Ashbourne SA 5157
177 addresses · 21 streets
Mayo Electorate › Alexandrina LGA › Ashbourne · 43 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Ashbourne is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 308 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,660 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 6% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Strathalbyn Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Ashbourne itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 hospital
1 golf club
Getting around. Airport: Adelaide Airport, 44.7 km north-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.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 16.9% 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 | 16.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 35.6% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 63.7%
Population by age in Ashbourne
| 0-4 | 19 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 42 |
| 15-19 | 7 |
| 20-24 | 15 |
| 25-34 | 35 |
| 35-44 | 34 |
| 45-54 | 49 |
| 55-64 | 57 |
| 65-74 | 31 |
| 75-84 | 16 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Ashbourne
| House | 104 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Ashbourne
| <$650 | 16 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 25 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 28 |
| $3,000+ | 24 |
Top ancestries in Ashbourne
| English | 144 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 126 |
| Scottish | 40 |
| Ancestry NS | 29 |
| German | 26 |
| Irish | 26 |
Housing tenure in Ashbourne
| Owned | 38 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 59 |
| Rented | 6 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Ashbourne
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 16 |
| 2 | 44 |
| 3 | 27 |
| 4+ | 17 |
Commute to work in Ashbourne
| Car | 87 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 37 |
Top countries of birth in Ashbourne
| England | 22 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 7 |
| Wales | 5 |
| United States | 3 |
Languages used at home in Ashbourne
| German | 3 |
|---|---|
| Japanese | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
7,016 bird observations recorded near Ashbourne — most often seen:
- Little Raven (456)
- South Australian Superb Fairy-wren (362)
- Eastern New Holland Honeyeater (360)
- Fleurieu Adelaide Rosella (354)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (314)
- New Holland Honeyeater (275)
- Grey Fantail (262)
- South Australian Golden Whistler (260)
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (257)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (246)
- Crimson Rosella (238)
- Australian Magpie (237)
- Western Striated Pardalote (237)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Ashbourne
- Eastern Galah (234)
- Superb Fairy-wren (227)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (215)
- Galah (214)
- Western Red Wattlebird (212)
- Red Wattlebird (209)
- Eurasian Blackbird (208)
- Common Bronzewing (192)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (183)
- Southern Red-browed Finch (181)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (180)
- Golden Whistler (173)
- South Australian Striated Thornbill (155)
- Black-winged Currawong (154)
- Mount Lofty Ranges White-browed Scrubwren (143)
- Mainland Tree Martin (142)
- Silvereye (136)
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 Ashbourne:
- Mcharg Creek (3.9 km)
- Bull Creek (6.5 km)
- Mount Observation (6.6 km)
- Mount Magnificent (6.8 km)
- Blackfellows Creek (6.8 km)
- Kuitpo Colony (7.1 km)
- Sandergrove (8.2 km)
- Prospect Hill (8.3 km)
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Streets
- Ashbourne Road (5)
- Ashbourne Road W (7)
- Bull Creek Road (76)
- Bulls Creek Road (1)
- Burns Road (1)
- Chapel Hill Road (2)
- Christina Street (4)
- Cole Crossing Road (3)
- Ford Road (3)
- Green Road (2)
- Haines Road (3)
- Henry Martin Road (11)
- Kirkham Road (9)
- Lode Road (8)
- Maidment Road (6)
- Mount Magnificent Road (1)
- Parri Wilta Road (5)
- Rymill Road (3)
- Signal Flat Road (11)
- Sundew Road (1)
- Wattle Flat Road (15)
