Suttontown SA 5291
Located in South Australia, Suttontown sits 433 km from Adelaide CBD, around 4 hours 45 minutes by car. The suburb has 692 residents, a median age of 38, and a median household income of $121,160 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population grew 18.7% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $275 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,603. The area shows high crime risk. Of 2 schools within the suburb boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is low.
Is Suttontown a good suburb?
Suttontown scores a D (31/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on community, weaker on transit and safety.
Mixed results
2 schools · 1 above peer schools
Car-dependent
Walkability 4/100 · 433.1 km · 287 min drive to Adelaide
Median available
Median $222K
High crime risk
Fire 32/100 · Crime 75/100
Advantaged
SEIFA decile 7/10 · median age 38 · 692 residents
Liveability Rating
31 / 100 · Ranked #439 in SAEach bar is Suttontown'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 Suttontown?
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Our score
31 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median Land Price
Public listings dataSuttontown's land market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $197,000, roughly 42% above where it sat a year earlier.
Land
$197,000
Based on 78 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 39 days — median across 8 sales that recorded a listing period
Houses
$222,500
60% below its 3 neighbours (median $556,000)
Based on 44 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 43 days — median across 18 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 13 sales $220K
- 4 bed 29 sales $225K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Suttontown are currently listed at around $869,000 on average. Based on 3 houses listed in the past six months.
$869K
3 houses listed in the last 6 months.
3 of the suburb's 236 dwellings (1.3%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Suttontown rent for around $598 a week on average, based on 6 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$598/wk
6 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025107 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 28% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5291.
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$598/week ($31,000 a year) on a $869,000 median
Based on a small sample (3 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 Suttontown safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Suttontown sits in the high band, with 43 incidents recorded in 2026.
43 offences
no change since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20252 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.
Schools
Two schools serve Suttontown, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Compton Primary School leads the pack.
- • 177 students across 2 schools (avg 88)
- • ICSEA 960-980, median 970 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Suttontown Primary School (101 students)
Primary
Walkability
Suttontown is very car-dependent on foot — at 4/100, 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 Suttontown.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 29%
- Premises covered
- 450
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
Grant: 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
Suttontown is home to 692 residents, with a median age of 38, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $121,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.6%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
692
Median Age
38
Median Household Income
$121,160/yr
Census Median Rent
$275/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,603/mo
Avg Household Size
2.9
Median Personal Income
$48,776/yr
Unemployment Rate
2.6%
Unoccupied Dwellings
6.4%
Total Dwellings
236
Owner-Occupier Rate
91.3%
Houses
97.0%
Rental Stress
11.8%
Mortgage Stress
15.9%
Work From Home
9.4%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 90.9%
- English Spoken at Home
- 94.8%
- Employment Rate
- 75.8%
- Completed Year 12
- 37.0%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,458 a year through Grant based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 90%
- Residential 6%
- Industrial 3%
- 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: Grant
In the year to August 2026, 39 new dwellings were approved across Grant. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses. Approvals are up 300.0% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Mount Gambier Aero, 4.1 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 57 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 29.3 km
- Annual rainfall
- 724 mm
- 117 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 25.8°C
- 12 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 5.8°C
- 3 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
7 facilities within 5 km- 2.3 kmMilk and Cream ProcessingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
- 3.7 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · n-Hexane · Toluene (methylbenzene)
- 3.7 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 3.8 kmReconstituted Wood Product ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen
- 4.2 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · n-Hexane · Toluene (methylbenzene)
EV adoption
In postcode 5291, 15 of 10,007 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.3% (126 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.4%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5291, 2,204 rooftop-solar systems totalling 19.2 MW have been installed since 2001, against 3,974 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 150 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
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 Pasin Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tony Pasin | 37.0% | 63.0% | +3.6 |
| 2022 | Tony Pasin | 33.4% | 66.6% | -2.3 |
| 2019 | Tony Pasin | 31.1% | 68.9% | +5.1 |
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 Travis Fatchen Independent
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Travis Fatchen IND | 60.4% |
| 2022 | Troy Bell IND | 63.1% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
Looking at a specific address in Suttontown?
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Common questions about Suttontown
Is Suttontown a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Suttontown is high (75/100, 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 Suttontown?
Suttontown has a low recorded bushfire history (32/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Suttontown a good place to live?
Suttontown has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (31/100), 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 Suttontown?
Suttontown, SA had a population of 692 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Suttontown, SA?
The postcode for Suttontown, SA is 5291.
How far is Suttontown from Adelaide?
Suttontown is 433 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 287 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Suttontown?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Suttontown was $121,160 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 Suttontown?
The median advertised rent in Suttontown is $598 a week for houses (6 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Suttontown?
The median age of residents in Suttontown was 38 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Suttontown at risk of bushfire?
Suttontown has a low recorded bushfire history (32/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Suttontown?
There are 2 schools inside the Suttontown boundary: 1 above and 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Suttontown walkable?
Suttontown scores 4/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Suttontown?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Suttontown, Mount Gambier Aero (4.1 km away), summer days average 25.8°C, winter nights 5.8°C, 724 mm of rain a year over 117 rainy days, and 12 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Suttontown?
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 Suttontown belong to?
Suttontown sits within the Grant local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Suttontown?
The average residential rates bill through Grant is $1,458 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Suttontown?
Across Grant, 39 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 300.0% 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 Suttontown in?
Suttontown sits within the federal Division of Barker, currently held by Tony Pasin (Liberal).
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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
- 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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