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Findon

Ranked #60 of 274 Adelaide suburbs for schools nearby (osm). Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

By BestSuburbs research · Updated October 2026 · Adelaide
Findon suburb score card: safety, activity, value and other scores, Adelaide
Schools nearby (OSM)75#60 of 274
Cafés64#106 of 274
Parks53#131 of 274
Transit43#158 of 274

Findon suburb profile: score breakdown

Active
20
#236 of 274
Safety
22
#213 of 274
Wealth
31
#189 of 274
Value
35
#172 of 274
Parks
53
#131 of 274
Cafés
64
#106 of 274
Transit
43
#158 of 274
Green space
21
#229 of 274
Active & healthy
36
#229 of 274
Schools nearby (OSM)
75
#60 of 274

Findon crime rate, rent, prices and other numbers

Population6,997
Area1.87 km²
Postcode5023
Median household income$1,424/wk
Median rent$310/wk
Median house price (Apr–Jun 2026)$1,130,000 (21 sales this quarter; up 10.5% YoY)
Crime rate82.3 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks7 (0.08 ha per 1,000 people)
Schools (government data)3 — 2 primary, 1 secondary; nearest primary 0.44 km, secondary 0.31 km
Families score48/100 (safety 30 · schools 25 · parks per 1,000 15 · kinders 10 · price-for-size 10 · transit 10)
Within 400m of a park53.0% of the suburb
Cafés1
Gyms & sport venues9
Public transport stops29 (29 bus stops)
Schools nearby (OSM, not catchment zoning)2 schools in the suburb — nearest is Nazareth Catholic Colege (0.43 km)

Sale prices: SA Government Metropolitan Median House Sales, April–June 2026 quarter (2Q 2026) — © Government of South Australia (Land Services SA), Metropolitan Median House Sales, CC BY 4.0. Quarterly median house sale price per suburb, metropolitan Adelaide. Units are not in this dataset. Figures marked as low-volume rest on fewer than 10 sales that quarter.

Who lives in Findon

Population
6,997
Median age
37 years
Median household income
$1,424/wk
Median rent
$310/wk
Median house price (Apr–Jun 2026)
$1,130,000

Source: ABS Census 2021; sale prices SA Government Metropolitan Median House Sales, April–June 2026 quarter (2Q 2026). We do not hold a suburb-level renter/owner split, families-with-children rate, born-overseas rate or dwelling-type breakdown for Findon — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Findon

What is the postcode for Findon?

The postcode for Findon, Adelaide is 5023.

Is Findon a good suburb?

There is no single invented "overall" score here -- Findon is measured on 10 separate categories rather than blended into one number. Its strongest is schools nearby (osm), ranking #60 of 274 Adelaide suburbs, and it ranks in the top half of Adelaide for 3 of the 10 categories measured here. The full breakdown is above.

Is Findon safe?

It is on the less safe side of Adelaide, scoring 22/100 for safety and ranking #213 of 274 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 82 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 Findon good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is safety and green space. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 22/100, parks 53/100 and green space 21/100, with a median age of 37. It has 3 schools in the suburb, with the nearest primary 0.4 km from its centre. School counts and distances feed the families score; catchment zoning and school results do not (we cannot publish those) — see our Adelaide families ranking for the full method.

Is Findon expensive to live in?

The median house sale price was $1,130,000 in Apr–Jun 2026 (SA Government Metropolitan Median House Sales), up 10.5% YoY. Median rent is $310 a week, and household income ranks #189 of 274 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 35/100 for value.

Does Findon have good public transport?

It scores 43/100 for transit, #158 of 274 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Findon?

53% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 0.1 hectares per 1,000 residents — 21/100 for green space.

Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Adelaide: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated October 2026 (last updated 2026-10-17). Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
About this data: every number on this page is computed from public sources — it is not an opinion or a sponsored placement. See how we rank suburbs for the full method.
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