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Edwardstown SA 5039

3,500 addresses · 72 streets

Boothby Electorate › Marion LGA › Edwardstown · 6 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Edwardstown is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 4,514 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,360 a week, with median rent near $275 a week. Most homes are houses. About 54% of households own their home and 44% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $1,125,000.

4,514Population
37Median age
$1,360Median household income / wk
$275Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Woodlands Park, 350 m south-west · Tram stop: South Plympton (Stop 9), 1.9 km north-west · Bus interchange: Marion Centre Interchange, 4.7 km south-west · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 5.4 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources1/10
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

$1,125,000House · 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: 8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Edwardstown

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

Tree cover measures, Edwardstown SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20212.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.8% · Labour-force participation 63.7%

Population by age in Edwardstown
Population by age, Edwardstown SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4246
5-14435
15-19196
20-24349
25-34862
35-44683
45-54499
55-64532
65-74422
75-84195
85+86
Dwelling types in Edwardstown
Dwelling types, Edwardstown SA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,173
Townhouse401
Apartment373
Other0
Households by weekly income in Edwardstown
Households by weekly income, Edwardstown SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650440
$650-1,499544
$1,500-2,999564
$3,000+262
Top ancestries in Edwardstown
Top ancestries, Edwardstown SA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,486
Australian1,313
Other775
Irish387
Scottish350
German312
Housing tenure in Edwardstown
Housing tenure, Edwardstown SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned441
Mortgage604
Rented853
Other28
Cars per household in Edwardstown
Cars per household, Edwardstown SA (ABS Census 2021)
0262
1817
2607
3161
4+76
Commute to work in Edwardstown
Commute to work, Edwardstown SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,424
Train115
Bus59
Tram/ferry22
Walked47
Bicycle22
Home212
Top countries of birth in Edwardstown
Top countries of birth, Edwardstown SA (ABS Census 2021)
Nepal172
India157
China156
England126
Philippines56
Vietnam48
Languages used at home in Edwardstown
Languages used at home, Edwardstown SA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin194
Nepali193
Greek82
Punjabi66
Cantonese58
Arabic51

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

31,858 bird observations recorded near Edwardstown — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Edwardstown

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.