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Elizabeth East

Ranked #90 of 299 Adelaide suburbs for active. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
69
#90 of 299
Safety
9
#273 of 299
Wealth
2
#295 of 299
Parks
16
#262 of 299
Cafés
29
#163 of 299
Transit
41
#104 of 299
Green space
51
#161 of 299
Active & healthy
55
#106 of 299

The numbers

Population4,607
Area2.35 km²
Median household income$904/wk
Median rent$225/wk
Crime rate120.7 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks2 (0.81 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park80.9% of the suburb
Cafés0
Gyms & sport venues30

Who lives in Elizabeth East

Population
4,607
Median age
38 years
Median household income
$904/wk
Median rent
$225/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 Elizabeth East — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Elizabeth East

Is Elizabeth East safe?

It is on the less safe side of Adelaide, scoring 9/100 for safety and ranking #273 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 121 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 Elizabeth East good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is safety and parks. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 9/100, parks 16/100 and green space 51/100, with a median age of 38. We do not hold school catchment data, so this does not account for schools — see our Adelaide families ranking for the full method.

Is Elizabeth East expensive to live in?

Median rent is $225 a week, and household income ranks #295 of 299 in Adelaide. Its rental market is too thin for us to score value reliably.

Does Elizabeth East have good public transport?

It scores 41/100 for transit, #104 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Elizabeth East?

81% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 0.8 hectares per 1,000 residents — 51/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

HillbankElizabeth GroveElizabeth ParkElizabeth ValeElizabeth SouthElizabeth North

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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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