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Port Noarlunga South

Ranked #17 of 299 Adelaide suburbs for green space. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
34
#210 of 299
Safety
65
#104 of 299
Wealth
39
#183 of 299
Value
21
#229 of 299
Parks
47
#158 of 299
Cafés
67
#100 of 299
Transit
41
#64 of 299
Green space
88
#17 of 299
Active & healthy
62
#60 of 299

The numbers

Population3,058
Area3.59 km²
Median household income$1,530/wk
Median rent$350/wk
Crime rate35.3 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks5 (31.85 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park95.5% of the suburb
Cafés1
Gyms & sport venues7

Who lives in Port Noarlunga South

Population
3,058
Median age
39 years
Median household income
$1,530/wk
Median rent
$350/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 Port Noarlunga South — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Port Noarlunga South

Is Port Noarlunga South safe?

It is around the middle of the pack for Adelaide, scoring 65/100 for safety and ranking #104 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 35 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 Port Noarlunga South good for families?

It rates about average on the family measures we can compute — safety 65/100, parks 47/100 and green space 88/100, with a median age of 39. We do not hold school catchment data, so this does not account for schools — see our Adelaide families ranking for the full method.

Is Port Noarlunga South expensive to live in?

Median rent is $350 a week, and household income ranks #183 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 21/100 for value.

Does Port Noarlunga South have good public transport?

It scores 41/100 for transit, #64 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Port Noarlunga South?

96% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 31.9 hectares per 1,000 residents — 88/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

Seaford MeadowsPort NoarlungaNoarlunga DownsSeafordOld NoarlungaChristies Beach

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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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