Edinburgh SA 5111
301 addresses · 17 streets
Spence Electorate › Salisbury LGA › Edinburgh · 22 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Edinburgh is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 376 people, with a median age of 23. The typical household earns around $1,350 a week, with median rent near $104 a week. Most homes are houses. About 0% of households own their home and 100% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Salisbury North statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Edinburgh itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 supermarkets
2 Catholic churches
1 pharmacy
3 doctors & medical clinics
2 optometrists
1 vet
2 childcare & kindergartens
3 post offices
1 dog park
1 butcher
1 hardware store
Getting around. Train station: Elizabeth South, 1.8 km east · Bus interchange: Salisbury Interchange, 3.2 km south · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 24.9 km south.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 6.5% 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 | 6.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 9.6% |
Demographics
Population by age in Edinburgh
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 0 |
| 15-19 | 54 |
| 20-24 | 183 |
| 25-34 | 105 |
| 35-44 | 21 |
| 45-54 | 15 |
| 55-64 | 0 |
| 65-74 | 0 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Edinburgh
| House | 5 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Edinburgh
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 10 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Edinburgh
| English | 157 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 150 |
| Scottish | 47 |
| Irish | 42 |
| Other | 32 |
| German | 20 |
Housing tenure in Edinburgh
| Owned | 0 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 9 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Edinburgh
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Edinburgh
| Car | 225 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 75 |
| Bicycle | 18 |
| Home | 9 |
Top countries of birth in Edinburgh
| India | 11 |
|---|---|
| England | 9 |
| New Zealand | 5 |
| Philippines | 5 |
| China | 3 |
Languages used at home in Edinburgh
| Cantonese | 5 |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | 4 |
| Arabic | 3 |
| Italian | 3 |
| Samoan | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
9,229 bird observations recorded near Edinburgh — most often seen:
- Spotted Turtle-dove (453)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (445)
- Pacific Black Duck (431)
- Little Raven (421)
- Noisy Miner (421)
- Common Starling (388)
- Red Wattlebird (371)
- House Sparrow (361)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (348)
- Magpie-lark (344)
- Southern Magpie-lark (335)
- Rock Dove (332)
- Australian Magpie (320)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Edinburgh
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (313)
- Australian White Ibis (299)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (287)
- White-faced Heron (282)
- Eurasian Blackbird (279)
- Galah (278)
- New Holland Honeyeater (274)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (268)
- Eastern New Holland Honeyeater (261)
- Grey Teal (258)
- Crested Pigeon (250)
- Giinbaywarraymal (243)
- Willie Wagtail (211)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (204)
- Welcome Swallow (191)
- Australian Wood Duck (187)
- Little Pied Cormorant (174)
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 Edinburgh:
- Salisbury North (1.5 km)
- Direk (2.1 km)
- Elizabeth South (2.2 km)
- Elizabeth Grove (3.1 km)
- Elizabeth Vale (3.2 km)
- Salisbury (3.3 km)
- Burton (3.3 km)
- Paralowie (3.6 km)
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Streets
- Commercial Road (3)
- East Avenue (8)
- Edinburgh Road (3)
- Essington Drive (6)
- Gidgie Court (5)
- Haslam Road (15)
- Kaurna Avenue (32)
- Lady Rowland Crescent (6)
- Mountbatten Square (1)
- Penfield Annexe Road (1)
- Penfield Avenue (11)
- Purling Avenue (24)
- Sturton Road (31)
- Tappa Road (10)
- Taranaki Road (17)
- West Avenue (81)
- Woomera Avenue (47)
