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Crafers

Ranked #10 of 299 Adelaide suburbs for wealth. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
48
#163 of 299
Safety
79
#64 of 299
Wealth
97
#10 of 299
Value
96
#11 of 299
Parks
28
#226 of 299
Cafés
77
#71 of 299
Transit
41
#290 of 299
Green space
80
#47 of 299
Active & healthy
73
#17 of 299

The numbers

Population2,006
Area6.02 km²
Median household income$2,530/wk
Median rent$380/wk
Crime rate24.9 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks2 (86.98 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park86.0% of the suburb
Cafés2
Gyms & sport venues16

Who lives in Crafers

Population
2,006
Median age
44 years
Median household income
$2,530/wk
Median rent
$380/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 Crafers — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Crafers

Is Crafers safe?

Yes — it is one of the safer parts of Adelaide, scoring 79/100 for safety and ranking #64 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 25 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 Crafers good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is parks. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 79/100, parks 28/100 and green space 80/100, with a median age of 44. We do not hold school catchment data, so this does not account for schools — see our Adelaide families ranking for the full method.

Is Crafers expensive to live in?

Median rent is $380 a week, and household income ranks #10 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 96/100 for value.

Does Crafers have good public transport?

It scores 41/100 for transit, #290 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Crafers?

86% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 87.0 hectares per 1,000 residents — 80/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

StirlingCrafers WestAldgateBridgewaterBeaumontBurnside

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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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