Dulwich SA 5065
1,059 addresses · 24 streets
Sturt Electorate › Burnside LGA › Dulwich · 3 km from Adelaide
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Living Here
Dulwich is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 1,659 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $2,101 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $2,100,000.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Toorak Gardens statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Dulwich itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
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Getting around. Train station: Adelaide, 3.4 km north-west · Tram stop: Botanic Gardens, 2.5 km north-west · Bus interchange: Klemzig Interchange, 5.7 km north · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 8.8 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: 14.7% 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 | 14.7% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 13.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.1% · Labour-force participation 65.4%
Population by age in Dulwich
| 0-4 | 69 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 242 |
| 15-19 | 107 |
| 20-24 | 90 |
| 25-34 | 165 |
| 35-44 | 200 |
| 45-54 | 247 |
| 55-64 | 221 |
| 65-74 | 220 |
| 75-84 | 84 |
| 85+ | 23 |
Dwelling types in Dulwich
| House | 466 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 189 |
| Apartment | 14 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Dulwich
| <$650 | 93 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 156 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 146 |
| $3,000+ | 248 |
Top ancestries in Dulwich
| English | 677 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 529 |
| Other | 196 |
| Irish | 182 |
| Scottish | 180 |
| German | 145 |
Housing tenure in Dulwich
| Owned | 267 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 188 |
| Rented | 204 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Dulwich
| 0 | 44 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 280 |
| 2 | 252 |
| 3 | 64 |
| 4+ | 25 |
Commute to work in Dulwich
| Car | 457 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 22 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 47 |
| Bicycle | 43 |
| Home | 150 |
Top countries of birth in Dulwich
| England | 73 |
|---|---|
| China | 25 |
| India | 22 |
| Iran | 17 |
| Malaysia | 14 |
| Singapore | 14 |
Languages used at home in Dulwich
| Mandarin | 39 |
|---|---|
| Greek | 28 |
| Italian | 25 |
| Cantonese | 15 |
| French | 14 |
| Hindi | 13 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
113,805 bird observations recorded near Dulwich — most often seen:
- Noisy Miner (8,424)
- Australian Magpie (7,675)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (7,202)
- Australian Wood Duck (6,016)
- Rock Dove (5,248)
- Magpie-lark (5,023)
- Galah (4,897)
- Little Raven (4,091)
- Dusky Moorhen (3,857)
- Eastern Rosella (3,788)
- Pacific Black Duck (3,695)
- Crested Pigeon (3,560)
- Australian White Ibis (3,518)
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- Spotted Turtle-dove (3,419)
- Southern Magpie-lark (3,402)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (3,351)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (3,061)
- Welcome Swallow (2,994)
- Eurasian Coot (2,979)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (2,839)
- Masked Lapwing (2,769)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (2,733)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (2,556)
- South-east Eastern Rosella (2,488)
- Australasian Grebe (2,486)
- Crimson Rosella (2,449)
- Musk Lorikeet (2,375)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (2,368)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (2,293)
- Giinbaywarraymal (2,249)
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
- Albert Street (34)
- Ascot Avenue (56)
- Cleland Avenue (63)
- Dulcie Street (16)
- Dulwich Avenue (142)
- Everett Avenue (28)
- Fullarton Road (124)
- Grandview Grove (21)
- Greenhill Road (59)
- Gurney Road (14)
- Hillview Street (11)
- Kitchener Avenue (34)
- Mellington Street (20)
- Mill Street (33)
- Ormond Grove (14)
- Parkstone Avenue (10)
- Scott Street (17)
- Stuart Road (145)
- Swift Avenue (59)
- The Grove (15)
- Thornton Street (14)
- Tudor Street (66)
- Union Street (33)
- Williams Avenue (31)
