Environment & sustainability in Adelaide
Daily Adelaide's local environment desk — solar, EVs, recycling and what greener city living actually looks like.
🌿 Green Adelaide scorecard
Adelaide's sustainability snapshot
Solar households
37%
SA leads Australia per capita
EV registrations
+49% YoY
growing fastest of any state
Avg commute
25m car · 38m PT
across metro Adelaide
Green space per capita
440 sqm
parks, reserves and verges
Recycling rate
68%
boosted by container deposits