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Wattle Park

Ranked #18 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
84
#34 of 299
Safety
91
#27 of 299
Wealth
94
#18 of 299
Value
49
#149 of 299
Parks
84
#38 of 299
Cafés
29
#279 of 299
Transit
41
#256 of 299
Green space
70
#76 of 299
Active & healthy
66
#43 of 299

The numbers

Population1,885
Area1.09 km²
Median household income$2,305/wk
Median rent$470/wk
Crime rate16.4 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks5 (3.2 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park90.2% of the suburb
Cafés0
Gyms & sport venues33

Who lives in Wattle Park

Population
1,885
Median age
46 years
Median household income
$2,305/wk
Median rent
$470/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 Wattle Park — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Wattle Park

Is Wattle Park safe?

Yes — it is one of the safer parts of Adelaide, scoring 91/100 for safety and ranking #27 of 299 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 16 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 Wattle Park good for families?

It rates well on the family measures we can compute — safety 91/100, parks 84/100 and green space 70/100, with a median age of 46. We do not hold school catchment data, so this does not account for schools — see our Adelaide families ranking for the full method.

Is Wattle Park expensive to live in?

Median rent is $470 a week, and household income ranks #18 of 299 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 49/100 for value.

Does Wattle Park have good public transport?

It scores 41/100 for transit, #256 of 299 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Wattle Park?

90% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 3.2 hectares per 1,000 residents — 70/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

Rosslyn ParkStonyfellKensington GardensBurnsideMagillLeabrook

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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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