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Plympton

South Australia · West Torrens · Adelaide - West

This profile uses the ABS Plympton statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Plympton is a locality in the West Torrens area of South Australia. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Plympton SA2.

Where in SA
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At a glance
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Schools
9
Top ICSEA 1122 (gov)
Childcare
30
NQS-rated services
Population
28,617
+0.8% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Plympton SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon SA zoning

Government schools in Plympton

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for SA yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Plympton International College Government · 825 students
ICSEA 1044
Richmond Primary School Government · 362 students
ICSEA 1122
Plympton Primary School Government · 272 students
ICSEA 1071
Errington Special Education Centre Government · 103 students
ICSEA 1030

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Immanuel College
Independent 1,184 students
ICSEA 1117 intake context
Immanuel Primary School
Independent 575 students
ICSEA 1120 intake context
St John the Baptist Catholic School
Catholic 361 students
ICSEA 1081 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Plympton

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All SA schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Lady Gowrie Child Centre Thebarton Campus
    Centre-Based Care · 143 places · Thebarton
    Exceeding NQS
  • Torrensville Primary School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 100 places · Torrensville
    Exceeding NQS
  • Forbes Children's Centre (Childcare)
    Centre-Based Care · 90 places · South Plympton
    Exceeding NQS
  • St George Out of School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 45 places · Mile End
    Exceeding NQS
  • Forbes Children's Centre for Early Childhood Development and Parenting
    Centre-Based Care · 45 places · South Plympton
    Exceeding NQS
  • Edge Early Learning Plympton
    Centre-Based Care · 150 places · Plympton
    Meeting NQS
  • Immanuel Primary School Early Learning Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 126 places · Novar Gardens
    Meeting NQS
  • Black Forest Primary School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 120 places · Black Forest
    Meeting NQS
  • Green Leaves Early Learning South Plympton
    Centre-Based Care · 114 places · South Plympton
    Meeting NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Plympton
    Centre-Based Care · 111 places · Plympton
    Meeting NQS
  • Casa Bambini South Plympton
    Centre-Based Care · 108 places · South Plympton
    Meeting NQS
  • Richmond Primary School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 90 places · Keswick
    Meeting NQS

+ 18 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood
Population & growth
Population
28,617
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.80%
2024→25
Net change
+234
people / yr
Density
2,675
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+234
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+47
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-503
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+690

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Plympton
+0.80%
SA median
+0.70%
National median
+0.80%

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