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Belair SA 5052

2,011 addresses · 95 streets

Boothby Electorate › Mitcham LGA › Belair · 8 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Belair is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 4,718 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $2,265 a week, with median rent near $376 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,330,000.

4,718Population
47Median age
$2,265Median household income / wk
$376Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Pinera, 350 m north-east · Bus interchange: Blackwood Interchange, 2.1 km south · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 10.5 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources9/10
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

$1,330,000House · 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: 76.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Belair

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

Tree cover measures, Belair SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202076.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202194.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 61.8%

Population by age in Belair
Population by age, Belair SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4219
5-14548
15-19307
20-24259
25-34314
35-44580
45-54685
55-64601
65-74601
75-84414
85+194
Dwelling types in Belair
Dwelling types, Belair SA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,508
Townhouse162
Apartment9
Other19
Households by weekly income in Belair
Households by weekly income, Belair SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650189
$650-1,499368
$1,500-2,999433
$3,000+597
Top ancestries in Belair
Top ancestries, Belair SA (ABS Census 2021)
English2,219
Australian1,703
Scottish621
Irish506
German406
Other386
Housing tenure in Belair
Housing tenure, Belair SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned694
Mortgage736
Rented135
Other121
Cars per household in Belair
Cars per household, Belair SA (ABS Census 2021)
045
1473
2714
3290
4+160
Commute to work in Belair
Commute to work, Belair SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,446
Train38
Bus45
Tram/ferry0
Walked24
Bicycle37
Home382
Top countries of birth in Belair
Top countries of birth, Belair SA (ABS Census 2021)
England406
China54
United States50
Scotland48
South Africa45
New Zealand41
Languages used at home in Belair
Languages used at home, Belair SA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin63
German35
Greek18
Afrikaans17
Cantonese14
Spanish13

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

61,759 bird observations recorded near Belair — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Belair

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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