Adelaide aged care statistics
Adelaide has 163 aged care homes listed on Aged Care HQ with 14,544 government funded places. 114 (70%) are run by not-for-profit organisations and 48 (29% of all homes) describe dementia care on their own website (government service list, 30 June 2025; homes' websites checked October 2026).
Directory updated 6 October 2026. Source details are at the end of this page.
Every figure below is computed from the listed homes in Adelaide (ABS 2016 SA4 codes 401, 402, 403, 404). Shares are of all 163 homes. Download these tables as CSV.
| Measure | Value | Share of homes |
|---|---|---|
| Aged care homes | 163 | |
| Government funded places | 14,544 | |
| Average places per home | 89 |
| Measure | Value | Share of homes |
|---|---|---|
| Respite care | 50 | 31% |
| Dementia care | 48 | 29% |
| Palliative care | 32 | 20% |
| Secure dementia unit | 28 | 17% |
| Couples accommodation | 0 | 0% |
| Restorative and transition care | 3 | 2% |
| Measure | Value | Share of homes |
|---|---|---|
| Respite care | 28 | 17% |
| Dementia care | 23 | 14% |
| Palliative care | 33 | 20% |
| Secure dementia unit | 8 | 5% |
| Couples accommodation | 0 | 0% |
| Restorative and transition care | 12 | 7% |
| Measure | Value | Share of homes |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit | 114 | 70% |
| Private | 46 | 28% |
| Government | 3 | 2% |
| Not stated | 0 | 0% |
| Measure | Value | Share of homes |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Hills | 6 | 4% |
| Burnside | 5 | 3% |
| Campbelltown | 9 | 6% |
| Charles Sturt | 16 | 10% |
| City of Adelaide | 2 | 1% |
| Gawler | 4 | 2% |
| Holdfast Bay | 6 | 4% |
| Marion | 8 | 5% |
| Mitcham | 10 | 6% |
| Mount Barker | 4 | 2% |
| Norwood Payneham and St Peters | 5 | 3% |
| Onkaparinga | 16 | 10% |
| Playford | 8 | 5% |
| Port Adelaide Enfield | 16 | 10% |
| Prospect | 2 | 1% |
| Salisbury | 15 | 9% |
| Tea Tree Gully | 8 | 5% |
| Unley | 13 | 8% |
| Walkerville | 1 | 1% |
| West Torrens | 9 | 6% |
Care counts are homes whose own web page describes the care, checked up to 6 October 2026. A home that does not mention a type of care may still offer it.
Sources and dates
Directory updated 6 October 2026. How we collect and check this data.
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (GEN Aged Care Data). Data as at 30 June 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0Aged care service list: 30 June 2025
Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material.
- Each aged care home or its provider. Checked 6 October 2026. Retrieved 6 October 2026Homes' own websites
From the home's own website, checked October 2026.