geoff Brock Independent
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Geoff Brock IND | 56.9% |
| 2022 | Geoff Brock IND | 67.1% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
Looking at a specific address in Risdon Park South?
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Common questions about Risdon Park South
Is Risdon Park South a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Risdon Park South is high (73/100, 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 Risdon Park South?
Risdon Park South has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a high share of it (72/100). These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Risdon Park South a good place to live?
Risdon Park South has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (22/100), 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 Risdon Park South?
Risdon Park South, SA had a population of 2,230 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Risdon Park South, SA?
The postcode for Risdon Park South, SA is 5540.
How far is Risdon Park South from Adelaide?
Risdon Park South is 230 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 160 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Risdon Park South?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Risdon Park South was $72,020 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 Risdon Park South?
There are too few current rental listings in Risdon Park South for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $185, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Risdon Park South?
The median age of residents in Risdon Park South was 41 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Risdon Park South?
There is 1 school inside the Risdon Park South boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
What is the weather like in Risdon Park South?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Risdon Park South, Georgetown (42 km away), 472 mm of rain a year over 68 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Risdon Park South?
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 Risdon Park South belong to?
Risdon Park South sits within the Port Pirie local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Risdon Park South?
The average residential rates bill through Port Pirie is $1,855 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Risdon Park South?
Across Port Pirie, 53 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 75.0% 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 Risdon Park South in?
Risdon Park South sits within the federal Division of Grey, currently held by Tom Venning (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · 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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