Brompton SA 5007
2,429 addresses · 63 streets
Adelaide Electorate › Charles Sturt LGA › Brompton · 4 km from Adelaide
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Living Here
Brompton is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 3,729 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $1,809 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are townhouses. About 46% of households own their home and 53% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $1,160,000.
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: Brompton itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
50 schools
1 playground
Getting around. Train station: Ovingham, 800 m east · Tram stop: Entertainment Centre, 1 km south · Bus interchange: Klemzig Interchange, 6 km east · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 6.3 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: 6.4% 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 | 6.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 3.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.5% · Labour-force participation 65%
Population by age in Brompton
| 0-4 | 143 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 251 |
| 15-19 | 104 |
| 20-24 | 331 |
| 25-34 | 927 |
| 35-44 | 512 |
| 45-54 | 420 |
| 55-64 | 367 |
| 65-74 | 297 |
| 75-84 | 180 |
| 85+ | 190 |
Dwelling types in Brompton
| House | 684 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 858 |
| Apartment | 39 |
| Other | 5 |
Households by weekly income in Brompton
| <$650 | 291 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 348 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 483 |
| $3,000+ | 354 |
Top ancestries in Brompton
| English | 1,187 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 859 |
| Other | 553 |
| Irish | 340 |
| Scottish | 327 |
| German | 275 |
Housing tenure in Brompton
| Owned | 262 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 452 |
| Rented | 833 |
| Other | 17 |
Cars per household in Brompton
| 0 | 190 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 726 |
| 2 | 502 |
| 3 | 104 |
| 4+ | 41 |
Commute to work in Brompton
| Car | 1,172 |
|---|---|
| Train | 9 |
| Bus | 106 |
| Tram/ferry | 84 |
| Walked | 50 |
| Bicycle | 78 |
| Home | 215 |
Top countries of birth in Brompton
| Greece | 150 |
|---|---|
| England | 144 |
| Vietnam | 87 |
| China | 80 |
| India | 71 |
| Italy | 43 |
Languages used at home in Brompton
| Greek | 227 |
|---|---|
| Vietnamese | 112 |
| Mandarin | 102 |
| Cantonese | 64 |
| Italian | 53 |
| Spanish | 31 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
88,249 bird observations recorded near Brompton — most often seen:
- Noisy Miner (6,234)
- Australian Magpie (5,475)
- Rock Dove (4,782)
- Australian Wood Duck (4,577)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (4,333)
- Galah (3,507)
- Magpie-lark (3,262)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (3,244)
- Southern Magpie-lark (3,234)
- Dusky Moorhen (3,137)
- Pacific Black Duck (3,056)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (2,865)
- Australian White Ibis (2,767)
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- Little Raven (2,736)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (2,705)
- Musk Lorikeet (2,463)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (2,453)
- Crested Pigeon (2,447)
- Giinbaywarraymal (2,409)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (2,400)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (2,398)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (2,236)
- Eurasian Coot (2,068)
- South-east Eastern Rosella (2,016)
- European Common Starling (2,011)
- Little Black Cormorant (1,979)
- Little Pied Cormorant (1,964)
- Black Swan (1,945)
- Masked Lapwing (1,856)
- Eastern Rosella (1,690)
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 Brompton:
- Ridleyton (0.6 km)
- Bowden (0.7 km)
- Ovingham (0.9 km)
- Renown Park (0.9 km)
- Croydon (1 km)
- Hindmarsh (1.1 km)
- Devon Park (1.2 km)
- West Hindmarsh (1.4 km)
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Streets
- Blaikie Court (6)
- Blight Street (34)
- Boucatt Place (8)
- Bromley Close (3)
- Brown Street (75)
- Burley Griffin Boulevard (54)
- Cappers Drive (38)
- Carrondown Walk (12)
- Chief Street (174)
- Church Street (1)
- Coglin Street (192)
- Dillon Court (10)
- Doughty Street (6)
- Drayton Street (2)
- East Street (146)
- Elizabeth Mews (11)
- Ethelbert Square (5)
- Fifth Street (98)
- First Street (94)
- Fiveash Place (3)
- Florence Crescent (40)
- Fourth Place (3)
- Francis Ridley Circuit (59)
- Frost Place (12)
- Goyder Place (17)
- Green Street (121)
- Griffin Lane (8)
- Harkness Court (8)
- Hawker Street (150)
- Hayman Street (15)
- Hocking Street (19)
- Hoffman Lane (5)
- Holles Street (26)
- Hull Street (11)
- John Hindmarsh Frontage (24)
- Kennington Avenue (17)
- Kernick Way (13)
- Kersley Court (6)
- Kiln Drive (32)
- Mais Street (5)
- Mann Drive (83)
- Mcburnie Close (3)
- Miller Street (9)
- Pens Close (21)
- Pickering Street (64)
- Picton Street (5)
- Ranelagh Street (21)
- Rowley Lane (2)
- Second Street (107)
- Spurs Avenue (16)
- St James Boulevard (64)
- Tabard Avenue (11)
- Taylor Street (44)
- Third Street (59)
- Thornes Lane (25)
- Tilly Court (4)
- Torrens Road (60)
- Turnbull Place (1)
- Wadham Street (14)
- Wattle Street (19)
- Wentworth Place (7)
- West Street (185)
- Wood Avenue (42)
