Elizabeth, SA 5112

3.2(14 reviews)

Ranked 240th best suburb by locals in Adelaide (Greater) Region, SA

Great for

  • Public transport
  • Cost of living
  • Schools
  • Shopping options
  • Medical facilities

Not great for

  • Nightlife

Who lives here?

  • Families With Kids
  • Singles
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Hipsters

Reviews of Elizabeth, SA

"It isn't that bad."

Most people that give it bad reviews don’t even come from Elizabeth. Grandies and parentsmoved from the U.K in the 50s. i was Born and Grew up there and have lived all over the place to me Elizabeth is always home. People are friendly and you can leave ur back door unlocked at night.
Elizabeth has a bad reputation because of one suburb of it Davoren Park aka Elizabeth west/fields . Even then the areas are not that bad.
Crime happens everywhere. Shopping is good. Transportation good Roads are crap council is crap also what makes the area look bad is the older areas such as The Downs Park South East Grove are not as maintained as the newer areas which leaves them looking a little neglected

Who lives here?

  • Families with kids
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"absolute dump"

If I was given an option to spend a night in hell or one in Elizabeth, I wouldn't have to think much about what I'd choose.

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benjaminc13
benjaminc13

Obviously not from Elizabeth then

Dawn O
Dawn O

I'm guessing you have never even been here.

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"Crime"

Lot of crime but decent amount of goods and services available

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dannyspandex
dannyspandex

nothing decent about this suburb

shyamc
shyamc

I have lived in Elizabeth nearly all my life. It has always suffered from chronic unemployment. With the departure of most major industries, it is now virtually a retirement area. I would not encourage people with young families to move here. There are good areas in Elizabeth with presentable houses and also areas where public housing still exists. The infrastructure is quite good, clean areas, solidly built houses at reasonable prices, shopping and decent roads. Like everywhere, you have to accept that the hospitals, schools and transport could be upgraded. It is too far from Adelaide to be a daily commute. Think wisely before considering Elizabeth as your home.

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"Will become adelaides second biggest cbd within 5-10 years"

Ignore all the negativity out there,billions of dollars being spent on infrastructure, elizabeth will be transformed into a cbd creating thousands of new jobs during & after construction,also google playford alive its a new estate going up in the fringe suburbs of davoren park & munno para, housing is very affordable & public transport is excellent.

Who lives here?

  • Professionals
  • Families with kids
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thesuburbreviewer25
thesuburbreviewer25

So youre saying that Im going to go visit Elizabeth as Adelaides second CBD? No wonder why, its second-class.

mickm7
mickm7

You sound like a funny guy mate
U should be a comedian

thesuburbreviewer25
thesuburbreviewer25

Why do I need to be a comedian to state the obvious?

mickm7
mickm7

U really are a tosser lol

realityb

You say there will be billions invested into Elizabeth and surrounding suburbs. Im not surprised as Holden's has closed, and other manufacturers have also closed down so the option for the government was borrow billions to create jobs in the northern suburbs or let the northern suburbs turn into a version of Detroit and we know how bad that City has become. So investing billions means us tax payers and people who own property again foot the bill for mismanagement of governments. The IMF will love this state borrowing money I assure you.

mickm7
mickm7

Holden closing has nothing to do with it, the land has since been sold & will be redevoled & u guessed it will create new jobs, the main reason is population growth, its predicted that adelaide population will be more than 2 million by 2030 & they simply can't have 2 million people going to the city every day for work so places like Elizabeth has been identified to take the pressure off the cbd

thesuburbreviewer25
thesuburbreviewer25

Why cant they turn the south into a CBD too? Of course, we have to feel sorry for the Elizabethians. Why should the people living south have to drive all the way down into the CBD as well when they could take the pressure off the Adelaide CBD too?

Either way, the south is dramatically changing too. Lets just wait and see what will happen when the billions of money the government has put into Elizabeth areas will completely fail again.

samk27

heheheheheh

Soksan VENG
Soksan VENG

Let people say what they want. Many investors are flocking to Elizabeth and surrounding suburbs. Affordable comparing to Melbourne and Sydney.

shyamc
shyamc

Elizabeth has always suffered with the worst hospital, schools, public transport, infrastructure (local council has more people in management), and unemployment in the nation. The fools keep voting the same way and it remains a safe seat. investment? I have lived here for 60 years and the only investment I see is when someone's livelihood is assured. It is a failed experiment. Stop throwing good money after bad!

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"Considered the 'Bronx' of Adelaide"

Elizabeth is a northern suburb located 40 minutes out of Adelaide. Now, there is quite a few things to briefly discuss and most of them won't be positive. Actually, there rarely is something nice going on here.

Elizabeth is known for its reputation for having a very high crime rate, with lots of assaults and murders going on here. This is a place you would expect to hear some sort of crime happening on the news almost every day. The area itself stands out as filthy, appalling and even extremely embarrassing for the Adelaide Metro residents if tourists "decide" to visit. Elizabeth, including most of its surrounding areas like Davoren Park, Andrews Farm, Smithfield and some parts of Salisbury and Munno Para, etc, is a dump.

People, mostly local residents, in Elizabeth are very unfriendly and unapproachable and if you would visit this place or if you need to for whatever reason like I did, you would understand why. They are embarrassingly dressed. Nicely dressed for these people is an extremely rare sight but, I must admit, that there are quite a few nicely dressed people in the area (this is based on experience after having visited the Elizabeth City Centre once and wouldn't have the gore to go back).

Let's talk about amenities. Elizabeth has somewhat of good shopping options, including the major shopping centres in the area like Elizabeth City Centre and Munno Para Mall (also been here once as well), which probably (at Munno Para Mall) have slightly more decently-dressed and approachable people but still the same ferals and unnaproachable and unfriendly people, as you would expect. Elizabeth has terrible nightlife and so do most of the surrounding areas, so if your willing to drive 40 minutes into the city/beach for nightlife, it is so worth it. It also gets you far, far away from the ghettos, ferals, alcoholics and drunkned neighbours and streets of the night at Elizabeth. Parks and recreational facilities are often nice and they are quite wide and spread out around the area but, once again, ferals of the area dampening a family/kids fun time. Public transportation, however, is good with buses frequently running into Elizabeth and back into the city and vice-versa.

Schools and childcares in Elizabeth is *probably* (I never said it will be) going to be one of the worst educational experiences for your child. But if you do consider moving here and getting an education, a large proportion of schools include Craigmore South School (Craigmore), Salisbury High School (Salisbury North), Trinity College Gawler (Evanston South), Tyndale Christian School (Salisbury East), or, but a pretty bad decision as this school is notorious for, as Google Reviews say, "disorganisation and dramas", Hope Christian School (Craigmore). Trinity College Gawler at Evanston South is accordingly going to be your best option, as the staff and teachers are "approachable and warm".

Moving on, let's talk about neighbours. I discussed what the local residents are dressed as, and this pretty much goes for anywhere you go to in Elizabeth. Highly unapproachable, drug-related and can get extremely hostile for anything you do. Burnouts and hoons are too common here, with cars screaming past your house all hours of the night and loud pumping stereos with loud neighbours high on drugs and fights in the streets? Sure enough, that is enough to put you WAY off. The area is generally not very quiet as well.

Overall, a very depth review of Elizabeth, including that safeness is terrible, neighbours are very strange and hostile (including the local shopper resident), and a good night's sleep every night when you have to wake up at 6:00am the next day will leave you wondering why you never trusted this review in the first place, and as a non-resident, my experience of coming here for a day due to rebuilding my new home is enough seen for me to write this review. And while there really is nothing personally good about the area, setting the point brutally honestly, Elizabeth is an absolute DUMP.

Great for

  • Parks and recration
  • Cheap living
  • Wide open spaces
  • Zilch
  • Zippo

Not great for

  • Local residents are rude, unfriendly and hostile
  • Schools have bad reputations in and around this area
  • 12 hours of the night right through until 7am, NO SLEEP AT ALL
  • Assaults and breakins
  • Burn outs and hoons
  • Drug dealing
  • Just about everything

Who lives here?

  • LGBT+
  • Hipsters
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mickm7
mickm7

Wow so negative! Glad u got that off your chest lol

thesuburbreviewer25
thesuburbreviewer25

Lol haha, well its true in most cases.

mickm7
mickm7

True in most cases thats because u live there, your there 24/7 are u? U sound like a dribbler mate, go back to your exicting life then

thesuburbreviewer25
thesuburbreviewer25

Right, now that Ive just realised how sarcastic you were, I dont live at Elizabeth at all. Oh yes I have a very exciting life, not to mention the fact that you have to spell you as U. Nice dribbler right there.

Have a nice day. Well...

mickm7
mickm7

Talk about stating the obvious
Of course u dont live there so u have no idea, so your opinion of a area dosent really matter

thesuburbreviewer25
thesuburbreviewer25

Talk about my opinions dont really matter!
I assume you violate other people of their human right to have freedom of expression and opinion without it being overlooked? Because thats a classy person for you....

thesuburbreviewer25
thesuburbreviewer25

With it being overlooked*

mickm7
mickm7

Its not your human right to belittle people who live in a area thats not your cup of tea, i call that arrogance

robertw11

What came first, idiots or education?? We're all born knowing nothing, a blank canvas. These people are a product of their upbringing and environment, it is not their fault.
Education should be the focus, not just bagging people for wearing the wrong gear because you think you know better.
Incidentally, one day in a place to write a "very depth review" (great English btw) as you called it, is not enough.

thesuburbreviewer25
thesuburbreviewer25

Right, so your opinion matters more than mine.

Soundchain
Soundchain

The only thing I agree with is the Hoon drivers... everything else can be witnessed in many Adelaide suburbs.
we're also some of the nicest people because we're not snobs... like some people from other areas perhaps ;)

thesuburbreviewer25
thesuburbreviewer25

Ive lived in the inner north all of my life and have had to work at Elizabeth, Smithfield, etc. First of all, that does not make me a snob (I didnt appreciate that) and second of all, means Ive had a PLENTY of time down there to come to the conclusion it is and still is a scary place.
And oh no, no way. You dont hear the stuff that goes on in Elizabeth and surrounds pretty much anywhere. Brutally honestly, you can ask anybody that doesnt live beyond Walkley Heights where they would avoid at at cost. Umm Elizabeth. Smithfield, Paralowie, and uh....heaps more unfortunately. Thats the reality, so if you dont like it go somewhere else.

jillw12

I lived in three northern suburbs, Pooraka, Paralowie and Salisbury East. In all, to varying degrees, the neighbors were a bit of a problem, mainly due to the noise they made. Paralowie, they played loud music, fortunately turned off at 10:45pm, Salisbury East was one rental property with a succession of morons with uncontrolled barking dogs, loud music and domestic disputes. At Pooraka had my cars petrol tank broken into. I subsequently moved away from the north and Adelaide altogether. Now am in a seaside country town. The neighbors are wonderful, no noise at all. Personally I believe living in the north is more problematic than a lot of other areas. However, for many people, including me during those years, it was our only option.

happynessh

Hi guys I just moved from Sydney To Adelaide im wondering is Elizabeth vale is safe place to live in please let me know asap thank you
My email [email protected]

Dawn O
Dawn O

Wow!!!! So you haven't lived in Elizabeth but you are gonna bag our suburbs and call it a in depth view and say it's for LGBTQ+ and hipsters??? Really?...ok seeing as you think it's ok to slam the "Elizabethans" as you put it, and that if someone criticises your comment, you call it freedom of speech, then you can listen to mine. I was born 51 yrs ago and raised in Elizabeth by two very hard working parents, who are good people, in all that time we have never had a problem with crime, we have a wonderful goods and services here, everything is within easy reach for people. Do we have problems yes, just like every other suburb in this country, are we perfect? No....but when red necks like you perpetuate the view that Elizabeth is full of criminals and its horrible to be in, then you judge the people that live here and that's disgusting. I know people that live in the so-called "good areas", and these have more crime there than here and that's a fact. So unless you have lived in Elizabeth for more than a second, or in your case past through for work. Don't sit in your ivory tower and judge us with a wave of your hand, because it makes you look like a snob and arrogant.

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Rentals in Elizabeth

"Burnout Central"

Drunk bogans in modified commodores, Do i need to say more?

Great for

  • Cheap living

Not great for

  • Assaults and breakins
  • Burn outs and hoons
  • Drug dealing
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"Kewl"

Elizabeth is defiantly not a bad place to live. Other place where all the posh people are have to accept not everyone can afford great houses. Im not sure where they hear all the bullshit lies about this place because it really is a great place to live with friendly people.

Great for

  • Friendly people
  • Schools
  • Cheap living
  • Parks and gardens
  • Wide open spaces

Not great for

  • All the bullshit people talk of it

Who lives here?

  • Professionals
  • Singles
  • Families with kids
  • Retirees
  • LGBT+
  • Hipsters
  • Students
  • Trendy & Stylish
  • Beach Lovers
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AnnaT1

Really? Well, how come nearly every night on Channel 7 or 9 news, there's either got a murder, car break-in or house invasions in Elizabeth?

JanHiggins
JanHiggins

STOPPED bagging Elizabeth and the Northern Suburbs? We live in the Northern Suburbs and it is fine. We visit Elizabeth shopping centre regularly and the people there are fine, yes you do see some strange sights, but Hell, I have been to Burnside shopping centre and seen some disgusting sights there too. Stop with the outdated stereotyping.

thesuburbreviewer25
thesuburbreviewer25

I'm sorry. I am just giving my honest opinion.

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nermal1

That's alright AnnaT2.It's a lot worse nowadays.If It weren't sometimes for Needing the Travel Agent or the Bank I would not bother going up that way.Burnside is alright but a little up itself.I am not a fan of how with a few exceptions they have turned that place into a heaven for designer label lovers but a hell for the rest of us who nowadays are forced elsewhere.

thesuburbreviewer25
thesuburbreviewer25

Yeah, I know.

JimW2

I think you see lots of bad news about Elizabeth because it sell, people love to hear it. It makes them feel better about where they live with their enormous mortgage or high rent. I owe alot to Elizabeth from helping me be empathetic and non-pretentious to giving me the opportunity at 18 to buy a house for $57,000 (2001). Now I live elsewhere but if my financial situation required I would move back in a heartbeat before renting!!! I have seen much worse shops (arndale/kilkenny comes straight to mind)

thesuburbreviewer25
thesuburbreviewer25

Says who that putting Elizabeth on the news everynight will make people "feel better about where they live".?! That's the most outrageous thing I've heard from anyone coming from their own perspective.

philcrist

Recommend for beach lovers, trendy and stylish???? DELUSIONAL!! That would be like saying that Port Augusta has a prestine crystal blue lake running through the town, with million dollar views.

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I live in Brisbane and I remember seeing on the news about a murder in Elizabeth not so long ago. I might be weird, but it didn't sell the suburb to me I'm glad there are feral people down there too, I was starting to think they all lived in QLD!!!! Although SA feral and QLD feral might be two different things, QLD would probably win
I've never been to Adelaide but I wouldn't mind moving there when my lease is up. I have gathered that Elizabeth and Munno Parra etc aren't great areas so where are the good areas? Is down Morphett Vale way okay? It seems affordable although the affordable houses are old but I'd rather old than bad neighbours! Any suggestions would be great. Thanks!

thesuburbreviewer25
thesuburbreviewer25

Hey meme5, sorry for keeping you waiting. Ive just been busy with other things and it kind of gets in the way of things haha.
If youre wanting to move to Adelaide, its a beautiful yet quieter city than most other capitals. But it does have some problems like unemployment but its gerting better.
I could easily from the top of my head tell you the top good and bad areas in the north, south, east and western suburbs so Ill put them into categories for you to help:

North (good)
Walkley Heights
Nailsworth
Northgate
Lightsview
Oakden
Golden Grove/Wynn Vale areas (Modbury can SOMETIMES be dodgy though)
Enfield (it can look ever so slightly dodgy at times but its a nice area and close to the city to knock down and build a new home. Its also pretty safe too)

North (bad):
Prospect and Clearview, but even more so, Blair Athol, can be a little unsafe at times. The absolute no-go zones are Kilburn and anything past Walkley Heights or Pooraka (this one is dodgy though), e.g. Parafield Gardens, Davoren Park, Elizabeth and all surrounds, Paralowie, Salisbury and all surrounds, Smithfield/Smithfield Plains, Munno Para/Munno Para West, Andrews Farm, Blakeview and Craigmore.

South (good) There is so many good ones down south but Ill tell you in a nutshell:
Pasadena
Panorama
Goodwood
Cumberland Park
Westbourne Park
Brighton
St Marys
Hallett Cove
Flagstaff Hill
Sheidow Park
Port Noarlunga
Seaford and surrounds
Moana
Sellicks Beach
Aldinga Beach

South (bad)
Huntfield Heights
Christie Downs
Hackham West
Compared to the north which is riddled with bad areas, this is pretty much all the areas down south you should avoid!

West (good)
West Lakes
West Lakes Shore
North Glenelg
Grange
Southern part of Seaton
Semaphore Park
Thebarton
Henley Beach
Lockleys
Fulham Gardens
Flinders Park
Findon

West (bad)
Northern part of Seaton
Semaphore
Port Adelaide
Taperoo
Athol Park
Ferryden Park
Mansfield Park
Parts of Croydon/Croydon Park
Woodville North

East (good)
Campbelltown
Dernancourt
Athelstone
Burnside and surrounds (if you can afford it)
Aldgate
Norwood
Newton

East (bad)
Im not too sure with bad areas in the east because its a smaller geographical location compared to north, south and east but I would assume Norwood would also be a bit unsafe because of how busy it gets there. I remember going several times on The Parade on a Saturday night and saw drunks walking the streets, hoons and bogans even but I guess these would be the type of things that happen in the other bad areas too so Im unfamiliar with the east.

So yeah this is pretty much the simplest way I can help you out by providing some info about the suburbs. If youre curious in any of the areas here Im more than happy to help out! Also sorry for the veeery long comment haha!

thesuburbreviewer25
thesuburbreviewer25

Also, I apologise for the messy structure. I had done them in a paragraph structure to make it more easier to read but obviously it didnt turn out that way when I posted the comment.

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Wow!! that was a reply and a half! Thanks so much!! I like that Adelaide is quieter, I could never live somewhere like Sydney or Melbourne. I'll check out the houses around the good suburbs you've mentioned, probably not Burnside by the sounds of it though hahah also if you have any suggestions on good schools? Ideally I would like to send my son to a Christian or Lutheran school so do you happen to know which ones have good reputations? He is in year 3.

Thanks again for your help. You went above and beyond!!!

thesuburbreviewer25
thesuburbreviewer25

Youre more than welcome! Its a pleasure I could help out. :)
And also the comment where I said it was a messy structure now is in the structure I had done it in, just needed to refresh the page thats all haha.

Yeah I could try and definitely help you out with schools. Would Catholic count as Christian as well? Also, would you prefer north, south, east or west?

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Yeah your reply came out fine on my phone!
It doesn't matter which part of Adelaide as since I haven't been there I don't have a preference although I'm kind of turned off the North so far haha No Catholic schools (I'm not Catholic ;)) And preferably a primary/secondary school as he is already on his third school so I don't want to change him to another primary school only for him to have to change schools again for high school.

Thank you!!

thesuburbreviewer25
thesuburbreviewer25

Oh ok, sorry I thought that Catholicism and Christianity were both kind of the same thing. I apologise for that.

Ill just catergorise the schools in the same way I did with the suburbs. Of course no school is absolutely perfecf but these are the schools Ive heard are good.

North:
Golden Grove Lutheran School (Wynn Vale) R-7, Co-ed.
Pedare Christian College (Golden Grove) R-12, Co-ed
St Paul Lutheran School (Blair Athol) R-12, Co-ed

Thats pretty much all Ive heard about good Christian and Lutheran schools in the north. Most of the schools there dont have really great reputations but these schools are probably your best bet there.

South:
Our Saviour Lutheran Christian School (Aberfoyle Park) R-7, Co-ed
Prescott Primary School Southern (Morphet Vale) R-7, Co-ed
St Johns Grammar School (Belair) ELC-12, Co-ed
St Peters Lutheran School Blackwood (Blackwood) R-7, Co-ed
Sunrise Christian School - Marion Campus (Marion) R-12, Co-ed
Tatachilla Lutheran School (McLaren Vale) R-12, Co-ed
Woodcraft College (Morphett Vale) R-12, Co-ed

More of a variety down south AND its not just in the inner areas like the north because schools down north have more of a bad reputation compared to the south.

East:
Prince Alfred College (Kent Town) R-12, All-boys
St. Michaels Lutheran Primary School (Hahndorf), R-7, Co-ed
Waikerie Lutheran Primary School (Waikerie), R-7, Co-ed

Unfortunately the eastern suburbs dont really specialise in providing Lutheran or Christian schools as most of the schools around here are Catholic, possibly due to the large Italian population that live here.

West:
Immanuel College (Novar Gardens) ELC-12, Co-ed
Tabour Christian College (South Plympton) R-12, Co-ed

And unfortunately same goes to the west too. Although theres a mixture of a large Italian/Greek population here, its just always been that the western suburbs dont have a lot of Christian or Lutheran schools either.

I really hope this helps!! Feel free to ask me anything and Ill try and help you out further! :)
PS: Apologies for commenting late again, got busy again.

thesuburbreviewer25
thesuburbreviewer25

Sorry for same spelling errors as well.

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That's amazing. Thanks so much! I think I have all the information I need for now. You've been great, I appreciate it very much.

thesuburbreviewer25
thesuburbreviewer25

Im glad to hear that! And youre more than welcome! If youd like any other assistance, Id be more than happy to help! Happy house hunting (when the times comes haha)! :)

Mac P. Shea
Mac P. Shea

thesuburbreviewer25 Port Adelaide Is a North Western Suburb Youll Find Not Western its North of The City Being on Port Road and Northwestern Suburb

Mac P. Shea
Mac P. Shea

thesuburbreviewer25 In Fact Your Wrong Semaphore, Port Adelaide, Taperoo, Athol Park, Ferryden Park, Mansfield Park, Croydon, Croydon Park, Woodville North, Kilkenny are actually Northwestern Suburbs because they are Considered North Western Suburbs Not Western Because They are On Torrens Road and Port Road and Thats North West of The City.

Mac P. Shea
Mac P. Shea

thesuburbreviewer25 I Know Some Bad Eastern Suburbs you could add too that List. Bad - East: Rostrevor, Magill, Tranmere and Some Christian Schools to the Northern List. North: St Thomas Moore College / Salisbury Downs Torrens Valley Christian School / Hope Valley Blakes Crossing Christian School / Blakeview Roma Mitchell Secondary College - Catholic School / Gepps Cross

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Andrew Farnworth real estate agent
Andrew Farnworth
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"The heart of the north"

Elizabeth with it's low price of living and the vast range of amenities and services available make it both a good choice for living and for investing. Elizabeth Shopping Centre is one of the largest shopping centres in Adelaide and there are also numerous other amenities in the area. Home to the mighty Central Districts Football Club the area has a very strong following for football and this is obvious when you drive past the many schools in the area and you see all the footballs flying around.

Great for

  • Cheap living
  • Parks and gardens
  • Wide open spaces

Not great for

  • Some government housing

Who lives here?

  • Professionals
  • Singles
  • Families with kids
  • Retirees
  • Tourists
  • LGBT+
  • Hipsters
  • Students
  • Trendy & Stylish
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nermal1

It's unusual I mention this but the price one pays for a house in Elizabeth today used to get something in the inner city.I remember as a kid My Mother taking me to see a Home in North Adelaide and they wanted $155,000 for it.Today It would be worth close to a Million Dollars.There are most likely other examples I could use.

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"Elizabeth - The goods and the bads"

Before I moved from Elizabeth with my partner I had lived there for fifteen years. I grew up there as child and experienced school life and up until my twenties there... There is alot about Elizabeth that is not all that fantastic as other people have stated in thier reviews. Elizabeth is a massive suburb where some areas are less desired than others. I lived in Elizabeth Grove and enjoyed myself there and found it a nice place to live, yes there is a higher crime rate then other suburbs in Adelaide and alot of people that live there are in Housing Trust Homes. I dont think i'd go walking around after dark but you know what I wouldnt do that any in other suburb either.

The main shopping centre in Elizabeth is handy and has two supermarkets (Coles and Woolies), there is also a Myer, Target and Big W and lots of clothes stores if you want to have a browse. Munno Para shopping centre is pretty close to for Bunnings, Fantasic Furniture and Harvey Normans. Obviously when you're in a suburb with low income earners they are going to be at the shops, sometimes you think oh dear god when you see some people but to tell you the truth there are more well dressed and nice people around than 'bogans'.

I find Elizabeth mostly clean but in some places it is not. Street cleanliness varies from one street to the other, there are some areas in Elizabeth that i would avoid myself and would not go out of my way to go for a walk. Living is fairly cheap in Elizabeth and for families who are not that well off and want to buy thier own home there is alot of nice houses waiting to be snapped up, I've always thought about buying a little house in Elizabeth North, some are very nice.

There was never alot of noise around out neighbourhood but I cant speak for other areas because I only ever lived in the one house, I suppose it depends on what road you live on and who lives around you. But generally I think everythings pretty quiet. I havent ever had anything happen to me in Elizabeth but have been yelled at a few times by randoms but be cautious because there is more crime in this area and things do happen. Our house had never been broken into or robbed, we have a dog which has never had anything happen to her.

I dont want to go on too long and ramble but I think people only focus alot on what they hear about Elizabeth, if you do intend to buy property here make sure you get a feel for the area and who lives around. Good luck.

Great for

  • Cheap living

Who lives here?

  • Singles
  • Families with kids
  • Retirees
  • Students
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JimW2

So honest I livedin The Grove for 12 years and grew up in the Vale

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"Not a nice place to live."

Very bad for crime and unemployment. Every time you listen to the news, there's always something bad happening in the area. Salisbury and the surrounding suburbs are much the same. Bad, bad and bad. It never changes. Sad.

Great for

  • Cheap living
  • Zilch
  • Zippo

Not great for

  • Assaults and breakins
  • Burn outs and hoons
  • Drug dealing
  • Just about everything

Who lives here?

  • Singles
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nermal1
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I agree.We moved house as a result of what you have mentioned MerryJane.There's always something about the North either on the News or in the Papers.There's nothing good about the area.I even started going to Burnside Village every so often on weekends just to escape the Bogans and Ferals that ruin the local malls up that way.

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You are 100% Right about everything Caleb.I can't even handle the thought these days of walking through the major shopping mall in that part of town(I still go to Tea Tree Plaza but that's a different thing altogether I live in the Eastern Suburbs but sometimes It's great to have a bit of an escapism from the stuffiness of Burnside Village or Norwood Parade).

JimW2

Dude drug dealers and gang members (bikers) dont live in Elizabeth they got more expensive houses have you even been there

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"A relaxed but growing city with friendly locals and all the services you need"

I've lived here for nearly ten years and have had a really positive experience. No trouble from the street and friendly neighbors who help us out when we go away by bringing our bins in, checking the mail, and keeping an eye on the house. The street is really nice lined with jacarandas that give a beautiful purple display in November and we have all underground power lines so it's very nice. It's 20 minutes to the city or beach so we have the best of both worlds. With an awesome shopping centre nearby, doctors rooms, large heated pools, library, theatre, cinema and restaurants I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.

Great for

  • Cheap living
  • Wide open spaces
  • Parks and gardens

Not great for

  • Needs new gutters

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  • Families with kids
  • Retirees
  • Tourists
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nermal1
nermal1

All well and good if you work there and live in some nice Eastern Suburb somewhere but otherwise It's a Hole.

thesuburbreviewer25
thesuburbreviewer25

Melbourne and Brisbane suburbs are a lot worse.

glennf2

I grew up in multi ethnic Auckland, and spent a lot of my time in mainly "brown" South Auckland. However when I visited Elizabeth for the first time, (I have family living in Adelaide) I was genuinely shocked, I thought that parts of South Auckland were unkempt and dirty, but seemed a lot more livable than Elizabeth. To put it mildly, South Auckland could be rough and rugged at the best of times, but it had a strong sense of community. Elizabeth didn't have that same feel.

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"A friendly place to live."

Elizabeth is a good location with many facilites to suit all ages. It has a good range of medical centers and the local Lyell McEwin Hospital. The shopping centre is great with a huge variety of shops to choose from. We have been very happy living here.

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  • Professionals
  • Singles
  • Families with kids
  • Retirees
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skyline

how can you say the neighbourly spirit is good? they are ferals who are always committing crimes. yeah, its friendly when your house is getting robbed every week, or maybe you get threatened with a knife every month

North
North

There are lots of problems with Elizabeth. Crime, crime, and crime!!!!!

nermal1
nermal1

I agree with you all.I remember years ago waiting for a Bus home on a Thursday Night at the shopping mall and was so scared for my life at Elizabeth Shopping Center to the point I had to run to the Taxi Stand to jump in and get me home.Luckily the driver was a Chinese Man who saved me from the Bus Ride from Hell and the louts who ride the 224 each week.

thesuburbreviewer25
thesuburbreviewer25

I have been to the Elizabeth mall about 3 times now, and already I see a feral or two walking around the centre!

nermal1
nermal1

About Six Years since I last stepped foot into Elizabeth Mall and It feels very uncomfortable.Call me an Elitist if you like but I find the crowd there very off putting.

thesuburbreviewer25
thesuburbreviewer25

Very true. I felt the same thing. You say true and wise things, nermal1.

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"An inexpensive area with fast food restaurants and low cost living"

A sprawling suburb about 30 minutes to the north of Adelaide, Elizabeth has long offered comfortable and inexpensive living with lots of facilities.

The CBD can be accessed easily by frequent trains and buses. The Elizabeth Shopping Centre has a wide range of shops and fast food restaurants, all of the low cost variety. There are a number of recreational activities in the region, including cinemas, the Aquadome (a large swimming complex) and ten pin bowling.

The Lyle McEwin Hospital is also nearby. There are a number of schools, including Elizabeth High School.

The area does have a reasonably high unemployment rate, and so there are a number of facilities to help the long-term unemployed.

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  • Families with kids
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awesomekym

bullshit there is nothing wrong with Elizabeth

skyline

*everything is wrong with elizabeth so you think 33000 crimes a year is good? and also houses selling for 200,000 dollars is good. the area is terrible and bogan, i actually feel insecure being there

mellyodrahma
mellyodrahma

Lol i have lived in elizabeth most of my life as a child and teenager and never had a problem, I went to highschool there and I usto work in elizabeth city centre as a waitress and just wanted to say the bogans you see there are nothing compared to port augusta and whyalla yes there are murder rates and more crime but that happens everywhere in adelaide! I also know people from elizabeth who work hard while they may not be lawyers or doctors or such many work hard to support their families in all honesty i feel you are slagging elizabeth off just because of it being an area of low income earners mind you which also includes people who work in factories or hungry jacks not just the unemployed ever thought of that

mellyodrahma
mellyodrahma

from my personal experiences places like Salisbury was alot worse

nermal1
nermal1

Not a bad place to work and that is assuming you live way outside the area.Most of the doctors for instance practise up that way but in reality life in Walkerville,Auldana or St Peters.

AnnaT

Elizabeth is a fine place to live stop being so stuck up.

thesuburbreviewer25
thesuburbreviewer25

Are you seriously out of your mind? I find Elizabeth to be quite torturous, if you ask me. But, there is one thing: Its DEFINETLY not as bad as some of the other rough suburbs in Melbourne and Brisbane. No way. Those areas in Melbourne and Brisbane are 30 times worse than Elizabeth.

nermal1
nermal1

I can relate to you Anna T2.To be honest the safety of the area is as bad if not worse than Mile End.

thesuburbreviewer25
thesuburbreviewer25

Ok, sorry. I wrote that comment late at night, so I was probably writing something random like the review above yours.

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