Northgate
SA 5085 · Port Adelaide Enfield
3,184 (2021) → 3,417 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Northgate is a suburb in Port Adelaide Enfield, SA 5085, about 9km from Adelaide CBD. Its median house price of $1.10M is around the same as the SA average. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 70/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Northgate has an overall score of 75/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 63/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: India (7.6%), China (4.84%), England (3.11%), Vietnam (2.86%), Malaysia (1.54%)
Top languages: Mandarin (6.28%), Vietnamese (4.11%), Punjabi (3.83%), Cantonese (3.14%), Gujarati (2.26%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Median price history
Source: Land Services SA + SA Housing Authority · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
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
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1041 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Cedar CollegeCombined · IndependentICSEA 1086
Nearby (within 10km)
- Heritage CollegeCombined · Independent · 0.9kmICSEA 1044
- Northfield Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.1kmICSEA 969
- SEDA College SA - Football SA State Performance CentreSecondary · Independent · 1.5kmICSEA 1024
- St Martin's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.6kmICSEA 1082
- Roma Mitchell Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 970
- Hillcrest Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 1087
- Hampstead Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 1017
- St Pius X SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.1kmICSEA 1099
- St Paul's CollegeCombined · Catholic · 2.3kmICSEA 1029
- Avenues CollegeCombined · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 940
- St Gabriel's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.5kmICSEA 1022
- Pooraka Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 967
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
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Frequently asked questions about Northgate
Is Northgate safe?
Northgate has a residential safety score of 63/100, 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 3,235 per 100,000 across all categories.
What are property prices in Northgate?
In Northgate, the median house price is $1.10M. Median weekly house rent is $670.
How far is Northgate from Adelaide CBD?
Northgate is about 8.9 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 39 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Northgate?
Northgate has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1086 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Northgate?
Northgate has a transport score of 70/100 and 12 bus stops.