Surrey Downs SA 5126
Located in South Australia, Surrey Downs sits 20 km from Adelaide CBD, around 31 minutes by car. The suburb has 3,358 residents, a median age of 38, and a median household income of $87,048 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The suburb grew 1.0% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $330 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,473. Surrey Downs is characterised by high flood risk and high crime risk. All 1 school within the suburb boundary rank above the state average, and walkability is high.
Is Surrey Downs a good suburb?
Surrey Downs scores a C (50/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit and prices, weaker on safety.
Mixed results
1 school · 1 above peer schools
Very walkable
Walkability 76/100 · 19.6 km · 31 min drive to Adelaide
Below the state median
Median $811K · Cheaper than 75% of SA
High flood risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 68/100 · Flood 71/100
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 5/10 · median age 38 · 3,358 residents
Liveability Rating
50 / 100 · Ranked #269 in SAEach bar is Surrey Downs'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
50 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataSurrey Downs's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $811,000, roughly 14% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$811,250
8% below its 6 neighbours (median $885,000)
Based on 106 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 18 days — median across 35 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 67 sales $770K
- 4 bed 30 sales $893K
- 5 bed 5 sales $845K
Units
$612,500
Based on only 6 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 5 sales $595K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Surrey Downs are currently listed at around $850,000 on average. Based on 11 houses listed in the past six months.
$850K
11 houses listed in the last 6 months.
11 of the suburb's 1,299 dwellings (0.8%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Surrey Downs rent for around $650 a week on average, based on 9 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$650/wk
9 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
10 rentals advertised against an estimated 257 rented homes (3.9%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Apr–Jun 2026- 3-bed houses
- $650/wk
- 10 bonds
- +33% 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 2025100 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 30% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5126.
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$650/week ($34,000 a year) on a $850,000 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 Surrey Downs safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Surrey Downs sits in the moderate band, with 150 incidents recorded in 2026 — up about 7% on the prior year.
150 offences
7.1% 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 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
One school serve Surrey Downs, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Surrey Downs Primary School leads the pack.
- • 148 students in one school (avg 148)
Primary
Universities nearby
1.4% 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
Surrey Downs is very walkable on foot — at 76/100, most daily errands can be done on foot.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Surrey Downs.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 80.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 59.0 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 31.4 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 19.3 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 Surrey Downs.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 1,423
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
Tea Tree Gully: 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 7 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 2 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Surrey Downs is home to about 3,400 residents, with a median age of 38, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $87,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.4%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
3,358
Median Age
38
Median Household Income
$87,048/yr
Census Median Rent
$330/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,473/mo
Avg Household Size
2.5
Median Personal Income
$43,056/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.4%
Unoccupied Dwellings
4.5%
Total Dwellings
1,299
Owner-Occupier Rate
80.2%
Houses
95.9%
Rental Stress
19.7%
Mortgage Stress
20.3%
Work From Home
10.3%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
61 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 6 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 252 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 78.5%
- English Spoken at Home
- 90.0%
- Employment Rate
- 64.4%
- Completed Year 12
- 39.7%
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.
32 residents (1.0%) 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 3,162 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
15% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (259 of 1,746).
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 $2,000 a year through Tea Tree Gully based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 91%
- Infrastructure and transport 7%
- 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: Tea Tree Gully
In the year to August 2026, 574 new dwellings were approved across Tea Tree Gully. That mix is 381 houses and 193 units. Approvals are up 35.6% 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, 10.0 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Parafield Airport, 7.6 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 192 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 14.1 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
4 facilities within 5 km- 2.0 kmClay Brick ManufacturingTop reported: Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Carbon monoxide · Sulfur dioxide
- 2.2 kmClay Brick ManufacturingTop reported: Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Oxides of Nitrogen
- 2.4 kmGravel and Sand QuarryingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Manganese & compounds · Zinc and compounds
- 3.3 kmOther Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and QuarryingTop reported: Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
EV adoption
In postcode 5126, 35 of 5,801 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.4% (142 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.1%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5126, 1,833 rooftop-solar systems totalling 10.4 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,903 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 106 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
2 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 4 across postcode 5126.
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 Tony Zappia Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tony Zappia | 64.7% | 35.3% | +3.9 |
| 2022 | Tony Zappia | 60.8% | 39.2% | -1.1 |
| 2019 | Tony Zappia | 59.7% | 40.3% | +1.1 |
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 Blair Boyer Australian Labor Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Blair Boyer ALP | 62.5% |
| 2022 | Blair Boyer ALP | 61.9% |
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 Surrey Downs?
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 3,358 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 Surrey Downs
Is Surrey Downs a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Surrey Downs is moderate (68/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Surrey Downs?
Surrey Downs 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 Surrey Downs a good place to live?
Surrey Downs has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (50/100), 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 Surrey Downs?
Surrey Downs, SA had a population of 3,358 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Surrey Downs, SA?
The postcode for Surrey Downs, SA is 5126.
How far is Surrey Downs from Adelaide?
Surrey Downs is 20 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 31 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Surrey Downs?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Surrey Downs was $87,048 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 Surrey Downs?
The median advertised rent in Surrey Downs is $650 a week for houses (9 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Surrey Downs?
The median age of residents in Surrey Downs was 38 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Surrey Downs?
There is 1 school inside the Surrey Downs boundary: 1 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Surrey Downs walkable?
Surrey Downs scores 76/100 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 Surrey Downs?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Surrey Downs (Elizabeth) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.5 µg/m³ and PM10 of 18.7 µg/m³. That puts Surrey Downs 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 Surrey Downs?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Surrey Downs, Parafield Airport (7.6 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 Surrey Downs?
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 Surrey Downs belong to?
Surrey Downs sits within the Tea Tree Gully local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Surrey Downs?
The average residential rates bill through Tea Tree Gully is $2,000 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Surrey Downs?
Across Tea Tree Gully, 574 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 35.6% 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 Surrey Downs in?
Surrey Downs sits within the federal Division of Makin, currently held by Tony Zappia (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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