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Elizabeth South SA 5112

1,780 addresses · 52 streets

Spence Electorate › Playford LGA › Elizabeth South · 22 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Elizabeth South is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 2,933 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $774 a week, with median rent near $220 a week. Most homes are townhouses. About 34% of households own their home and 65% 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 $680,000.

2,933Population
35Median age
$774Median household income / wk
$220Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

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 South itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Elizabeth South, 600 m north-west · Bus interchange: Elizabeth City Centre Interchange, 2.2 km north · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 25.8 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

$680,000House · 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: 10.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Elizabeth South

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

Tree cover measures, Elizabeth South SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202010.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20219.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 20.9% · Labour-force participation 39.3%

Population by age in Elizabeth South
Population by age, Elizabeth South SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4190
5-14421
15-19187
20-24219
25-34440
35-44339
45-54357
55-64359
65-74221
75-84139
85+48
Dwelling types in Elizabeth South
Dwelling types, Elizabeth South SA (ABS Census 2021)
House475
Townhouse661
Apartment7
Other0
Households by weekly income in Elizabeth South
Households by weekly income, Elizabeth South SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650412
$650-1,499426
$1,500-2,999164
$3,000+38
Top ancestries in Elizabeth South
Top ancestries, Elizabeth South SA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,069
Australian928
Other600
Ancestry NS275
Aboriginal181
Irish177
Housing tenure in Elizabeth South
Housing tenure, Elizabeth South SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned181
Mortgage197
Rented726
Other15
Cars per household in Elizabeth South
Cars per household, Elizabeth South SA (ABS Census 2021)
0282
1485
2250
358
4+37
Commute to work in Elizabeth South
Commute to work, Elizabeth South SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car521
Train3
Bus37
Tram/ferry0
Walked11
Bicycle0
Home24
Top countries of birth in Elizabeth South
Top countries of birth, Elizabeth South SA (ABS Census 2021)
England148
Myanmar64
Afghanistan41
Philippines34
India26
Nepal25
Languages used at home in Elizabeth South
Languages used at home, Elizabeth South SA (ABS Census 2021)
Nepali68
Arabic31
Bengali27
Khmer23
Spanish23
Italian22

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

9,897 bird observations recorded near Elizabeth South — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Elizabeth South

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.