West Hindmarsh SA 5007
West Hindmarsh sits 6 km from Adelaide CBD in South Australia, around 11 minutes by car. Census data records 1,560 residents with a median age of 37 and a median household income of $85,280 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The suburb grew 1.6% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $320 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,733. West Hindmarsh is characterised by high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is high.
Is West Hindmarsh a good suburb?
West Hindmarsh scores a A (69/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, weaker on safety.
Mixed results
1 school
Walkable and central
Walkability 96/100 · 5.5 km · 11 min drive to Adelaide
Around the state median
Median $1.07M
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 74/100 · Flood 54/100
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 6/10 · median age 37 · 1,560 residents
Liveability Rating
69 / 100 · Ranked #91 in SAEach bar is West Hindmarsh'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
69 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataWest Hindmarsh's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.07 million, roughly 21% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$1,066,000
4% below its 5 neighbours (median $1,108,000)
Based on 29 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 17 days — median across 8 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 20 sales $1.03M
- 4 bed 5 sales $1.2M
Units
$775,000
Based on only 7 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Typically sold in 21 days — median across 4 sales that recorded a listing period
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in West Hindmarsh rent for around $675 a week on average, based on 6 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$675/wk
6 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$495/wk
3 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
9 rentals advertised against an estimated 265 rented homes (3.4%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Apr–Jun 2026- All rentals
- $600/wk
- 15 bonds
- +58% 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 5007.
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 West Hindmarsh safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in West Hindmarsh sits in the high band, with 87 incidents recorded in 2026 — up about 5% on the prior year.
87 offences
4.8% 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.
Schools
One school serve West Hindmarsh, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 223 students in one school (avg 223)
Primary
Universities nearby
- 4.3 kmAdelaide University, Adelaide City CampusAdelaide University · 472 courses
- 4.3 kmFlinders City CampusFlinders University · 156 courses
- 4.3 km82-98 Wakefield Street, Adelaide SA 5000Torrens University Australia · 106 courses
2.9% 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
West Hindmarsh is exceptionally walkable on foot — at 96/100, daily errands don't require a car at all.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside West Hindmarsh.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 29.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 19.6 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 11.5 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 18.5 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 West Hindmarsh.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 45%
- Premises covered
- 773
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
Charles Sturt: 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 5 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
West Hindmarsh is home to about 1,600 residents, with a median age of 37, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $85,000 a year, with unemployment at 6.1%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,560
Median Age
37
Median Household Income
$85,280/yr
Census Median Rent
$320/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,733/mo
Avg Household Size
2.3
Median Personal Income
$44,252/yr
Unemployment Rate
6.1%
Unoccupied Dwellings
9.6%
Total Dwellings
644
Owner-Occupier Rate
58.9%
Houses
69.1%
Rental Stress
19.5%
Mortgage Stress
24.4%
Work From Home
10.4%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
35 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 14 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 260 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 66.4%
- English Spoken at Home
- 67.2%
- Employment Rate
- 64.9%
- Completed Year 12
- 56.6%
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.
103 residents (6.6%) 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 1,481 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
28% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (242 of 863).
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 237 people work here; 863 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.3 jobs per working resident. At least 73% 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 $1,726 a year through Charles Sturt based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 84%
- Commercial 8%
- Industrial 4%
- Parks and recreation 4%
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: Charles Sturt
In the year to August 2026, 1,636 new dwellings were approved across Charles Sturt. That mix is 631 houses and 1,005 units. Approvals are up 109.1% 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, 4.4 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Adelaide (West Terrace / Ngayirdapira), 2.9 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 22 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 6.6 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
13 facilities within 5 km- 0.8 kmCleaning Compound ManufacturingTop reported: Ethanol · Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Chlorine & compounds
- 1.8 km
- 2.1 kmGlass and Glass Product ManufacturingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Sulfur dioxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
- 2.8 kmWhiteware Appliance ManufacturingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Fluoride compounds
- 3.5 kmHospitals (Except Psychiatric Hospitals)Top reported: Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
EV adoption
In postcode 5007, 99 of 8,129 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 7.3% (595 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 8.5%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5007, 1,595 rooftop-solar systems totalling 13.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 3,991 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 129 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
10 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 5007.
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 Tom Koutsantonis Australian Labor Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tom Koutsantonis ALP | 73.2% |
| 2022 | Tom Koutsantonis ALP | 68.8% |
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 West Hindmarsh
Is West Hindmarsh a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in West Hindmarsh is high (74/100, 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 West Hindmarsh?
West Hindmarsh has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (54/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is West Hindmarsh a good place to live?
West Hindmarsh has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A (69/100), 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 West Hindmarsh?
West Hindmarsh, SA had a population of 1,560 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for West Hindmarsh, SA?
The postcode for West Hindmarsh, SA is 5007.
How far is West Hindmarsh from Adelaide?
West Hindmarsh is 6 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 11 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in West Hindmarsh?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in West Hindmarsh was $85,280 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 West Hindmarsh?
The median advertised rent in West Hindmarsh is $675 a week for houses (6 listings) and $495 a week for units (3 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in West Hindmarsh?
The median age of residents in West Hindmarsh was 37 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in West Hindmarsh?
There is 1 school inside the West Hindmarsh boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is West Hindmarsh walkable?
West Hindmarsh scores 96/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it exceptionally 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 West Hindmarsh?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to West Hindmarsh (Adelaide CBD) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.0 µg/m³ and PM10 of 17.8 µg/m³. That puts West Hindmarsh 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 West Hindmarsh?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to West Hindmarsh, Adelaide (West Terrace / Ngayirdapira) (2.9 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.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in West Hindmarsh?
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 West Hindmarsh belong to?
West Hindmarsh sits within the Charles Sturt local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in West Hindmarsh?
The average residential rates bill through Charles Sturt is $1,726 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near West Hindmarsh?
Across Charles Sturt, 1,636 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 109.1% 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 West Hindmarsh in?
West Hindmarsh 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 · 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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