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What it costs to live in West Torrens, SA
West Torrens council area, South Australia. About 66,547 people lived here in 2025. Here's what rent, power, the pokies and crime look like, and how each one sits against the rest of South Australia.
Rent
We don't have a recent rent figure for this council area yet.
Pokies losses
There are no poker machine figures for this council area.
Electricity
$2,334
A year on the default offer in the SA Power Networks network area, for 4,000 kWh. That's the most a standing offer can cost. A typical plan here costs $2,217.
See electricity pricesCrime police recorded
Offences against the person, 2025–26
Police recorded 709 of these in West Torrens. That's 1,065 for every 100,000 people, or 67% of the SA average. Five years before, in 2020–21, it was 696, so it has gone up 53%.
See each year
| Year | Recorded | Per 100,000 | SA per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 709 | 1,065 | 1,598 |
| 2024–25 | 716 | 1,075 | 1,548 |
| 2023–24 | 674 | 1,022 | 1,519 |
| 2022–23 | 681 | 1,051 | 1,440 |
| 2021–22 | 641 | 1,013 | 1,315 |
| 2020–21 | 434 | 696 | 1,258 |
| 2019–20 | 443 | 708 | 1,191 |
| 2018–19 | 531 | 863 | 1,193 |
| 2017–18 | 579 | 956 | 1,300 |
| 2016–17 | 539 | 902 | 1,303 |
Offences against property, 2025–26
Police recorded 3,612 of these in West Torrens. That's 5,427 for every 100,000 people, or 1.2 times the SA average. Five years before, in 2020–21, it was 5,096, so it has gone up 6%.
See each year
| Year | Recorded | Per 100,000 | SA per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 3,612 | 5,427 | 4,673 |
| 2024–25 | 3,586 | 5,388 | 4,660 |
| 2023–24 | 4,207 | 6,381 | 5,082 |
| 2022–23 | 3,995 | 6,167 | 5,069 |
| 2021–22 | 3,735 | 5,902 | 4,805 |
| 2020–21 | 3,181 | 5,096 | 4,440 |
| 2019–20 | 3,921 | 6,265 | 5,298 |
| 2018–19 | 3,814 | 6,196 | 5,159 |
| 2017–18 | 3,208 | 5,298 | 4,814 |
| 2016–17 | 3,249 | 5,432 | 4,846 |
This is crime that police recorded in the area over a year, July to June. Lots of crime is never reported, and a rise can mean police are looking harder, not just that more crime happened. Each state counts crime its own way, so only compare a council with its own state. South Australia Police publish crime by suburb. We add each suburb to its council, and split a suburb that crosses two councils by where its people live. A few offences have no suburb, so they only count for the state.
Suburbs in West Torrens
Who lives in each one, their homes and how they get around.
Look further
- Rents across Australia: what tenants really pay by suburb and postcode.
- Pokies losses by council: where the most is lost, in four states.
- Fuel prices: the price cycle and the cheapest day to fill up.
- Compare West Torrens with another area, side by side.
- Look up another area.
Sources: recorded crime, South Australia Police, Crime statistics, CC BY; Australian Bureau of Statistics, CC BY 4.0. Population: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional population, CC BY 4.0. Electricity: Default Market Offer 2026–27: © Commonwealth of Australia (Australian Energy Regulator), CC BY 4.0; retailers' plans under the Consumer Data Right.