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Elizabeth Downs SA 5113

2,525 addresses · 87 streets

Spence Electorate › Playford LGA › Elizabeth Downs · 27 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Elizabeth Downs is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 5,160 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $970 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 55% of households own their home and 45% 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 $640,000.

5,160Population
34Median age
$970Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Smithfield - Elizabeth North statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Elizabeth Downs itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Broadmeadows, 1.8 km west · Bus interchange: Munno Para Centre Interchange, 1.6 km north · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 30.7 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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

$640,000House · 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: 13.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Elizabeth Downs

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

Tree cover measures, Elizabeth Downs SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202113.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 17% · Labour-force participation 45.5%

Population by age in Elizabeth Downs
Population by age, Elizabeth Downs SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4359
5-14793
15-19325
20-24367
25-34757
35-44652
45-54588
55-64592
65-74418
75-84225
85+88
Dwelling types in Elizabeth Downs
Dwelling types, Elizabeth Downs SA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,491
Townhouse388
Apartment36
Other0
Households by weekly income in Elizabeth Downs
Households by weekly income, Elizabeth Downs SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650513
$650-1,499788
$1,500-2,999397
$3,000+66
Top ancestries in Elizabeth Downs
Top ancestries, Elizabeth Downs SA (ABS Census 2021)
English2,170
Australian1,852
Other645
Ancestry NS488
Scottish402
Irish373
Housing tenure in Elizabeth Downs
Housing tenure, Elizabeth Downs SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned402
Mortgage630
Rented838
Other10
Cars per household in Elizabeth Downs
Cars per household, Elizabeth Downs SA (ABS Census 2021)
0276
1840
2512
3165
4+87
Commute to work in Elizabeth Downs
Commute to work, Elizabeth Downs SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,163
Train0
Bus69
Tram/ferry0
Walked7
Bicycle7
Home64
Top countries of birth in Elizabeth Downs
Top countries of birth, Elizabeth Downs SA (ABS Census 2021)
England353
Afghanistan57
Scotland38
Philippines34
New Zealand31
Netherlands24
Languages used at home in Elizabeth Downs
Languages used at home, Elizabeth Downs SA (ABS Census 2021)
Khmer29
Arabic21
Persian15
Filipino15
Indonesian15
Bengali13

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,326 bird observations recorded near Elizabeth Downs — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Elizabeth Downs

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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