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Rosslyn Park

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

Active
91
#13 of 299
Safety
79
#63 of 299
Wealth
91
#28 of 299
Value
82
#54 of 299
Parks
26
#235 of 299
Cafés
29
#289 of 299
Transit
41
#275 of 299
Green space
53
#145 of 299
Active & healthy
63
#58 of 299

The numbers

Population1,469
Area0.81 km²
Median household income$2,220/wk
Median rent$398/wk
Crime rate25.2 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks1 (0.38 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park91.3% of the suburb
Cafés0
Gyms & sport venues34

Who lives in Rosslyn Park

Population
1,469
Median age
49 years
Median household income
$2,220/wk
Median rent
$398/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 Rosslyn Park — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Rosslyn Park

Is Rosslyn Park safe?

Yes — it is one of the safer parts of Adelaide, scoring 79/100 for safety and ranking #63 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 25 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 Rosslyn Park good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is parks. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 79/100, parks 26/100 and green space 53/100, with a median age of 49. We do not hold school catchment data, so this does not account for schools — see our Adelaide families ranking for the full method.

Is Rosslyn Park expensive to live in?

Median rent is $398 a week, and household income ranks #28 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 82/100 for value.

Does Rosslyn Park have good public transport?

It scores 41/100 for transit, #275 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Rosslyn Park?

91% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 0.4 hectares per 1,000 residents — 53/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

Wattle ParkKensington GardensStonyfellMagillKensington ParkLeabrook

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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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