Crafers SA 5152
963 addresses · 69 streets
Mayo Electorate › Adelaide Hills LGA › Crafers · 13 km from Adelaide
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Living Here
Crafers is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 2,006 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $2,530 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 9% 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 $1,368,778.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Aldgate - Stirling statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Crafers itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 supermarket
3 Catholic churches
2 pharmacies
3 doctors & medical clinics
1 optometrist
1 vet
1 childcare centre
1 library
2 post offices
4 service stations
6 gyms & sports centres
1 dog park
2 butchers
3 hardware stores
2 beauty salons
1 electrician
1 plumber
Getting around. Train station: Belair, 7.6 km west · Bus interchange: Blackwood Interchange, 9.4 km west · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 17.7 km 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: 68.1% 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 | 68.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 92.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 67.1%
Population by age in Crafers
| 0-4 | 104 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 277 |
| 15-19 | 147 |
| 20-24 | 77 |
| 25-34 | 161 |
| 35-44 | 247 |
| 45-54 | 307 |
| 55-64 | 283 |
| 65-74 | 261 |
| 75-84 | 125 |
| 85+ | 27 |
Dwelling types in Crafers
| House | 693 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 14 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Crafers
| <$650 | 82 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 145 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 176 |
| $3,000+ | 296 |
Top ancestries in Crafers
| English | 988 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 724 |
| Scottish | 243 |
| Irish | 221 |
| German | 210 |
| Other | 174 |
Housing tenure in Crafers
| Owned | 306 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 330 |
| Rented | 63 |
| Other | 9 |
Cars per household in Crafers
| 0 | 13 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 158 |
| 2 | 317 |
| 3 | 129 |
| 4+ | 84 |
Commute to work in Crafers
| Car | 670 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 24 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 9 |
| Bicycle | 7 |
| Home | 173 |
Top countries of birth in Crafers
| England | 134 |
|---|---|
| Germany | 24 |
| New Zealand | 18 |
| South Africa | 17 |
| Scotland | 13 |
| Netherlands | 11 |
Languages used at home in Crafers
| Mandarin | 16 |
|---|---|
| German | 12 |
| French | 10 |
| Russian | 9 |
| Greek | 7 |
| Afrikaans | 5 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
53,642 bird observations recorded near Crafers — most often seen:
- Little Raven (3,276)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (3,133)
- Common Bronzewing (2,782)
- Eurasian Blackbird (2,664)
- Fleurieu Adelaide Rosella (2,577)
- Black-winged Currawong (2,171)
- South Australian Superb Fairy-wren (2,166)
- Superb Fairy-wren (2,164)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (1,964)
- Western Red Wattlebird (1,947)
- Crimson Rosella (1,918)
- Australian Wood Duck (1,900)
- Australian Magpie (1,722)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Crafers
- Grey Fantail (1,704)
- Eastern New Holland Honeyeater (1,657)
- Eastern Galah (1,572)
- Western Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (1,559)
- Grey Currawong (1,453)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (1,440)
- Red Wattlebird (1,427)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,380)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (1,377)
- Eastern Spinebill (1,297)
- Laughing Kookaburra (1,273)
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (1,238)
- Mount Lofty Ranges White-throated Treecreeper (1,231)
- Crescent Honeyeater (1,199)
- Striated Thornbill (1,165)
- New Holland Honeyeater (1,147)
- Galah (1,139)
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 Crafers:
- Stirling (1.5 km)
- Piccadilly (2 km)
- Cleland (2.5 km)
- Crafers West (2.8 km)
- Aldgate (3.2 km)
- Heathfield (3.7 km)
- Summertown (4 km)
- Mount George (4.1 km)
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Streets
- Ackland Avenue (7)
- Backhouse Avenue (10)
- Blackburn Drive (20)
- Bradshaw Avenue (27)
- Byway Grove (2)
- Campbell Avenue (13)
- Constance Avenue (8)
- Cox Creek Road (23)
- Cox Place (2)
- Davidson Avenue (12)
- Epiphany Place (2)
- Fairview Road (9)
- Fullgrabe Drive (21)
- Georgina Avenue (5)
- Glenside Lane (4)
- Glenside Road (23)
- Gores Road (2)
- Grandview Court (12)
- Hardy Road (6)
- Howe Street (7)
- James Street (4)
- Kalmia Avenue (5)
- Karen Street (8)
- Katherine Grove (12)
- Kiah Lane (2)
- Lampert Place (3)
- Lampert Road (12)
- Lesley Crescent (40)
- Main Street (35)
- Mawson Drive (3)
- Michael Moran Drive (12)
- Miels Road (15)
- Millar Avenue (10)
- Mount Lofty Summit Road (33)
- Mount Street (5)
- Nara Court (5)
- Old Mount Barker Road (30)
- Oliver Street (15)
- Owen Street (1)
- Owens Street (2)
- Pam Street (4)
- Piccadilly Road (105)
- Protea Crescent (12)
- Reynolds Drive (2)
- Rudall Avenue (20)
- Salmon Avenue (5)
- Sandercock Road (13)
- Schocroft Avenue (21)
- Serafini Place (3)
- Sharrad Court (2)
- Shurdington Road (23)
- Sneddon Avenue (6)
- Sprigg Road (21)
- Spring Gully Road (17)
- St Barberie Drive (5)
- Stacey Street (13)
- Station Road (21)
- Station Street (21)
- Summer Hill Drive (12)
- Summit Road (1)
- The Crescent (39)
- Tyalla Court (10)
- Valley Side Drive (19)
- Vantage Way (33)
- Walker Street (15)
- White Avenue (12)
- Wonnaminta Drive (6)
- Woodbury Road (14)
- Wright Road (21)
