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Kingswood

Ranked #48 of 299 Adelaide suburbs for value. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
76
#59 of 299
Safety
59
#124 of 299
Wealth
75
#76 of 299
Value
84
#48 of 299
Parks
5
#286 of 299
Cafés
29
#270 of 299
Transit
41
#246 of 299
Green space
9
#277 of 299
Active & healthy
47
#173 of 299

The numbers

Population2,554
Area0.95 km²
Median household income$1,898/wk
Median rent$333/wk
Crime rate41.5 incidents per 1,000 people
Within 400m of a park21.5% of the suburb
Cafés0
Gyms & sport venues25

Who lives in Kingswood

Population
2,554
Median age
49 years
Median household income
$1,898/wk
Median rent
$333/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 Kingswood — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Kingswood

Is Kingswood safe?

It is around the middle of the pack for Adelaide, scoring 59/100 for safety and ranking #124 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 42 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 Kingswood good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is parks and green space. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 59/100, parks 5/100 and green space 9/100, with a median age of 49. We do not hold school catchment data, so this does not account for schools — see our Adelaide families ranking for the full method.

Is Kingswood expensive to live in?

Median rent is $333 a week, and household income ranks #76 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 84/100 for value.

Does Kingswood have good public transport?

It scores 41/100 for transit, #246 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Kingswood?

22% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park — 9/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

HawthornNetherbyHighgateMalvernLower MitchamUnley Park

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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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