Prospect (SA), SA
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Prospect is an established inner-northern suburb of Adelaide, about five kilometres from the city centre and the seat of the City of Prospect. Its name reaches back to the colony's earliest days: when John Bradford took up a land grant here in 1838 and began dividing it into eight-acre allotments, the gently rising, well-timbered ground gave such a fine outlook over the Adelaide Plains that Colonel William Light is said to have dubbed the fledgling settlement Prospect Village. The council was established in 1872, and in 1944 it formally adopted the same name for the suburb at its heart. Today Prospect is generously supplied with green space, among it the Prospect Oval, the Soldier's Memorial Gardens and the rose-planted St Helens Park.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Prospect (SA) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 85% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1056, 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.
Is Prospect (SA) a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Strong on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Prospect (SA) from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
85/100Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (85/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
32/100Less affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $350 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 32% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Prospect (SA) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 14,584
- Median age
- 37
- Median weekly household income
- $2,001
- SEIFA score
- 1056
- Local government area
- Prospect
- Coordinates
- -34.8823, 138.5921
Map of Prospect (SA)
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Housing & property in Prospect (SA)
What it costs to live in Prospect (SA) and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $350
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,929
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 62%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 34%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Prospect (SA) demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Prospect (SA) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Prospect (SA) 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 32% and 30% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 2,544 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 1,826 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 4,619 | 32% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 3,509 | 24% |
| Seniors (65+) | 2,088 | 14% |
Share of the 14,586 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,644 | 29% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 1,870 | 33% |
| Rented | 1,932 | 34% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3,799 | 68% |
| Townhouses & semis | 958 | 17% |
| Flats & apartments | 812 | 15% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 5,592 occupied private dwellings in Prospect (SA).
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,468
- Median weekly personal income
- $954
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 4,301 (30%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 4,317 (31%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 155 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 8,306 (72%)
- Labour-force participation
- 69.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.3%
- Employed full-time
- 4,796
- Employed part-time
- 2,866
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 Prospect (SA)
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Prospect (SA) 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).
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Common questions about Prospect (SA)
Is Prospect (SA) a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Prospect (SA) rates 67/100 overall (Strong on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Prospect (SA)?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Prospect (SA) was $350, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,929. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Prospect (SA)?
Prospect (SA) is a suburb of South Australia, Australia, in the Prospect local government area.
What is the population of Prospect (SA)?
At the 2021 Census, Prospect (SA) had a population of about 14,584.
Is Prospect (SA) an advantaged area?
Prospect (SA) has an ABS SEIFA score of 1056, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 85 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 85% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Prospect (SA)?
Prospect (SA) 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).
How big is Prospect (SA)?
Prospect (SA) is one of the most populous suburbs in South Australia — the 8th-largest by usual resident population at the 2021 Census (about 14,584 usual residents).
Where Prospect (SA) ranks
Prospect (SA) appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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