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Dover Gardens

Ranked #60 of 299 Adelaide suburbs for parks. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
42
#183 of 299
Safety
60
#120 of 299
Wealth
30
#210 of 299
Value
14
#251 of 299
Parks
78
#60 of 299
Cafés
29
#261 of 299
Transit
41
#232 of 299
Green space
56
#134 of 299
Active & healthy
46
#181 of 299

The numbers

Population3,062
Area0.87 km²
Median household income$1,423/wk
Median rent$339/wk
Crime rate39.5 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks5 (0.28 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park95.7% of the suburb
Cafés0
Gyms & sport venues7

Who lives in Dover Gardens

Population
3,062
Median age
39 years
Median household income
$1,423/wk
Median rent
$339/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 Dover Gardens — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Dover Gardens

Is Dover Gardens safe?

It is around the middle of the pack for Adelaide, scoring 60/100 for safety and ranking #120 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 40 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 Dover Gardens good for families?

It rates about average on the family measures we can compute — safety 60/100, parks 78/100 and green space 56/100, 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 Dover Gardens expensive to live in?

Median rent is $339 a week, and household income ranks #210 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 14/100 for value.

Does Dover Gardens have good public transport?

It scores 41/100 for transit, #232 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Dover Gardens?

96% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 0.3 hectares per 1,000 residents — 56/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

Seacombe GardensSouth BrightonBrightonSeacombe HeightsSturtSeacliff

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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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