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Daw Park SA 5041

1,526 addresses · 22 streets

Boothby Electorate › Mitcham LGA › Daw Park · 6 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Daw Park is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 2,705 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,639 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 66% of households own their home and 32% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $1,415,000.

2,705Population
39Median age
$1,639Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.3Avg 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: Daw Park itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Woodlands Park, 1.9 km west · Tram stop: Glandore (Stop 7), 3.1 km north-west · Bus interchange: Flinders University Interchange, 4.8 km south · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 6.9 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs9/10

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

$1,415,000House · 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: 9.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Daw Park

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

Tree cover measures, Daw Park SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20216.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.8% · Labour-force participation 65.4%

Population by age in Daw Park
Population by age, Daw Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4144
5-14294
15-19161
20-24166
25-34419
35-44361
45-54380
55-64276
65-74231
75-84144
85+128
Dwelling types in Daw Park
Dwelling types, Daw Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
House550
Townhouse198
Apartment316
Other8
Households by weekly income in Daw Park
Households by weekly income, Daw Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650168
$650-1,499294
$1,500-2,999307
$3,000+246
Top ancestries in Daw Park
Top ancestries, Daw Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,015
Australian794
Other365
Scottish245
Irish244
German200
Housing tenure in Daw Park
Housing tenure, Daw Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned323
Mortgage381
Rented344
Other12
Cars per household in Daw Park
Cars per household, Daw Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
082
1445
2374
3109
4+51
Commute to work in Daw Park
Commute to work, Daw Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car909
Train7
Bus70
Tram/ferry3
Walked32
Bicycle17
Home153
Top countries of birth in Daw Park
Top countries of birth, Daw Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
England94
India61
China51
Greece47
Nepal37
Malaysia23
Languages used at home in Daw Park
Languages used at home, Daw Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
Greek104
Mandarin74
Nepali38
Punjabi30
Spanish26
Bengali17

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

43,919 bird observations recorded near Daw Park — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Daw Park

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.