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Sefton Park

Ranked #29 of 299 Adelaide suburbs for cafés. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
3
#291 of 299
Safety
7
#280 of 299
Wealth
54
#139 of 299
Value
75
#74 of 299
Parks
5
#282 of 299
Cafés
90
#29 of 299
Transit
41
#215 of 299
Green space
12
#268 of 299
Active & healthy
31
#274 of 299

The numbers

Population1,274
Area0.32 km²
Median household income$1,663/wk
Median rent$310/wk
Crime rate127.2 incidents per 1,000 people
Within 400m of a park37.2% of the suburb
Cafés1

Who lives in Sefton Park

Population
1,274
Median age
39 years
Median household income
$1,663/wk
Median rent
$310/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 Sefton Park — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Sefton Park

Is Sefton Park safe?

It is on the less safe side of Adelaide, scoring 7/100 for safety and ranking #280 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 127 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 Sefton Park good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is safety and parks and green space. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 7/100, parks 5/100 and green space 12/100, 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 Sefton Park expensive to live in?

Median rent is $310 a week, and household income ranks #139 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 75/100 for value.

Does Sefton Park have good public transport?

It scores 41/100 for transit, #215 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Sefton Park?

37% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park — 12/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

BroadviewNailsworthManninghamProspectCollinswoodEnfield

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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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