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Rose Park

Ranked #13 of 299 Adelaide suburbs for value. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
52
#153 of 299
Safety
87
#40 of 299
Wealth
95
#16 of 299
Value
96
#13 of 299
Parks
65
#102 of 299
Cafés
87
#39 of 299
Transit
41
#299 of 299
Green space
16
#263 of 299
Active & healthy
51
#147 of 299

The numbers

Population1,375
Area0.5 km²
Median household income$2,411/wk
Median rent$365/wk
Crime rate17.5 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks2 (0.0 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park49.6% of the suburb
Cafés1
Gyms & sport venues5

Who lives in Rose Park

Population
1,375
Median age
44 years
Median household income
$2,411/wk
Median rent
$365/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 Rose Park — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Rose Park

Is Rose Park safe?

Yes — it is one of the safer parts of Adelaide, scoring 87/100 for safety and ranking #40 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 18 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 Rose Park good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is green space. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 87/100, parks 65/100 and green space 16/100, with a median age of 44. We do not hold school catchment data, so this does not account for schools — see our Adelaide families ranking for the full method.

Is Rose Park expensive to live in?

Median rent is $365 a week, and household income ranks #16 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 96/100 for value.

Does Rose Park have good public transport?

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

Are there parks in Rose Park?

50% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park — 16/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

DulwichToorak GardensNorwoodKent TownGlensideKensington

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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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