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Athol Park SA 5012

1,180 addresses · 36 streets

Hindmarsh Electorate › Charles Sturt LGA › Athol Park · 10 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Athol Park is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 2,023 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $1,380 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 59% of households own their home and 39% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Vietnamese, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $862,000.

2,023Population
34Median age
$1,380Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Woodville - Cheltenham statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Athol Park itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cheltenham, 2 km south-west · Bus interchange: Port Dock Interchange, 3.5 km west · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 9.5 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs3/10

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

$862,000House · 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: 5.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Athol Park

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

Tree cover measures, Athol Park SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20210.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.1% · Labour-force participation 61.4%

Population by age in Athol Park
Population by age, Athol Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4134
5-14257
15-19123
20-24162
25-34340
35-44342
45-54233
55-64196
65-74139
75-8461
85+37
Dwelling types in Athol Park
Dwelling types, Athol Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
House516
Townhouse198
Apartment8
Other0
Households by weekly income in Athol Park
Households by weekly income, Athol Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650144
$650-1,499224
$1,500-2,999225
$3,000+73
Top ancestries in Athol Park
Top ancestries, Athol Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese507
Other467
English270
Australian265
Chinese163
Filipino100
Housing tenure in Athol Park
Housing tenure, Athol Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned170
Mortgage252
Rented280
Other8
Cars per household in Athol Park
Cars per household, Athol Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
053
1274
2268
370
4+44
Commute to work in Athol Park
Commute to work, Athol Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car688
Train4
Bus40
Tram/ferry0
Walked12
Bicycle3
Home49
Top countries of birth in Athol Park
Top countries of birth, Athol Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnam376
India112
Philippines90
Bosnia & Herzegovina37
China34
Cambodia23
Languages used at home in Athol Park
Languages used at home, Athol Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese525
Arabic53
Serbian50
Tagalog48
Mandarin46
Punjabi45

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

64,531 bird observations recorded near Athol Park — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Athol Park

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.