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Daw Park

Ranked #60 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
16
#258 of 299
Safety
72
#83 of 299
Wealth
52
#144 of 299
Value
79
#60 of 299
Parks
16
#263 of 299
Cafés
29
#202 of 299
Transit
41
#154 of 299
Green space
24
#240 of 299
Active & healthy
30
#279 of 299

The numbers

Population2,705
Area1.04 km²
Median household income$1,639/wk
Median rent$300/wk
Crime rate29.6 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks1 (0.0 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park70.5% of the suburb
Cafés0
Gyms & sport venues2

Who lives in Daw Park

Population
2,705
Median age
39 years
Median household income
$1,639/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 Daw Park — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Daw Park

Is Daw Park safe?

Yes — it is one of the safer parts of Adelaide, scoring 72/100 for safety and ranking #83 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 30 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 Daw Park good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is parks and green space. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 72/100, parks 16/100 and green space 24/100, with a median age of 39. We do not hold school catchment data, so this does not account for schools — see our Adelaide families ranking for the full method.

Is Daw Park expensive to live in?

Median rent is $300 a week, and household income ranks #144 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 79/100 for value.

Does Daw Park have good public transport?

It scores 41/100 for transit, #154 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Daw Park?

70% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park — 24/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

Colonel Light GardensMelrose ParkCumberland ParkWestbourne ParkClarence GardensLower Mitcham

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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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