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Best Suburbs for Families in Adelaide 2026

By the average ICSEA of their schools, among suburbs where families with dependants are at least 40% of households, the ten best Greater Adelaide suburbs for families are Stonyfell, Medindie, Morphettville, Kensington Park, Wayville, Hyde Park, Rose Park, Linden Park, Burnside and Glenunga.

Updated 1 October 2026. Medians for the latest published quarter (updated October 2026). Ranked from 226 Greater Adelaide suburbs.

How we ranked them.

  • Ranked by the average ICSEA (ACARA's Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of the schools we hold for each suburb, highest first, from 226 Greater Adelaide suburbs where families with dependants are at least 40% of households (2021 Census) and 1,000 or more people live.
  • Prices are the SA Government's quarterly suburb medians. The medians are for the latest published quarter (updated October 2026).
  • The 12-month change is measured on the same sales as the median. A change beyond 25% in a year is left out as a small-sample artefact.
  • The price beside a suburb is the median its own page publishes; a dash means none is published.
  • Greater Adelaide is the suburbs in postcodes 5000 to 5174. Postal delivery names and institutions are left out.
  • Distance to the CBD is a straight line from the suburb's postcode centroid to the Adelaide GPO, rounded to the kilometre.

Full methodology →

The ten, in order

1. Stonyfell, 5066

Stonyfell (5066) is about 7 km from the Adelaide CBD. The one school we hold for the suburb has an ICSEA of 1180 (ACARA), the highest in Greater Adelaide among suburbs where families are at least 40% of households. Families with dependants are 85% of households. The median house price is $1,368,000. The median is down 19.5% on a year earlier. 1,266 people lived there at the 2021 Census.

Avg school ICSEA
1180
Family households
85%
Median house price
$1,368,000
12-month change
-19.5%
Km to CBD
7

Stonyfell suburb profile →

2. Medindie, 5081

Medindie (5081) is about 4 km from the Adelaide CBD. The one school we hold for the suburb has an ICSEA of 1176 (ACARA), the 2nd highest in Greater Adelaide among suburbs where families are at least 40% of households. Families with dependants are 80% of households. No house median is published for it yet. 1,175 people lived there at the 2021 Census.

Avg school ICSEA
1176
Family households
80%
Median house price
–
12-month change
–
Km to CBD
4

Medindie suburb profile →

3. Morphettville, 5043

Morphettville (5043) is about 9 km from the Adelaide CBD. The one school we hold for the suburb has an ICSEA of 1176 (ACARA), the 3rd highest in Greater Adelaide among suburbs where families are at least 40% of households. Families with dependants are 58% of households. The median house price is $1,100,000. The median is up 11.1% on a year earlier. 3,686 people lived there at the 2021 Census.

Avg school ICSEA
1176
Family households
58%
Median house price
$1,100,000
12-month change
+11.1%
Km to CBD
9

Morphettville suburb profile →

4. Kensington Park, 5068

Kensington Park (5068) is about 5 km from the Adelaide CBD. The one school we hold for the suburb has an ICSEA of 1171 (ACARA), the 4th highest in Greater Adelaide among suburbs where families are at least 40% of households. Families with dependants are 69% of households. The median house price is $1,850,000. The median is up 2.2% on a year earlier. 2,627 people lived there at the 2021 Census.

Avg school ICSEA
1171
Family households
69%
Median house price
$1,850,000
12-month change
+2.2%
Km to CBD
5

Kensington Park suburb profile →

5. Wayville, 5034

Wayville (5034) is about 2 km from the Adelaide CBD. The one school we hold for the suburb has an ICSEA of 1164 (ACARA), the 5th highest in Greater Adelaide among suburbs where families are at least 40% of households. Families with dependants are 64% of households. No house median is published for it yet. 1,922 people lived there at the 2021 Census.

Avg school ICSEA
1164
Family households
64%
Median house price
–
12-month change
–
Km to CBD
2

Wayville suburb profile →

6. Hyde Park, 5061

Hyde Park (5061) is about 3 km from the Adelaide CBD. The one school we hold for the suburb has an ICSEA of 1162 (ACARA), the 6th highest in Greater Adelaide among suburbs where families are at least 40% of households. Families with dependants are 67% of households. The median house price is $1,688,000. 1,660 people lived there at the 2021 Census.

Avg school ICSEA
1162
Family households
67%
Median house price
$1,688,000
12-month change
–
Km to CBD
3

Hyde Park suburb profile →

7. Rose Park, 5067

Rose Park (5067) is about 2 km from the Adelaide CBD. The one school we hold for the suburb has an ICSEA of 1162 (ACARA), the 7th highest in Greater Adelaide among suburbs where families are at least 40% of households. Families with dependants are 71% of households. No house median is published for it yet. 1,375 people lived there at the 2021 Census.

Avg school ICSEA
1162
Family households
71%
Median house price
–
12-month change
–
Km to CBD
2

Rose Park suburb profile →

8. Linden Park, 5065

Linden Park (5065) is about 5 km from the Adelaide CBD. The one school we hold for the suburb has an ICSEA of 1160 (ACARA), the 8th highest in Greater Adelaide among suburbs where families are at least 40% of households. Families with dependants are 71% of households. The median house price is $1,950,000. The median is up 9.5% on a year earlier. 2,367 people lived there at the 2021 Census.

Avg school ICSEA
1160
Family households
71%
Median house price
$1,950,000
12-month change
+9.5%
Km to CBD
5

Linden Park suburb profile →

9. Burnside, 5066

Burnside (5066) is about 6 km from the Adelaide CBD. The one school we hold for the suburb has an ICSEA of 1156 (ACARA), the 9th highest in Greater Adelaide among suburbs where families are at least 40% of households. Families with dependants are 75% of households. No house median is published for it yet. 3,060 people lived there at the 2021 Census.

Avg school ICSEA
1156
Family households
75%
Median house price
–
12-month change
–
Km to CBD
6

Burnside suburb profile →

10. Glenunga, 5064

Glenunga (5064) is about 4 km from the Adelaide CBD. The one school we hold for the suburb has an ICSEA of 1153 (ACARA), the 10th highest in Greater Adelaide among suburbs where families are at least 40% of households. Families with dependants are 73% of households. The median house price is $2,271,111. The median is up 16.5% on a year earlier. 2,184 people lived there at the 2021 Census.

Avg school ICSEA
1153
Family households
73%
Median house price
$2,271,111
12-month change
+16.5%
Km to CBD
4

Glenunga suburb profile →

The ten compared.

#SuburbAvg school ICSEAFamily householdsMedian house price12-month changeKm to CBDProfile
1Stonyfell

5066

118085%$1,368,000-19.5%7View profile →
2Medindie

5081

117680%––4View profile →
3Morphettville

5043

117658%$1,100,000+11.1%9View profile →
4Kensington Park

5068

117169%$1,850,000+2.2%5View profile →
5Wayville

5034

116464%––2View profile →
6Hyde Park

5061

116267%$1,688,000–3View profile →
7Rose Park

5067

116271%––2View profile →
8Linden Park

5065

116071%$1,950,000+9.5%5View profile →
9Burnside

5066

115675%––6View profile →
10Glenunga

5064

115373%$2,271,111+16.5%4View profile →

A dash means the suburb’s own page publishes no figure. “Area” marks an ABS statistical-area median.

Five more worth a look.

Ranks 11 to 15 on the same rule, for a shortlist that runs past the ten.

  1. Glen Osmond, 5064: Average school ICSEA 1150, families 80% of households
  2. Torrens Park, 5062: Average school ICSEA 1146, families 71% of households
  3. Highgate, 5063: Average school ICSEA 1145, families 73% of households
  4. Walkerville, 5081: Average school ICSEA 1144, families 59% of households
  5. Kent Town, 5067: Average school ICSEA 1143, families 44% of households

Common questions

For families in Adelaide: what people ask.

What are the best suburbs in Adelaide for families?

By the average ICSEA of their schools, among Greater Adelaide suburbs where families with dependants are at least 40% of households, the top three are Stonyfell (ICSEA 1180), Medindie (ICSEA 1176) and Morphettville (ICSEA 1176). ICSEA is ACARA's index of the socio-educational backgrounds of a school's students, published for every Australian school; it is a proxy for resourcing and outcomes, not a measure of teaching, so check the in-catchment school for an address before buying. The ranking is drawn from 226 suburbs.

How much does a house cost in the top family suburbs in Adelaide?

Six of the ten suburbs on this page have a published median house price, from $1,100,000 in Morphettville to $2,271,111 in Glenunga. Prices are the SA Government's quarterly suburb medians. A dash in the table means the suburb's own page publishes no median, because its source is distrusted or it rests on fewer than five recorded sales.

What suburbs should I stay away from in Adelaide?

We do not publish a list of suburbs to avoid. This page ranks suburbs for families on measured figures, and a suburb missing from it may simply have no school with an ICSEA we hold, a family share under 40% of households or fewer than 1,000 residents. Each suburb's own page shows its crime figures where the state publishes them and its rents and sales, so check those for the address you are looking at rather than the suburb's reputation.

Which suburbs will boom in Adelaide in 2026?

We do not predict which suburbs will boom, and a rise over the last 12 months says what happened, not what will. What we can show is measured. Among the suburbs on this page, the largest measured rises over the last 12 months were Glenunga (+16.5%), Morphettville (+11.1%) and Linden Park (+9.5%). The change is the 12-month movement in the median house price on the same sales as the median, for the latest published quarter (updated October 2026), and a change beyond 25% is left out as a small-sample artefact. The SA growth ranking, linked below, lists every suburb with a measured change.

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