ABS Census 2021 · Adelaide
Most disadvantaged suburbs in Adelaide
Suburbs in Adelaide with the lowest SEIFA IRSD scores (Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage, ABS 2021). Lower scores indicate greater relative disadvantage.
Ranked by irsd score. Suburbs under 1,000 residents (2021) are excluded. Postcodes approximate the greater Adelaide area.
- #SuburbPostcodeIRSD score
- 1Elizabeth SouthSA5112613.2
- 2Elizabeth ValeSA5112645
- 3Elizabeth GroveSA5112658.6
- 4Davoren ParkSA5113692.8
- 5Elizabeth NorthSA5113712.6
- 6ElizabethSA5112717.3
- 7Elizabeth DownsSA5113723.4
- 8Elizabeth EastSA5112736.8
- 9Smithfield PlainsSA5114739.6
- 10Elizabeth ParkSA5113743.6
- 11SmithfieldSA5114764.9
- 12SalisburySA5108777.1
- 13Salisbury NorthSA5108787.5
- 14Angle ParkSA5010799.8
- 15Christie DownsSA5164803.2
- 16Hackham WestSA5163805.7
- 17KilburnSA5084813.9
- 18Brahma LodgeSA5109814.5
- 19Woodville GardensSA5012816.1
- 20Salisbury DownsSA5108833
- 21TaperooSA5017857.1
- 22Munno ParaSA5115858.4
- 23EvanstonSA5116860.4
- 24OttowaySA5013861.7
- 25Salisbury PlainSA5109863.1
- 26Blair AtholSA5084863.3
- 27Mansfield ParkSA5012864.9
- 28Para Hills WestSA5096872.4
- 29Ferryden ParkSA5010877
- 30Parafield GardensSA5107880.4
- 31Athol ParkSA5012880.7
- 32BurtonSA5110882
- 33PenningtonSA5013883.3
- 34Salisbury ParkSA5109883.9
- 35Huntfield HeightsSA5163887.7
- 36ParalowieSA5108890.8
- 37Andrews FarmSA5114894.4
- 38PoorakaSA5095902.1
- 39Woodville NorthSA5012902.5
- 40Waterloo CornerSA5110906.3
- 41Salisbury EastSA5109906.5
- 42O'Sullivan BeachSA5166908.4
- 43Renown ParkSA5008909.6
- 44Mitchell ParkSA5043915.3
- 45HackhamSA5163915.5
- 46QueenstownSA5014917
- 47RosewaterSA5013918.8
- 48NorthfieldSA5085919.9
- 49Oaklands ParkSA5046921.1
- 50Port AdelaideSA5015923.3
Compare the top two: Elizabeth South vs Elizabeth Vale
Census deep dives: Elizabeth South growth / then and now · Elizabeth Vale growth / then and now · Elizabeth Grove growth / then and now
Source: ABS Census 2016 & 2021. See methodology.