College Park SA 5069
422 addresses · 14 streets
Sturt Electorate › Norwood Payneham and St Peters LGA › College Park · 3 km from Adelaide
Living Here
College Park is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 755 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $2,454 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 31% 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 $3,000,000.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the St Peters - Marden statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: College Park itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Getting around. Train station: Adelaide, 2.4 km south-west · Tram stop: Botanic Gardens, 1.4 km south-west · Bus interchange: Klemzig Interchange, 3.3 km north-east · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 8.7 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: 15.3% 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 | 15.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 34.5% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.1% · Labour-force participation 65.1%
Population by age in College Park
| 0-4 | 25 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 83 |
| 15-19 | 60 |
| 20-24 | 50 |
| 25-34 | 90 |
| 35-44 | 79 |
| 45-54 | 99 |
| 55-64 | 116 |
| 65-74 | 90 |
| 75-84 | 45 |
| 85+ | 7 |
Dwelling types in College Park
| House | 216 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 60 |
| Apartment | 11 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in College Park
| <$650 | 38 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 52 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 64 |
| $3,000+ | 121 |
Top ancestries in College Park
| English | 285 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 200 |
| Other | 83 |
| Scottish | 79 |
| Irish | 75 |
| German | 68 |
Housing tenure in College Park
| Owned | 124 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 70 |
| Rented | 90 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in College Park
| 0 | 15 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 100 |
| 2 | 105 |
| 3 | 42 |
| 4+ | 25 |
Commute to work in College Park
| Car | 243 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 8 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 27 |
| Bicycle | 15 |
| Home | 50 |
Top countries of birth in College Park
| China | 21 |
|---|---|
| England | 20 |
| India | 18 |
| Malaysia | 10 |
| Greece | 9 |
| United States | 9 |
Languages used at home in College Park
| Greek | 39 |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | 27 |
| Tamil | 11 |
| Arabic | 10 |
| French | 10 |
| Italian | 8 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
112,536 bird observations recorded near College Park — most often seen:
- Noisy Miner (8,397)
- Australian Magpie (7,549)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (6,245)
- Australian Wood Duck (5,572)
- Rock Dove (5,486)
- Galah (5,069)
- Magpie-lark (4,638)
- Southern Magpie-lark (3,751)
- Pacific Black Duck (3,743)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (3,718)
- Little Raven (3,708)
- Dusky Moorhen (3,637)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (3,623)
Show all 30 birds recorded near College Park
- Australian White Ibis (3,494)
- Crested Pigeon (3,259)
- Eastern Rosella (3,238)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (3,161)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (2,878)
- Musk Lorikeet (2,868)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (2,801)
- Welcome Swallow (2,774)
- Masked Lapwing (2,758)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (2,645)
- South-east Eastern Rosella (2,626)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (2,582)
- Eurasian Coot (2,569)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (2,484)
- Giinbaywarraymal (2,482)
- Crimson Rosella (2,427)
- European Common Starling (2,354)
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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Streets
- Baliol Street (28)
- Catherine Street (15)
- College Street (7)
- Harrow Road (79)
- Hartford Lane (4)
- Magdalen Street (12)
- Marlborough Street (54)
- North Terrace (20)
- Payneham Road (67)
- Pembroke Street (7)
- Richmond Street (23)
- Rugby Street (8)
- Torrens Street (63)
- Trinity Street (35)
