North Adelaide, SA

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

North Adelaide is a historic residential and dining district immediately north of the River Torrens, separated from the Adelaide city centre by the surrounding Park Lands. It was laid out as part of Colonel William Light's original 1837 plan for Adelaide, and is known today for its grand bluestone and heritage homes and the cafes, pubs and shops of O'Connell and Melbourne Streets. The nearby Adelaide Oval, one of the country's major cricket and football grounds, sits between the district and the river. North Adelaide was also the birthplace of the Nobel Prize–winning physicist William Lawrence Bragg.

93/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs

North Adelaide is more socio-economically advantaged than about 93% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1088, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

North Adelaide at a glance

Population (2021): 6,823
Median age: 39
Median weekly household income: $1,867
SEIFA score: 1088
Coordinates: -34.9091, 138.5948

North Adelaide demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile North Adelaide using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 27%, 47% of homes are rented, and 31% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	509	7%
Youth (15–24)	1,396	20%
Young adults (25–44)	1,874	27%
Mid-life (45–64)	1,364	20%
Seniors (65+)	1,694	25%

Share of the 6,837 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	954	33%
Owned with a mortgage	496	17%
Rented	1,348	47%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	611	21%
Townhouses & semis	1,436	50%
Flats & apartments	801	28%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 2,860 occupied private dwellings in North Adelaide.

Median weekly rent: $390
Median monthly mortgage: $1,914
Average household size: 1.9 people
Median weekly family income: $2,653
Median weekly personal income: $964

Community and culture

Born overseas: 1,946 (31%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 1,292 (20%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 69 (1%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 4,786 (77%)
Labour-force participation: 59.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%
Employed full-time: 2,019
Employed part-time: 1,293

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in North Adelaide

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in North Adelaide is January (average daytime high around 27.9°C) and the coolest is July (around 14°C). The area receives roughly 711 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	27.9°C	17.5°C	29 mm
Feb	26.5°C	17°C	29 mm
Mar	24.7°C	16°C	20 mm
Apr	21.4°C	14°C	51 mm
May	17.3°C	11.7°C	86 mm
Jun	14.8°C	9.6°C	100 mm
Jul	14°C	8.9°C	104 mm
Aug	14.7°C	8.8°C	95 mm
Sep	17.2°C	10.2°C	62 mm
Oct	20.5°C	11.9°C	52 mm
Nov	22.7°C	13.6°C	52 mm
Dec	25.6°C	15.6°C	31 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about North Adelaide

Where is North Adelaide?

North Adelaide is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.

What is the population of North Adelaide?

At the 2021 Census, North Adelaide had a population of about 6,823.

Is North Adelaide an advantaged area?

North Adelaide has an ABS SEIFA score of 1088, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 93 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 93% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in North Adelaide?

North Adelaide has average daytime highs of about 20.6°C and overnight lows of about 12.9°C, with roughly 711 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).