Elizabeth SA 5112
1,092 addresses · 33 streets
Spence Electorate › Playford LGA › Elizabeth · 24 km from Adelaide
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Living Here
Elizabeth is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 1,033 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $902 a week, with median rent near $230 a week. Most homes are houses. About 45% of households own their home and 54% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $817,500.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Elizabeth statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Elizabeth itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 cafés & restaurants
3 supermarkets
2 Catholic churches
3 doctors & medical clinics
2 optometrists
2 post offices
1 playground
1 dog park
1 hardware store
1 mechanic
3 places to stay
Getting around. Train station: Elizabeth Interchange, 550 m west · Bus interchange: Elizabeth City Centre Interchange, 350 m north-west · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 27.8 km south-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: 10.1% 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 | 10.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 8.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 21.7% · Labour-force participation 43.9%
Population by age in Elizabeth
| 0-4 | 48 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 144 |
| 15-19 | 65 |
| 20-24 | 74 |
| 25-34 | 135 |
| 35-44 | 161 |
| 45-54 | 136 |
| 55-64 | 115 |
| 65-74 | 83 |
| 75-84 | 44 |
| 85+ | 23 |
Dwelling types in Elizabeth
| House | 277 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 72 |
| Apartment | 46 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Elizabeth
| <$650 | 130 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 141 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 92 |
| $3,000+ | 15 |
Top ancestries in Elizabeth
| English | 424 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 302 |
| Other | 223 |
| Ancestry NS | 94 |
| Scottish | 74 |
| Irish | 61 |
Housing tenure in Elizabeth
| Owned | 78 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 97 |
| Rented | 213 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Elizabeth
| 0 | 94 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 157 |
| 2 | 99 |
| 3 | 25 |
| 4+ | 15 |
Commute to work in Elizabeth
| Car | 215 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 20 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 16 |
Top countries of birth in Elizabeth
| England | 69 |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 48 |
| Myanmar | 26 |
| New Zealand | 13 |
| Pakistan | 11 |
| Vietnam | 11 |
Languages used at home in Elizabeth
| Arabic | 33 |
|---|---|
| Nepali | 18 |
| Khmer | 11 |
| Vietnamese | 11 |
| Greek | 7 |
| Croatian | 5 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
7,090 bird observations recorded near Elizabeth — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (505)
- Noisy Miner (476)
- Magpie-lark (391)
- Little Raven (377)
- Australian Magpie (373)
- New Holland Honeyeater (353)
- Galah (321)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (321)
- Red Wattlebird (313)
- Common Starling (300)
- House Sparrow (297)
- Crested Pigeon (268)
- Rock Dove (267)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Elizabeth
- Willie Wagtail (251)
- Crimson Rosella (225)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (198)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (191)
- Eurasian Blackbird (189)
- Australian White Ibis (165)
- Red-rumped Parrot (165)
- Striated Pardalote (159)
- Pacific Black Duck (139)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (125)
- Welcome Swallow (122)
- Southern Magpie-lark (109)
- Laughing Kookaburra (102)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (100)
- African Collared Dove (98)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (96)
- Superb Fairy-wren (94)
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 Elizabeth:
- Elizabeth East (1.2 km)
- Elizabeth Park (1.7 km)
- Elizabeth Grove (1.9 km)
- Edinburgh North (1.9 km)
- Elizabeth South (2 km)
- Elizabeth North (2.1 km)
- Hillbank (2.3 km)
- Elizabeth Downs (3.1 km)
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Streets
- Ashfield Road (77)
- Codford Street (17)
- Crockerton Road (6)
- Dauntsey Road (13)
- Donhead Street (24)
- Durrington Road (21)
- Elizabeth Way (351)
- Enford Street (20)
- Frobisher Road (5)
- Fyfield Street (37)
- Gillingham Road (19)
- Goodman Road (3)
- Harvey Road (47)
- Idmiston Street (21)
- Judd Road (32)
- Keevil Street (24)
- Langford Drive (12)
- Main North Road (136)
- Mountbatten Square (3)
- Ogbury Street (1)
- Oxenham Drive (3)
- Pewsey Street (3)
- Philip Highway (55)
- Playford Boulevard (11)
- Prince Charles Street (1)
- Ridley Road (8)
- Shipton Street (20)
- Short Road (28)
- Stockton Street (29)
- Wilcox Road (23)
- Winterslow Road (1)
- Wishford Road (26)
- Woodford Road (15)
