Devon Park
SA 5008 · Port Adelaide Enfield
1,185 (2021) → 1,276 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Devon Park is a suburb in Port Adelaide Enfield, SA 5008, about 5km from Adelaide CBD. Its median house price of $1.08M is around the same as the SA average. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 79/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Devon Park has an overall score of 79/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 5/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Top countries of birth: England (4.14%), India (2.62%), Vietnam (2.11%), Pakistan (1.86%), Malaysia (1.77%)
Top languages: Vietnamese (2.95%), Greek (2.78%), Mandarin (2.53%), Arabic (1.69%), Urdu (1.6%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Median price history
Source: Land Services SA + SA Housing Authority · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
Commercial & services hub. This suburb is a major employment and services centre, drawing a significant daily influx of workers and visitors from surrounding areas. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving commuters and visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident crime rates below may overstate the risk for people who live here.
Nightlife hub. This suburb has a high concentration of licensed venues. Crime figures include incidents involving visitors to the nightlife area, not just residents.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
Totals include incidents involving commuters and visitors, not just residents.
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: SA Police / OCSAR (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Strong school options
Well above average — good-quality schools within reach and a healthy range of options to choose from.
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1061 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Brompton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 0.7kmICSEA 1000
- Bowden Brompton Community SchoolCombined · Government · 0.8kmICSEA 895
- Bowden Brompton Community School - Beach CampusCombined · Government · 0.8km
- Prospect Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1kmICSEA 1108
- Rosary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1kmICSEA 1090
- Adelaide Secondary School of EnglishSecondary · Government · 1.2kmICSEA 994
- Immaculate Heart of Mary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.2kmICSEA 1100
- Australian Islamic College AdelaideCombined · Independent · 1.5kmICSEA 1014
- Blackfriars Priory SchoolCombined · Catholic · 1.6kmICSEA 1044
- Prescott CollegeSecondary · Independent · 1.6kmICSEA 1014
- St Margaret Mary's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.7kmICSEA 1023
- SEDA College SA - North Adelaide Football ClubSecondary · Independent · 1.8km
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Fitness
Fitness paradise
Top 20% nationally — gyms, leisure centres, pools and sports fields all close by. Easy to stay active without travelling far.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
Outdoor paradise
Top 20% nationally — abundant parks and green space, plus trails, bike paths and places to enjoy the outdoors.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Outdoor Score is a national percentile led by parks and green space.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Culture
Cultural hotspot
Top 20% nationally — theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and landmarks all within reach. A genuinely vibrant cultural scene.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Culture Score is a national percentile weighting theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts centres most heavily.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
Entertainment paradise
A seriously impressive licensed venue scene — top 20% nationally for density of pubs, bars, clubs and dining.
Nightlife hub. High licensed-venue density drives a significant evening economy here — incidents near the venues are recorded by location, so crime figures include visitors, not just residents.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for SA. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Devon Park
Is Devon Park safe?
Devon Park has a residential safety score of 5/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 12,236 per 100,000 across all categories.
What are property prices in Devon Park?
In Devon Park, the median house price is $1.08M. Median weekly house rent is $670.
How far is Devon Park from Adelaide CBD?
Devon Park is about 4.9 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 27 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Devon Park?
Devon Park has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Devon Park?
Devon Park has a transport score of 79/100 and 1 bus stops.