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Lower Mitcham

Ranked #19 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
63
#105 of 299
Safety
94
#19 of 299
Wealth
84
#48 of 299
Value
88
#34 of 299
Parks
40
#188 of 299
Cafés
29
#272 of 299
Transit
94
#18 of 299
Green space
21
#247 of 299
Active & healthy
41
#227 of 299

The numbers

Population2,187
Area0.95 km²
Median household income$2,045/wk
Median rent$346/wk
Crime rate12.3 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks2 (0.18 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park42.5% of the suburb
Cafés0
Gyms & sport venues7

Who lives in Lower Mitcham

Population
2,187
Median age
45 years
Median household income
$2,045/wk
Median rent
$346/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 Lower Mitcham — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Lower Mitcham

Is Lower Mitcham safe?

Yes — it is one of the safer parts of Adelaide, scoring 94/100 for safety and ranking #19 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 12 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 Lower Mitcham good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is green space. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 94/100, parks 40/100 and green space 21/100, with a median age of 45. We do not hold school catchment data, so this does not account for schools — see our Adelaide families ranking for the full method.

Is Lower Mitcham expensive to live in?

Median rent is $346 a week, and household income ranks #48 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 88/100 for value.

Does Lower Mitcham have good public transport?

It scores 94/100 for transit, #18 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Lower Mitcham?

42% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 0.2 hectares per 1,000 residents — 21/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

Torrens ParkClaphamHawthornColonel Light GardensKingswoodWestbourne 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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