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Onkaparinga Hills

Ranked #15 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
76
#55 of 299
Safety
95
#15 of 299
Wealth
85
#44 of 299
Value
76
#69 of 299
Parks
54
#137 of 299
Cafés
29
#141 of 299
Transit
41
#77 of 299
Green space
60
#111 of 299
Active & healthy
65
#45 of 299

The numbers

Population2,610
Area26.28 km²
Median household income$2,078/wk
Median rent$385/wk
Crime rate11.9 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks9 (277.71 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park46.9% of the suburb
Cafés0
Gyms & sport venues66

Who lives in Onkaparinga Hills

Population
2,610
Median age
45 years
Median household income
$2,078/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 Onkaparinga Hills — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Onkaparinga Hills

Is Onkaparinga Hills safe?

Yes — it is one of the safer parts of Adelaide, scoring 95/100 for safety and ranking #15 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 Onkaparinga Hills good for families?

It rates about average on the family measures we can compute — safety 95/100, parks 54/100 and green space 60/100, 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 Onkaparinga Hills expensive to live in?

Median rent is $385 a week, and household income ranks #44 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 76/100 for value.

Does Onkaparinga Hills have good public transport?

It scores 41/100 for transit, #77 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Onkaparinga Hills?

47% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 277.7 hectares per 1,000 residents — 60/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

HackhamWoodcroftMorphett ValeHackham WestHuntfield HeightsOld Reynella

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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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