Thorngate SA 5082
Thorngate is a suburb in South Australia, 4 km from Adelaide CBD, around 9 minutes by car. Population is 180; the median age is 47 and the median household income is $162,500 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The suburb fell 3.2% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $380 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,763. Thorngate is characterised by high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is high.
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Median House Price
Q3 2025The median house sale price in Thorngate sits at $2.15 million in the September 2025 quarter, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only one sale settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level. Zoom out: prices have climbed roughly 71% over the past decade — 9.3% per year on average.
$2,150,000
Based on only 1 sale — small sample, take as indicative.
Rental Market
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025105 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 29% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5082.
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 Thorngate safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Thorngate sits in the high band, with 125 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 24% on the prior year.
125 offences
23.8% 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.
Aircraft Noise
ANEF Contour Details
Noticeable aircraft noise
Schools
Universities nearby
- 3.5 kmAdelaide University, Adelaide City CampusAdelaide University · 472 courses
- 3.5 kmFlinders City CampusFlinders University · 156 courses
- 3.5 km82-98 Wakefield Street, Adelaide SA 5000Torrens University Australia · 106 courses
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
Thorngate is very walkable on foot — at 79/100, most daily errands can be done on foot.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Thorngate.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 16.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 11.0 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 5.1 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 3 min
- Span of service
- 18.3 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 Thorngate.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 100%
- Premises covered
- 70
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
Prospect: 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
Thorngate is home to 180 residents, with a median age of 47, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $162,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.7%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
180
Median Age
47
Median Household Income
$162,500/yr
Census Median Rent
$380/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,763/mo
Avg Household Size
2.8
Median Personal Income
$48,308/yr
Unemployment Rate
5.7%
Unoccupied Dwellings
9.5%
Total Dwellings
63
Owner-Occupier Rate
83.3%
Houses
90.5%
Rental Stress
12.2%
Mortgage Stress
20.4%
Work From Home
15.7%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 63.3%
- English Spoken at Home
- 64.4%
- Employment Rate
- 66.2%
- Completed Year 12
- 60.0%
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.
15 residents (8.3%) 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.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
25% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (26 of 102).
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 $2,363 a year through Prospect based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 75%
- Commercial 25%
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: Prospect
In the year to August 2026, 203 new dwellings were approved across Prospect. That mix is 28 houses and 175 units. Approvals are up 757.1% 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, 3.5 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Adelaide (West Terrace / Ngayirdapira), 3.4 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 58 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 9.8 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
9 facilities within 5 km- 1.6 kmHospitals (Except Psychiatric Hospitals)Top reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
- 2.2 kmWhiteware Appliance ManufacturingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Fluoride compounds
- 2.4 kmCleaning Compound ManufacturingTop reported: Ethanol · Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Chlorine & compounds
- 2.7 kmLaundry and Dry-Cleaning ServicesTop reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
- 2.7 kmHigher EducationTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
EV adoption
In postcode 5082, 178 of 12,025 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.7% (447 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 5.2%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5082, 3,332 rooftop-solar systems totalling 23.5 MW have been installed since 2001, against 6,736 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 235 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
Q3-2025 median10 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 5082.
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 Steve Georganas Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Steve Georganas | 69.1% | 30.9% | +7.2 |
| 2022 | Steve Georganas | 61.9% | 38.1% | -3.7 |
| 2019 | Steve Georganas | 58.2% | 41.8% | +0.1 |
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 Lucy Hood Australian Labor Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Lucy Hood ALP | 68.2% |
| 2022 | Lucy Hood ALP | 56.1% |
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 Thorngate?
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 180 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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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 Thorngate
Is Thorngate a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Thorngate is high (99/100, 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 Thorngate?
Thorngate has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a low share of it (38/100). Part of it sits inside an aircraft noise contour. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
What is the population of Thorngate?
Thorngate, SA had a population of 180 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Thorngate, SA?
The postcode for Thorngate, SA is 5082.
How far is Thorngate from Adelaide?
Thorngate is 4 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 9 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Thorngate?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Thorngate was $162,500 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 Thorngate?
There are too few current rental listings in Thorngate for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $380, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Thorngate?
The median age of residents in Thorngate was 47 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Thorngate walkable?
Thorngate scores 79/100 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 Thorngate?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Thorngate (Adelaide CBD) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.0 µg/m³ and PM10 of 17.8 µg/m³. That puts Thorngate 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 Thorngate?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Thorngate, Adelaide (West Terrace / Ngayirdapira) (3.4 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.
What is the median house price in Thorngate?
The median sale price for houses in Thorngate was $2,150,000 in the Q3 2025 quarter, based on a small sample of 1 sales — take as indicative.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Thorngate?
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 Thorngate belong to?
Thorngate sits within the Prospect local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Thorngate?
The average residential rates bill through Prospect is $2,363 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Thorngate?
Across Prospect, 203 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 757.1% 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 Thorngate in?
Thorngate sits within the federal Division of Adelaide, currently held by Steve Georganas (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Q3 2025
- 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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