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Flagstaff Hill

Ranked #8 of 299 Adelaide suburbs for safety. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
34
#211 of 299
Safety
97
#8 of 299
Wealth
86
#41 of 299
Value
77
#66 of 299
Parks
78
#56 of 299
Cafés
59
#123 of 299
Transit
41
#72 of 299
Green space
88
#18 of 299
Active & healthy
57
#95 of 299

The numbers

Population10,184
Area8.36 km²
Median household income$2,080/wk
Median rent$385/wk
Crime rate10.2 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks30 (21.79 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park97.4% of the suburb
Cafés1
Gyms & sport venues19

Who lives in Flagstaff Hill

Population
10,184
Median age
43 years
Median household income
$2,080/wk
Median rent
$385/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 Flagstaff Hill — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Flagstaff Hill

Is Flagstaff Hill safe?

Yes — it is one of the safer parts of Adelaide, scoring 97/100 for safety and ranking #8 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 10 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 Flagstaff Hill good for families?

It rates well on the family measures we can compute — safety 97/100, parks 78/100 and green space 88/100, with a median age of 43. We do not hold school catchment data, so this does not account for schools — see our Adelaide families ranking for the full method.

Is Flagstaff Hill expensive to live in?

Median rent is $385 a week, and household income ranks #41 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 77/100 for value.

Does Flagstaff Hill have good public transport?

It scores 41/100 for transit, #72 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Flagstaff Hill?

97% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 21.8 hectares per 1,000 residents — 88/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

Craigburn FarmBellevue HeightsAberfoyle ParkCoromandel ValleyHappy ValleyEden Hills

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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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