Allenby Gardens SA 5009
1,153 addresses · 40 streets
Adelaide Electorate › Charles Sturt LGA › Allenby Gardens · 5 km from Adelaide
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Living Here
Allenby Gardens is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 2,045 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,732 a week, with median rent near $323 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $1,196,500.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Hindmarsh - Brompton statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Allenby Gardens itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
39 schools
- Flinders Park Primary School
- Nazareth Catholic Community Secondary College
- Australian Islamic College (Adelaide)
- Torrensville Primary School
- Adelaide Secondary School of English
- Underdale High School
- Nazareth Catholic Colege
- St Margaret Mary's Catholic Church and School
- Bowden Brompton Community School
- Findon High School
4 physiotherapists
3 plumbers
Getting around. Train station: Croydon, 1 km north-east · Tram stop: Entertainment Centre, 2 km east · Bus interchange: Port Dock Interchange, 7.6 km north-west · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 4.8 km south-west.
Socio-economic Standing
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
Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Metropolitan Median House Sales, Valuer-General South Australia.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 10.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 10.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 4.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 67.5%
Population by age in Allenby Gardens
| 0-4 | 100 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 210 |
| 15-19 | 119 |
| 20-24 | 138 |
| 25-34 | 297 |
| 35-44 | 254 |
| 45-54 | 291 |
| 55-64 | 266 |
| 65-74 | 220 |
| 75-84 | 103 |
| 85+ | 39 |
Dwelling types in Allenby Gardens
| House | 586 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 170 |
| Apartment | 31 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Allenby Gardens
| <$650 | 131 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 212 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 247 |
| $3,000+ | 165 |
Top ancestries in Allenby Gardens
| English | 511 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 487 |
| Italian | 350 |
| Other | 275 |
| Greek | 253 |
| Irish | 135 |
Housing tenure in Allenby Gardens
| Owned | 300 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 290 |
| Rented | 189 |
| Other | 9 |
Cars per household in Allenby Gardens
| 0 | 50 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 305 |
| 2 | 285 |
| 3 | 91 |
| 4+ | 56 |
Commute to work in Allenby Gardens
| Car | 719 |
|---|---|
| Train | 4 |
| Bus | 38 |
| Tram/ferry | 16 |
| Walked | 22 |
| Bicycle | 20 |
| Home | 103 |
Top countries of birth in Allenby Gardens
| India | 88 |
|---|---|
| Italy | 56 |
| Vietnam | 44 |
| England | 42 |
| Greece | 42 |
| China | 22 |
Languages used at home in Allenby Gardens
| Greek | 130 |
|---|---|
| Italian | 78 |
| Punjabi | 72 |
| Vietnamese | 48 |
| Mandarin | 37 |
| Cantonese | 23 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
69,336 bird observations recorded near Allenby Gardens — most often seen:
- Noisy Miner (4,451)
- Rock Dove (4,163)
- Australian Magpie (3,906)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (3,121)
- Australian Wood Duck (3,012)
- Southern Magpie-lark (2,827)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (2,785)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (2,516)
- Galah (2,513)
- Dusky Moorhen (2,417)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (2,383)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (2,329)
- Magpie-lark (2,321)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Allenby Gardens
- Little Raven (2,224)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (2,222)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (2,135)
- Giinbaywarraymal (2,114)
- Pacific Black Duck (2,066)
- Musk Lorikeet (1,993)
- Little Black Cormorant (1,957)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (1,739)
- Eurasian Coot (1,711)
- European Common Starling (1,700)
- Little Pied Cormorant (1,697)
- Black Swan (1,641)
- Crested Pigeon (1,528)
- Masked Lapwing (1,528)
- Australian White Ibis (1,513)
- South-east Eastern Rosella (1,485)
- Welcome Swallow (1,339)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Allenby Gardens:
- Welland (0.4 km)
- West Hindmarsh (0.9 km)
- Beverley (1 km)
- Flinders Park (1.3 km)
- Croydon (1.3 km)
- Hindmarsh (1.4 km)
- West Croydon (1.6 km)
- Ridleyton (1.7 km)
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Streets
- Andrew Street (11)
- Barham Street (96)
- Birdwood Avenue (17)
- Botanic Lane (15)
- Brand Avenue (35)
- Bridges Street (4)
- Caroline Drive (35)
- Charles Street (21)
- Chimney Place (4)
- Coombe Road (166)
- East Avenue (92)
- Foster Street (29)
- Geoffrey Street (8)
- George Avenue (14)
- Grange Road (83)
- Hallett Boulevard (49)
- Hamilton Street (1)
- Job Court (2)
- Juniper Lane (15)
- Knight Street (33)
- Le Cornu Street (8)
- Leane Avenue (28)
- Lewanick Street (46)
- Maclagan Avenue (34)
- Maude Street (14)
- Mccole Circuit (31)
- Mcgrath Court (2)
- Moorfield Terrace (22)
- Morrell Street (14)
- Noble Terrace (23)
- Port Road (43)
- Price Weir Avenue (24)
- Rawson Drive (11)
- Riverside Avenue (70)
- Robert Street (12)
- Samary Street (2)
- Sellars Place (3)
- Way Terrace (13)
- White Street (8)
- Young Street (15)
