BestSuburbsAdelaide › Gilles Plains

Gilles Plains

Ranked #46 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
53
#146 of 299
Safety
6
#283 of 299
Wealth
32
#204 of 299
Value
48
#152 of 299
Parks
82
#46 of 299
Cafés
80
#64 of 299
Transit
41
#208 of 299
Green space
72
#72 of 299
Active & healthy
57
#97 of 299

The numbers

Population4,101
Area1.41 km²
Median household income$1,446/wk
Median rent$295/wk
Crime rate130.9 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks8 (1.14 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park99.8% of the suburb
Cafés2
Gyms & sport venues8

Who lives in Gilles Plains

Population
4,101
Median age
36 years
Median household income
$1,446/wk
Median rent
$295/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 Gilles Plains — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Gilles Plains

Is Gilles Plains safe?

It is on the less safe side of Adelaide, scoring 6/100 for safety and ranking #283 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 131 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 Gilles Plains good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is safety. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 6/100, parks 82/100 and green space 72/100, 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 Gilles Plains expensive to live in?

Median rent is $295 a week, and household income ranks #204 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 48/100 for value.

Does Gilles Plains have good public transport?

It scores 41/100 for transit, #208 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Gilles Plains?

100% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 1.1 hectares per 1,000 residents — 72/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

Holden HillValley ViewOakdenHillcrestWindsor GardensDernancourt

Compare

Gilles Plains vs Holden HillGilles Plains vs Valley ViewGilles Plains vs Oakden

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.
← all 299 Adelaide suburbs, with sliders