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Suburb profile ·West Torrens LGA · SA ·5950

Adelaide Airport SA 5950

Adelaide Airport is in West Torrens LGA, SA, postcode 5950, with population 4.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

Why it fits

Local income gives the suburb a stronger demand backdrop. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
No market rent dataset
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
66,547
67K via West Torrens LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
7
0 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk

Household income

Personal
$169K
Median taxable income trend (ATO, 2018-19 – 2022-23)$25K → $114K
Crime 2024-25
225
5,625,000 per 100k
D10 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,625,000
Total incidents225· 2024-25
  • Assault2473%
  • Break And Enter13%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud824%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

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SUBURB CONTEXT

No local compliance layer is staged.

This is missing evidence, not evidence that the property has no constraints.

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

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Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

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Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Population outlook

3 people · 20223 by 2032 (+0.0%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Adelaide Airport SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Adelaide Airport SA — Property Data and Demographics

Adelaide Airport is a quiet locality in South Australia within the West Torrens local government area (postcode 5950). With a population of 4, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 51. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +1.6% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 21 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 7 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count.

Public transport access includes 13 bus stops. The crime rate in the West Torrens LGA is higher than average at 5,625,000 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +0.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.9%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)
Population growth · West Torrens LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)66,547
5-year growth+1.2% CAGR
YoY change+0.9%
20012025
Development · West Torrens LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)468
Houses 41%Units 59%
YoY change+0%
Employment · West Torrens LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.4%
YoY change-0.6pp
Dec-10Dec-25
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population4
Median age51
Household size0
HH income · wk
Personal income · wk$3,250
Persons / bedroom0
IncomeATO 22-23
Median income$113,695
Mean income$129,482
Earners3
YoY change+0%
Top occupationsCensus
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining19
aldi1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops13
Hospitals · West Torrens LGAAIHW
Public0
Private2
Ashford Hospitalprivate
Icon Cancer Centre Adelaideprivate
Aged care · West Torrens LGAGEN
Facilities10
Residential places810
Calvary Flora McDonald Retirement Community153 places
Bucklands Residential Care147 places
The Pines Lodge Residential Care144 places
Estia Health Lockleys119 places
Regis Marleston115 places
Villa St Hilarion-Fulham56 places
+4 more in West Torrens LGA
Childcare · West Torrens LGAACECQA
Services43
Approved places3,219
Exceeding NQS9
Westcare Early Learning Centre160 places
Edge Early Learning Plympton150 places
Lady Gowrie Child Centre Thebarton Campus143 places
Immanuel Primary School Early Learning Centre126 places
Goodstart Early Learning Underdale112 places
Goodstart Early Learning Plympton111 places
+37 more in West Torrens LGA
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Current status
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Sources & freshness
Thin evidence

Adelaide Airport is a thin local read rather than a complete suburb verdict.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage

RENT POSTURE
No local rent source is linked yet.

Treat the rent field as missing until a market or plausible Census rent value is linked.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
SA metropolitan median house sales · Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage
stable source · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · No market rent source linked
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Missing
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 13 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Adelaide Airport is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches and hospital coverage.

Coverage is thinner on school matches and hospital coverage; lean less on this one page and confirm those gaps elsewhere.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page as a location clue, not a standalone investment verdict.

Use nearby suburbs, the state hub, and rankings to find stronger comparables before turning this locality into a shortlist decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Adelaide Airport feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Lockleys better covered
better market coverage

pop +6000 · adds house price coverage · adds rent coverage

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Plympton better covered
better market coverage

pop +5500 · adds house price coverage · adds rent coverage

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Brooklyn Park better covered
better market coverage

pop +5000 · adds house price coverage · adds rent coverage

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Adelaide Airport FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Adelaide Airport in?

    Adelaide Airport is in the West Torrens Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5950. Council-level context for West Torrens LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. Is Adelaide Airport a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Adelaide Airport show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  3. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Adelaide Airport?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  4. How often is the Adelaide Airport data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.