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Collinswood

Ranked #18 of 299 Adelaide suburbs for value. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
14
#266 of 299
Safety
65
#105 of 299
Wealth
77
#68 of 299
Value
94
#18 of 299
Parks
30
#218 of 299
Cafés
86
#41 of 299
Transit
41
#213 of 299
Green space
6
#290 of 299
Active & healthy
35
#249 of 299

The numbers

Population1,496
Area0.58 km²
Median household income$1,927/wk
Median rent$300/wk
Crime rate35.4 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks1 (0.0 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park4.5% of the suburb
Cafés1
Gyms & sport venues1

Who lives in Collinswood

Population
1,496
Median age
36 years
Median household income
$1,927/wk
Median rent
$300/wk

Source: ABS Census 2021. We do not hold a suburb-level renter/owner split, families-with-children rate, born-overseas rate or dwelling-type breakdown for Collinswood — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Collinswood

Is Collinswood safe?

It is around the middle of the pack for Adelaide, scoring 65/100 for safety and ranking #105 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 35 per 1,000 residents. That score is recorded offences per 1,000 residents from official crime statistics, as a percentile against every other suburb in the city.

Is Collinswood good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is green space. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 65/100, parks 30/100 and green space 6/100, with a median age of 36. We do not hold school catchment data, so this does not account for schools — see our Adelaide families ranking for the full method.

Is Collinswood expensive to live in?

Median rent is $300 a week, and household income ranks #68 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 94/100 for value.

Does Collinswood have good public transport?

It scores 41/100 for transit, #213 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Collinswood?

4% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park — 6/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

WalkervilleNailsworthVale ParkManninghamGilbertonBroadview

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Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Adelaide: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated September 2026. Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
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