BestSuburbsAdelaide › Oakden

Oakden

Ranked #55 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
54
#140 of 299
Safety
49
#153 of 299
Wealth
33
#200 of 299
Value
63
#108 of 299
Parks
79
#55 of 299
Cafés
68
#97 of 299
Transit
41
#148 of 299
Green space
72
#71 of 299
Active & healthy
54
#115 of 299

The numbers

Population3,583
Area1.77 km²
Median household income$1,462/wk
Median rent$283/wk
Crime rate48.6 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks8 (3.32 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park93.3% of the suburb
Cafés1
Gyms & sport venues6

Who lives in Oakden

Population
3,583
Median age
42 years
Median household income
$1,462/wk
Median rent
$283/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 Oakden — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Oakden

Is Oakden safe?

It is around the middle of the pack for Adelaide, scoring 49/100 for safety and ranking #153 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 49 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 Oakden good for families?

It rates about average on the family measures we can compute — safety 49/100, parks 79/100 and green space 72/100, with a median age of 42. We do not hold school catchment data, so this does not account for schools — see our Adelaide families ranking for the full method.

Is Oakden expensive to live in?

Median rent is $283 a week, and household income ranks #200 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 63/100 for value.

Does Oakden have good public transport?

It scores 41/100 for transit, #148 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Oakden?

93% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 3.3 hectares per 1,000 residents — 72/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

HillcrestNorthgateNorthfieldGilles PlainsWalkley HeightsLightsview

Compare

Oakden vs HillcrestOakden vs NorthgateOakden vs Northfield

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