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Adelaide SA 5000

31,060 addresses · 339 streets

Adelaide Electorate › Adelaide LGA › Adelaide · 0 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

South Australia's capital-city centre, Adelaide combines heritage streets with a growing apartment population. Households are small at 1.8 people and the median age is 31, reflecting students and city workers. Median household income is $1,365 a week, with rent near $400.

Adelaide is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 18,202 people, with a median age of 31. The typical household earns around $1,365 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 33% of households own their home and 65% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,585,000.

18,202Population
31Median age
$1,365Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Adelaide statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Adelaide itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Adelaide, 800 m north-west · Tram stop: Victoria Square /Tarndanyangga, 200 m south-west · Bus interchange: Klemzig Interchange, 5.8 km north-east · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 6.4 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$1,585,000House · 2026 1Q

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Metropolitan Median House Sales, Valuer-General South Australia.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 20.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Adelaide

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Adelaide SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202020.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202132.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 10.5% · Labour-force participation 59.1%

Population by age in Adelaide
Population by age, Adelaide SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4318
5-14625
15-19842
20-243,721
25-344,966
35-442,409
45-541,652
55-641,551
65-741,381
75-84601
85+141
Dwelling types in Adelaide
Dwelling types, Adelaide SA (ABS Census 2021)
House355
Townhouse2,201
Apartment5,520
Other65
Households by weekly income in Adelaide
Households by weekly income, Adelaide SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6502,155
$650-1,4992,136
$1,500-2,9992,300
$3,000+1,313
Top ancestries in Adelaide
Top ancestries, Adelaide SA (ABS Census 2021)
Chinese4,636
English4,336
Australian2,589
Other2,569
Ancestry NS1,624
Irish1,296
Housing tenure in Adelaide
Housing tenure, Adelaide SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,445
Mortgage1,234
Rented5,266
Other187
Cars per household in Adelaide
Cars per household, Adelaide SA (ABS Census 2021)
03,055
13,933
2958
3111
4+55
Commute to work in Adelaide
Commute to work, Adelaide SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,690
Train50
Bus768
Tram/ferry261
Walked2,598
Bicycle262
Home1,160
Top countries of birth in Adelaide
Top countries of birth, Adelaide SA (ABS Census 2021)
China2,865
India681
England658
Malaysia648
Hong Kong487
Vietnam367
Languages used at home in Adelaide
Languages used at home, Adelaide SA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin3,246
Cantonese770
Vietnamese368
Hindi279
Korean279
Spanish197

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

118,203 bird observations recorded near Adelaide — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Adelaide

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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