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Valley View

Ranked #50 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
31
#218 of 299
Safety
41
#176 of 299
Wealth
36
#191 of 299
Value
18
#237 of 299
Parks
70
#86 of 299
Cafés
29
#150 of 299
Transit
41
#88 of 299
Green space
78
#50 of 299
Active & healthy
50
#148 of 299

The numbers

Population6,405
Area2.86 km²
Median household income$1,483/wk
Median rent$345/wk
Crime rate54.8 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks11 (4.32 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park96.3% of the suburb
Cafés0
Gyms & sport venues12

Who lives in Valley View

Population
6,405
Median age
39 years
Median household income
$1,483/wk
Median rent
$345/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 Valley View — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Valley View

Is Valley View safe?

It is on the less safe side of Adelaide, scoring 41/100 for safety and ranking #176 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 55 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 Valley View good for families?

It rates about average on the family measures we can compute — safety 41/100, parks 70/100 and green space 78/100, 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 Valley View expensive to live in?

Median rent is $345 a week, and household income ranks #191 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 18/100 for value.

Does Valley View have good public transport?

It scores 41/100 for transit, #88 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Valley View?

96% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 4.3 hectares per 1,000 residents — 78/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

Gilles PlainsPara VistaHolden HillIngle FarmOakdenWalkley Heights

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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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