Walkability ranking · SA

The most walkable suburbs in South Australia.

Suburbs with the highest walk scores, perfect for car-free or car-light lifestyles. Filtered to South Australia suburbs only.

About this ranking

Walkability isn't just about cafes, well-connected suburbs with high walk scores tend to retain value better in downturns and attract a wider buyer pool when sold. The walk-score-driven ranking favours inner-ring suburbs with mixed-use streets, transport, and dense neighbourhood retail.

South Australia property market in 2026

South Australia has been Australia's quiet achiever, without the boom-bust drama of Perth or the headline volatility of Sydney, Adelaide has compounded steady gains through five consecutive strong years. Median house prices sit around $720K to $800K in 2026 with rental vacancies under 1%, the tightest in the country. The fundamentals (controlled supply, defence-sector wage growth, rising interstate migration) are arguably the strongest in the country for a 5-10 year hold.

Buyer tip, SA
SA first home buyers pay no stamp duty on a new home, off-the-plan apartment or land to build, at any price, and can add a First Home Owner Grant of up to $15K. On an established home there's no first home relief, so buying new changes the maths more here than anywhere. HomeStart's Shared Equity Option can fund 5% to 25% of the price for households under its income limit.
Watch out, SA
Adelaide's outer-northern suburbs (Elizabeth, Salisbury) have run faster than the broader market in the last two years and are now at price points where yield has compressed meaningfully. Stress-test the rental income before assuming the cashflow story holds.
Methodology
Walk score is computed from OpenStreetMap data, counts of nearby amenities, transit stops, and pedestrian-friendly infrastructure within typical walking distance of the suburb centroid. Refreshed quarterly. Higher is better; 90+ is exceptional.
Best for
Apartment buyers; downsizers who want to walk to local shops; renters of investment properties (walkability is a tenant-demand multiplier); car-free or one-car households.

By stateAll Australia NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS NT ACT

By cityMost walkable suburbs in Adelaide

Showing top 50 suburbs in South Australia

The price beside a suburb is the median its own page publishes; a dash means none is published. Prices are the SA Government's quarterly suburb medians.

#	Suburb	State	Walk score	Median price	Profile
1	Mount Gambier East 5291	SA	100/100	–	View profile →
2	Hutt Street 5000	SA	100/100	–	View profile →
3	Kensington 5068	SA	100/100	–	View profile →
4	Hyde Park 5061	SA	100/100	$1.7M	View profile →
5	Mount Gambier West 5291	SA	100/100	–	View profile →
6	Glenelg East 5045	SA	100/100	$1.9M	View profile →
7	Parkside 5063	SA	100/100	$1.8M	View profile →
8	Kent Town 5067	SA	100/100	–	View profile →
9	Forestville 5035	SA	100/100	–	View profile →
10	Glenelg Jetty Road 5045	SA	100/100	–	View profile →
11	North Adelaide 5006	SA	100/100	$4.3M	View profile →
12	Millswood 5034	SA	100/100	–	View profile →
13	North Adelaide Melbourne St 5006	SA	100/100	–	View profile →
14	Glanville 5015	SA	100/100	–	View profile →
15	Port Adelaide 5015	SA	100/100	$1M	View profile →
16	Hahndorf 5245	SA	100/100	–	View profile →
17	Glenelg South 5045	SA	100/100	–	View profile →
18	Unley 5061	SA	100/100	$3.1M	View profile →
19	Frewville 5063	SA	100/100	–	View profile →
20	Willaston 5118	SA	100/100	$715K	View profile →
21	St Morris 5068	SA	100/100	–	View profile →
22	Kensington Park 5068	SA	100/100	$1.9M	View profile →
23	Wayville 5034	SA	100/100	–	View profile →
24	Sturt Street 5000	SA	100/100	–	View profile →
25	Gawler 5118	SA	100/100	–	View profile →
26	Stirling 5152	SA	100/100	$1.6M	View profile →
27	Semaphore 5019	SA	100/100	$1.3M	View profile →
28	Stepney 5069	SA	100/100	$1.4M	View profile →
29	College Park 5069	SA	100/100	–	View profile →
30	Glenelg 5045	SA	100/100	–	View profile →
31	Hackney 5069	SA	100/100	–	View profile →
32	Glenside 5065	SA	100/100	–	View profile →
33	Brighton 5048	SA	100/100	$1.5M	View profile →
34	Toorak Gardens 5065	SA	100/100	–	View profile →
35	Beulah Park 5067	SA	100/100	$1.6M	View profile →
36	Norwood South 5067	SA	100/100	–	View profile →
37	Adelaide 5000	SA	100/100	$1.6M	View profile →
38	Mitchell Park 5043	SA	100/100	$970K	View profile →
39	Nailsworth 5083	SA	100/100	$1.4M	View profile →
40	Goodwood 5034	SA	100/100	$1.4M	View profile →
41	Noarlunga Centre 5168	SA	100/100	–	View profile →
42	New Port 5015	SA	100/100	–	View profile →
43	Mount Gambier 5290	SA	100/100	–	View profile →
44	Norwood 5067	SA	100/100	$2.2M	View profile →
45	Exeter 5019	SA	100/100	$988K	View profile →
46	Halifax Street 5000	SA	100/100	–	View profile →
47	Mount Gambier 5291	SA	100/100	–	View profile →
48	Blackwood 5051	SA	90/100	$1.1M	View profile →
49	Firle 5070	SA	90/100	–	View profile →
50	Hindmarsh 5007	SA	90/100	–	View profile →

#1Mount Gambier East

SA 5291

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#2Hutt Street

SA 5000

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#3Kensington

SA 5068

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#4Hyde Park

SA 5061

Walk score

100/100

Median price

$1.7M

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#5Mount Gambier West

SA 5291

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#6Glenelg East

SA 5045

Walk score

100/100

Median price

$1.9M

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#7Parkside

SA 5063

Walk score

100/100

Median price

$1.8M

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#8Kent Town

SA 5067

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#9Forestville

SA 5035

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#10Glenelg Jetty Road

SA 5045

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#11North Adelaide

SA 5006

Walk score

100/100

Median price

$4.3M

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#12Millswood

SA 5034

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#13North Adelaide Melbourne St

SA 5006

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#14Glanville

SA 5015

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#15Port Adelaide

SA 5015

Walk score

100/100

Median price

$1M

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#16Hahndorf

SA 5245

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#17Glenelg South

SA 5045

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#18Unley

SA 5061

Walk score

100/100

Median price

$3.1M

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#19Frewville

SA 5063

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#20Willaston

SA 5118

Walk score

100/100

Median price

$715K

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#21St Morris

SA 5068

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#22Kensington Park

SA 5068

Walk score

100/100

Median price

$1.9M

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#23Wayville

SA 5034

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#24Sturt Street

SA 5000

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#25Gawler

SA 5118

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#26Stirling

SA 5152

Walk score

100/100

Median price

$1.6M

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#27Semaphore

SA 5019

Walk score

100/100

Median price

$1.3M

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#28Stepney

SA 5069

Walk score

100/100

Median price

$1.4M

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#29College Park

SA 5069

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#30Glenelg

SA 5045

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#31Hackney

SA 5069

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#32Glenside

SA 5065

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#33Brighton

SA 5048

Walk score

100/100

Median price

$1.5M

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#34Toorak Gardens

SA 5065

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#35Beulah Park

SA 5067

Walk score

100/100

Median price

$1.6M

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#36Norwood South

SA 5067

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#37Adelaide

SA 5000

Walk score

100/100

Median price

$1.6M

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#38Mitchell Park

SA 5043

Walk score

100/100

Median price

$970K

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#39Nailsworth

SA 5083

Walk score

100/100

Median price

$1.4M

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#40Goodwood

SA 5034

Walk score

100/100

Median price

$1.4M

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#41Noarlunga Centre

SA 5168

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#42New Port

SA 5015

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#43Mount Gambier

SA 5290

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#44Norwood

SA 5067

Walk score

100/100

Median price

$2.2M

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#45Exeter

SA 5019

Walk score

100/100

Median price

$988K

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#46Halifax Street

SA 5000

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#47Mount Gambier

SA 5291

Walk score

100/100

Median price

–

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#48Blackwood

SA 5051

Walk score

90/100

Median price

$1.1M

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#49Firle

SA 5070

Walk score

90/100

Median price

–

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#50Hindmarsh

SA 5007

Walk score

90/100

Median price

–

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Common questions

About this ranking

Are walkable suburbs always more expensive?

Generally yes, walkability is priced into median values, particularly for apartments and townhouses. The exception is some emerging inner-ring suburbs whose walkability has improved through new transit infrastructure but where prices haven't caught up yet.

Does walkability drive rental yield?

It drives rental demand and vacancy rates more than absolute yield. Highly walkable suburbs typically have lower vacancy and shorter days-on-market when re-letting, both reduce the effective vacancy cost on a rental investment.

How does walkability differ from transit score?

Walk score measures access to amenities on foot. Transit score measures public transport access. The two correlate but aren't identical, some apartment-heavy suburbs have moderate walk scores but exceptional transit, and vice versa.

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The most walkable suburbs in South Australia.

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Methodology

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