Somerton Park SA 5044
Somerton Park sits 12 km from Adelaide CBD in South Australia, around 19 minutes by car. Census data records 5,811 residents with a median age of 48 and a median household income of $84,916 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 20% nationally. Population grew 4.9% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $335 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,058. The area shows high flood risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. All 1 school within the suburb boundary rank above the state average, and walkability is high.
Is Somerton Park a good suburb?
Somerton Park scores a A (70/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit and community, weaker on prices and safety.
Mixed results
1 school · 1 above peer schools
Walkable and central
Walkability 84/100 · 12.4 km · 19 min drive to Adelaide
Above the state median
Median $2.04M · Less affordable than 98% of SA
High flood risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 38/100 · Flood 87/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 9/10 · median age 48 · 5,811 residents
Liveability Rating
70 / 100 · Ranked #90 in SAEach bar is Somerton 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.
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Our score
70 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataSomerton Park's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $2.04 million, roughly 17% below where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$2,042,500
57% above its 5 neighbours (median $1,300,000)
Based on 124 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 20 days — median across 71 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 8 sales $1.15M
- 3 bed 43 sales $1.51M
- 4 bed 62 sales $2.25M
- 5 bed 8 sales $2.95M
Units
$690,000
In line with its 3 neighbours (median $675,000)
Based on 45 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 14 days — median across 20 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 1 bed 6 sales $497K
- 2 bed 34 sales $692K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Somerton Park are currently listed at around $1.48 million on average. Based on 30 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$1.48M
30 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$724K
5 units listed in the last 6 months.
35 of the suburb's 2,427 dwellings (1.4%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Somerton Park rent for around $900 a week on average, based on 18 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$900/wk
19% above its 3 neighbours (median $755/wk)
18 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$588/wk
12 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
30 rentals advertised against an estimated 619 rented homes (4.8%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Apr–Jun 2026- 3-bed houses
- $800/wk
- 10 bonds
- +32% since 2021
- 2-bed units
- $572/wk
- 10 bonds
- +63% 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 202596 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 31% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5044.
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$900/week ($47,000 a year) on a $1.48 million median
$588/week ($31,000 a year) on a $724,000 median
Based on a small sample (5 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 Somerton Park safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Somerton Park sits in the low band, with 117 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 15% on the prior year.
117 offences
15.2% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20254 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.
Coastal Erosion
Shoreline Change Summary
1991–2024Nearest Eroding Coastline
- Distance
- 931 m
- Rate
- -0.02 m/yr
- Net Movement
- -13.8 m
- Certainty
- good
Data Quality
Schools
One school serve Somerton Park, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Sacred Heart College - Marcellin Campus leads the pack.
- • 2,033 students in one school (avg 2,033)
Combined
Universities nearby
- 4.6 kmTonsleyFlinders University · 63 courses
- 5.5 kmBedford ParkFlinders University · 399 courses
3.0% 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
Somerton Park is very walkable on foot — at 84/100, most daily errands can be done on foot. Within the suburb there are 1 supermarket, 2 parks and 3 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Somerton Park.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 73.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 52.2 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 26.3 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 18.7 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 Somerton Park.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 1%
- Premises covered
- 3,189
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
Holdfast Bay: 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 5 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Somerton Park is home to about 5,800 residents, with a median age of 48, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $85,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.0%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
5,811
Median Age
48
Median Household Income
$84,916/yr
Census Median Rent
$335/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,058/mo
Avg Household Size
2.2
Median Personal Income
$47,216/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.0%
Unoccupied Dwellings
13.6%
Total Dwellings
2,427
Owner-Occupier Rate
74.5%
Houses
62.5%
Rental Stress
20.5%
Mortgage Stress
29.1%
Work From Home
15.8%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
39 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 48 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 574 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 78.0%
- English Spoken at Home
- 88.5%
- Employment Rate
- 56.5%
- Completed Year 12
- 53.0%
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.
161 residents (2.8%) 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.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 5,619 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
19% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (549 of 2,834).
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 2,102 people work here; 2,834 employed residents live here.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents (0.7 per resident). At least 26% 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 $2,095 a year through Holdfast Bay based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 86%
- Industrial 11%
- Parks and recreation 3%
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: Holdfast Bay
In the year to August 2026, 287 new dwellings were approved across Holdfast Bay. That mix is 183 houses and 104 units. Approvals are up 188.2% 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, 10.5 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Adelaide Airport M.o., 4.9 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 13 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 874 m
- Annual rainfall
- 394 mm
- 71 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 28.1°C
- 16 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 7.8°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
2 facilities within 5 km- 3.8 kmSewerage and Drainage ServicesTop reported: Total Nitrogen · Total Phosphorus · Ammonia (total)
- 4.5 kmTimber Resawing and DressingTop reported: Copper & compounds · Arsenic & compounds · Chromium (VI) compounds
EV adoption
In postcode 5044, 109 of 9,374 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 4.0% (375 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 5.2%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5044, 2,796 rooftop-solar systems totalling 18.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 5,281 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 182 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
5 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 5044.
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 Louise Miller-Frost Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louise Miller-Frost | 61.1% | 38.9% | +7.8 |
| 2022 | Louise Miller-Frost | 53.3% | 46.7% | -4.7 |
| 2019 | Nicolle Flint | 48.6% | 51.4% | -1.3 |
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 Sarah Andrews Australian Labor Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sarah Andrews ALP | 63.7% |
| 2022 | Sarah Andrews ALP | 52.5% |
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
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Common questions about Somerton Park
Is Somerton Park a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Somerton Park is low (38/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Somerton Park?
Somerton Park has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a high share of it (87/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Somerton Park a good place to live?
Somerton Park has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A (70/100), 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 Somerton Park?
Somerton Park, SA had a population of 5,811 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Somerton Park, SA?
The postcode for Somerton Park, SA is 5044.
How far is Somerton Park from Adelaide?
Somerton Park is 12 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 19 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Somerton Park?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Somerton Park was $84,916 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 Somerton Park?
The median advertised rent in Somerton Park is $900 a week for houses (18 listings) and $588 a week for units (12 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Somerton Park?
The median age of residents in Somerton Park was 48 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Somerton Park?
There is 1 school inside the Somerton Park boundary: 1 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Somerton Park walkable?
Somerton Park scores 84/100 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 air quality in Somerton Park?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Somerton Park (Adelaide CBD) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.0 µg/m³ and PM10 of 17.8 µg/m³. That puts Somerton 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 Somerton Park?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Somerton Park, Adelaide Airport M.o. (4.9 km away), summer days average 28.1°C, winter nights 7.8°C, 394 mm of rain a year over 71 rainy days, and 16 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Somerton 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 Somerton Park belong to?
Somerton Park sits within the Holdfast Bay local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Somerton Park?
The average residential rates bill through Holdfast Bay is $2,095 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Somerton Park?
Across Holdfast Bay, 287 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 188.2% 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 Somerton Park in?
Somerton Park sits within the federal Division of Boothby, currently held by Louise Miller-Frost (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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