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Vale Park

Ranked #55 of 299 Adelaide suburbs for wealth. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
28
#228 of 299
Safety
67
#98 of 299
Wealth
82
#55 of 299
Value
52
#141 of 299
Parks
18
#258 of 299
Cafés
29
#286 of 299
Transit
41
#270 of 299
Green space
60
#115 of 299
Active & healthy
44
#204 of 299

The numbers

Population2,452
Area1.01 km²
Median household income$2,031/wk
Median rent$410/wk
Crime rate33.0 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks1 (2.97 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park77.5% of the suburb
Cafés0
Gyms & sport venues4

Who lives in Vale Park

Population
2,452
Median age
42 years
Median household income
$2,031/wk
Median rent
$410/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 Vale Park — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Vale Park

Is Vale Park safe?

It is around the middle of the pack for Adelaide, scoring 67/100 for safety and ranking #98 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 33 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 Vale Park good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is parks. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 67/100, parks 18/100 and green space 60/100, with a median age of 42. We do not hold school catchment data, so this does not account for schools — see our Adelaide families ranking for the full method.

Is Vale Park expensive to live in?

Median rent is $410 a week, and household income ranks #55 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 52/100 for value.

Does Vale Park have good public transport?

It scores 41/100 for transit, #270 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Vale Park?

78% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 3.0 hectares per 1,000 residents — 60/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

MardenManninghamWalkervilleHampstead GardensRoyston ParkCollinswood

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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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