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Osborne

Ranked #49 of 299 Adelaide suburbs for transit. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
64
#102 of 299
Safety
26
#223 of 299
Wealth
19
#243 of 299
Value
24
#222 of 299
Parks
16
#264 of 299
Cafés
29
#224 of 299
Transit
84
#49 of 299
Green space
16
#258 of 299
Active & healthy
48
#163 of 299

The numbers

Population1,951
Area4.49 km²
Median household income$1,336/wk
Median rent$300/wk
Crime rate77.9 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks1 (0.09 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park26.4% of the suburb
Cafés0
Gyms & sport venues18

Who lives in Osborne

Population
1,951
Median age
41 years
Median household income
$1,336/wk
Median rent
$300/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 Osborne — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Osborne

Is Osborne safe?

It is on the less safe side of Adelaide, scoring 26/100 for safety and ranking #223 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 78 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 Osborne good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is safety and parks and green space. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 26/100, parks 16/100 and green space 16/100, with a median age of 41. We do not hold school catchment data, so this does not account for schools — see our Adelaide families ranking for the full method.

Is Osborne expensive to live in?

Median rent is $300 a week, and household income ranks #243 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 24/100 for value.

Does Osborne have good public transport?

It scores 84/100 for transit, #49 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Osborne?

26% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 0.1 hectares per 1,000 residents — 16/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

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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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