Best Entertainment Suburbs in Adelaide 2026
These are the best entertainment scenes suburbs in Adelaide, drawn from SuburbCheck's data on every Adelaide suburb. Ranked by Entertainment Score — a national percentile of licensed venue density (pubs, bars, clubs and licensed dining per 1,000 residents). NSW and VIC data comes from government liquor registers; other states use OpenStreetMap. A score of 80 or above places a suburb in the top 20% nationally. Commercial hubs and suburbs with no recorded venues are excluded. Scores update as new government data is released.
Last updated 12 June 2026.
- 1Kent TownSA 5067 · Norwood Payneham and St Peters1,443 people100
- 2BirkenheadSA 5015 · Port Adelaide Enfield$820K1,798 people99
- 3BowdenSA 5007 · Charles Sturt$1.02M1,808 people99
- 4EtheltonSA 5015 · Port Adelaide Enfield$868K1,487 people99
- 5ExeterSA 5019 · Port Adelaide Enfield$883K1,066 people99
- 6GilbertonSA 5081 · Walkerville$2.91M1,528 people99
- 7MedindieSA 5081 · Walkerville$3.27M1,175 people99
- 8North AdelaideSA 5006 · Adelaide$1.84M6,823 people99
- 9PeterheadSA 5016 · Port Adelaide Enfield$866K1,201 people99
- 10Rose ParkSA 5067 · Burnside$2.90M1,375 people99
- 11WayvilleSA 5034 · Unley$1.76M1,922 people99
- 12CroydonSA 5008 · Charles Sturt$1.49M1,220 people98
- 13EvandaleSA 5069 · Norwood Payneham and St Peters$1.28M1,378 people98
- 14JoslinSA 5070 · Norwood Payneham and St Peters$2.26M1,243 people98
- 15MaylandsSA 5069 · Norwood Payneham and St Peters$1.53M1,508 people98
- 16Port AdelaideSA 5015 · Port Adelaide Enfield$719K1,338 people98
- 17RidleytonSA 5008 · Charles Sturt$948K1,180 people98
- 18Semaphore SouthSA 5019 · Port Adelaide Enfield$1.20M1,031 people98
- 19ThebartonSA 5031 · West Torrens$1.24M1,442 people98
- 20Trinity GardensSA 5068 · Norwood Payneham and St Peters$1.58M1,264 people98
Frequently asked questions
Which suburb in Adelaide has the best entertainment scene?
Kent Town tops SuburbCheck's Entertainment Score ranking for Adelaide, with an Entertainment Score of 100/100. The score reflects the density of licensed venues — pubs, bars, clubs and licensed dining — per 1,000 residents, benchmarked against every Australian suburb.
How is the Entertainment Score calculated?
The Entertainment Score is a national percentile (0–100) based on the density of licensed on-premises venues — pubs, general bars, small bars, clubs and licensed dining — per 1,000 residents. NSW and VIC data comes from government liquor registers; other states use OpenStreetMap. A score of 80 or above puts a suburb in the national top 20% for licensed venue density.
Does a high Entertainment Score mean more crime?
Not in the way most people expect. Our analysis of NSW suburbs found that licensed venue density correlates much more strongly with property theft than with assault or robbery. High-entertainment suburbs often see more opportunistic theft near venues, but interpersonal violence rates are not as strongly linked to venue density as commonly assumed.