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Dover Gardens SA 5048

1,814 addresses · 40 streets

Boothby Electorate › Marion LGA › Dover Gardens · 12 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Dover Gardens is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 3,062 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,423 a week, with median rent near $339 a week. Most homes are houses. About 64% of households own their home and 35% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $1,050,000.

3,062Population
39Median age
$1,423Median household income / wk
$339Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Warradale, 1.4 km north · Bus interchange: Marion Centre Interchange, 1.1 km north-east · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 9.1 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs7/10

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

$1,050,000House · 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: 11.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Dover Gardens

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

Tree cover measures, Dover Gardens SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202011.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20214.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.6% · Labour-force participation 61.7%

Population by age in Dover Gardens
Population by age, Dover Gardens SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4186
5-14308
15-19148
20-24192
25-34499
35-44443
45-54340
55-64338
65-74369
75-84157
85+90
Dwelling types in Dover Gardens
Dwelling types, Dover Gardens SA (ABS Census 2021)
House880
Townhouse401
Apartment15
Other0
Households by weekly income in Dover Gardens
Households by weekly income, Dover Gardens SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650260
$650-1,499395
$1,500-2,999407
$3,000+178
Top ancestries in Dover Gardens
Top ancestries, Dover Gardens SA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,201
Australian973
Other422
Scottish281
Irish260
German194
Housing tenure in Dover Gardens
Housing tenure, Dover Gardens SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned345
Mortgage470
Rented446
Other21
Cars per household in Dover Gardens
Cars per household, Dover Gardens SA (ABS Census 2021)
0110
1536
2464
3118
4+56
Commute to work in Dover Gardens
Commute to work, Dover Gardens SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car977
Train36
Bus48
Tram/ferry0
Walked28
Bicycle5
Home138
Top countries of birth in Dover Gardens
Top countries of birth, Dover Gardens SA (ABS Census 2021)
England190
India87
China86
Nepal37
Scotland29
Iran26
Languages used at home in Dover Gardens
Languages used at home, Dover Gardens SA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin117
Nepali44
Arabic32
Persian30
Hindi21
Italian21

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

23,103 bird observations recorded near Dover Gardens — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Dover Gardens

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.