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Colonel Light Gardens SA 5041

1,305 addresses · 42 streets

Boothby Electorate › Mitcham LGA › Colonel Light Gardens · 6 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Colonel Light Gardens is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 3,311 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $2,491 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 12% 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 $1,760,000.

3,311Population
42Median age
$2,491Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Mitcham, 1.5 km north-east · Tram stop: South Road (Stop 6), 3.4 km north-west · Bus interchange: Blackwood Interchange, 4.8 km south-east · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 7.3 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs10/10

Median Sale Prices

$1,760,000House · 2026 1Q

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 19.8% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 72.5%

Population by age in Colonel Light Gardens
Population by age, Colonel Light Gardens SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4170
5-14507
15-19249
20-24197
25-34241
35-44414
45-54581
55-64476
65-74326
75-84126
85+32
Dwelling types in Colonel Light Gardens
Dwelling types, Colonel Light Gardens SA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,056
Townhouse58
Apartment35
Other9
Households by weekly income in Colonel Light Gardens
Households by weekly income, Colonel Light Gardens SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650116
$650-1,499197
$1,500-2,999334
$3,000+460
Top ancestries in Colonel Light Gardens
Top ancestries, Colonel Light Gardens SA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,493
Australian1,277
Scottish379
Irish369
German288
Other199
Housing tenure in Colonel Light Gardens
Housing tenure, Colonel Light Gardens SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned478
Mortgage523
Rented134
Other13
Cars per household in Colonel Light Gardens
Cars per household, Colonel Light Gardens SA (ABS Census 2021)
039
1279
2540
3191
4+103
Commute to work in Colonel Light Gardens
Commute to work, Colonel Light Gardens SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,160
Train7
Bus70
Tram/ferry0
Walked25
Bicycle46
Home249
Top countries of birth in Colonel Light Gardens
Top countries of birth, Colonel Light Gardens SA (ABS Census 2021)
England136
Greece33
China31
New Zealand22
Italy21
India20
Languages used at home in Colonel Light Gardens
Languages used at home, Colonel Light Gardens SA (ABS Census 2021)
Greek89
Mandarin33
Italian27
Polish16
French8
Malayalam7

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