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Birkenhead SA 5015

1,008 addresses · 37 streets

Hindmarsh Electorate › Port Adelaide Enfield LGA › Birkenhead · 14 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Birkenhead is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 1,798 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,598 a week, with median rent near $315 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 28% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $840,000.

1,798Population
39Median age
$1,598Median household income / wk
$315Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Largs Bay - Semaphore statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Birkenhead itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Peterhead, 500 m north-west · Bus interchange: Port Dock Interchange, 1.4 km south-east · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 12.2 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs5/10

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

$840,000House · 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 Birkenhead

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

Tree cover measures, Birkenhead SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20212.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.1% · Labour-force participation 69.4%

Population by age in Birkenhead
Population by age, Birkenhead SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4133
5-14168
15-1980
20-24106
25-34280
35-44248
45-54248
55-64273
65-74171
75-8455
85+33
Dwelling types in Birkenhead
Dwelling types, Birkenhead SA (ABS Census 2021)
House672
Townhouse61
Apartment34
Other0
Households by weekly income in Birkenhead
Households by weekly income, Birkenhead SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650128
$650-1,499213
$1,500-2,999256
$3,000+128
Top ancestries in Birkenhead
Top ancestries, Birkenhead SA (ABS Census 2021)
English796
Australian617
Irish244
Scottish202
German130
Italian101
Housing tenure in Birkenhead
Housing tenure, Birkenhead SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned197
Mortgage351
Rented210
Other5
Cars per household in Birkenhead
Cars per household, Birkenhead SA (ABS Census 2021)
072
1288
2272
378
4+51
Commute to work in Birkenhead
Commute to work, Birkenhead SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car699
Train36
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked16
Bicycle6
Home62
Top countries of birth in Birkenhead
Top countries of birth, Birkenhead SA (ABS Census 2021)
England97
New Zealand24
Italy19
Greece15
Germany14
Ireland14
Languages used at home in Birkenhead
Languages used at home, Birkenhead SA (ABS Census 2021)
Greek35
Italian22
German10
Polish8
Serbian8
Croatian7

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

31,413 bird observations recorded near Birkenhead — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Birkenhead

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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