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Elizabeth Vale

Ranked #125 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
58
#125 of 299
Safety
8
#276 of 299
Wealth
1
#297 of 299
Parks
12
#268 of 299
Cafés
29
#164 of 299
Transit
41
#105 of 299
Green space
58
#121 of 299
Active & healthy
52
#121 of 299

The numbers

Population4,331
Area2.48 km²
Median household income$851/wk
Median rent$233/wk
Crime rate126.8 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks1 (7.86 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park57.4% of the suburb
Cafés0
Gyms & sport venues17

Who lives in Elizabeth Vale

Population
4,331
Median age
36 years
Median household income
$851/wk
Median rent
$233/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 Vale — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Elizabeth Vale

Is Elizabeth Vale safe?

It is on the less safe side of Adelaide, scoring 8/100 for safety and ranking #276 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 127 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 Vale good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is safety and parks. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 8/100, parks 12/100 and green space 58/100, 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 Elizabeth Vale expensive to live in?

Median rent is $233 a week, and household income ranks #297 of 299 in Adelaide. Its rental market is too thin for us to score value reliably.

Does Elizabeth Vale have good public transport?

It scores 41/100 for transit, #105 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Elizabeth Vale?

57% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 7.9 hectares per 1,000 residents — 58/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

Salisbury ParkElizabeth SouthElizabeth GroveSalisbury PlainSalisbury HeightsHillbank

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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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