Erindale SA 5066
541 addresses · 21 streets
Sturt Electorate › Burnside LGA › Erindale · 6 km from Adelaide
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Living Here
Erindale is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 1,172 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $2,364 a week, with median rent near $461 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $3,075,000.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Burnside - Wattle Park statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Erindale itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
3 physiotherapists
1 playground
4 hardware stores
Getting around. Train station: Adelaide, 6.2 km west · Bus interchange: Klemzig Interchange, 5.2 km north-west · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 12.1 km 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: 15.5% 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 | 15.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 38.7% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.1% · Labour-force participation 62%
Population by age in Erindale
| 0-4 | 16 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 139 |
| 15-19 | 118 |
| 20-24 | 91 |
| 25-34 | 45 |
| 35-44 | 101 |
| 45-54 | 221 |
| 55-64 | 167 |
| 65-74 | 165 |
| 75-84 | 77 |
| 85+ | 31 |
Dwelling types in Erindale
| House | 371 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 64 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Erindale
| <$650 | 37 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 95 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 106 |
| $3,000+ | 170 |
Top ancestries in Erindale
| English | 403 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 348 |
| Chinese | 131 |
| Italian | 115 |
| Irish | 110 |
| Scottish | 110 |
Housing tenure in Erindale
| Owned | 229 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 156 |
| Rented | 53 |
| Other | 6 |
Cars per household in Erindale
| 0 | 12 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 127 |
| 2 | 181 |
| 3 | 78 |
| 4+ | 32 |
Commute to work in Erindale
| Car | 397 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 19 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 11 |
| Bicycle | 6 |
| Home | 89 |
Top countries of birth in Erindale
| China | 56 |
|---|---|
| England | 52 |
| India | 24 |
| Malaysia | 20 |
| Scotland | 12 |
| Sri Lanka | 10 |
Languages used at home in Erindale
| Mandarin | 79 |
|---|---|
| Italian | 21 |
| Greek | 16 |
| Cantonese | 15 |
| German | 11 |
| Hindi | 9 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
56,132 bird observations recorded near Erindale — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (5,006)
- Noisy Miner (3,896)
- Australian Magpie (3,779)
- Magpie-lark (2,659)
- Eastern Rosella (2,587)
- Galah (2,458)
- Australian Wood Duck (2,433)
- Little Raven (2,315)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (1,982)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,943)
- Crested Pigeon (1,824)
- Australian White Ibis (1,810)
- Crimson Rosella (1,729)
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- Rock Dove (1,704)
- New Holland Honeyeater (1,603)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (1,569)
- Welcome Swallow (1,537)
- Dusky Moorhen (1,498)
- Australasian Grebe (1,452)
- Western Striated Pardalote (1,225)
- Eurasian Blackbird (1,213)
- Southern Magpie-lark (1,183)
- Eastern New Holland Honeyeater (1,165)
- Eurasian Coot (1,146)
- Red Wattlebird (1,141)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (1,104)
- Fleurieu Adelaide Rosella (1,070)
- Grey Teal (1,048)
- Striated Pardalote (1,047)
- Masked Lapwing (1,006)
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 Erindale:
- Leabrook (0.9 km)
- Burnside (1.1 km)
- Stonyfell (1.1 km)
- Kensington Gardens (1.1 km)
- Wattle Park (1.2 km)
- Rosslyn Park (1.2 km)
- Kensington Park (1.3 km)
- Hazelwood Park (1.4 km)
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Streets
- Cowan Street (21)
- Crossley Street (12)
- Egmont Terrace (16)
- Glynburn Road (21)
- Godfrey Terrace (70)
- Goyder Street (37)
- Hallett Road (20)
- Hamilton Street (33)
- Jarvis Street (43)
- Kensington Road (57)
- Lock Avenue (8)
- Lockwood Road (47)
- Myall Avenue (7)
- Newland Road (2)
- Rosalind Street (2)
- Stanley Street (48)
- Statenborough Street (41)
- Talbot Street (19)
- Torrens Avenue (2)
- Vauxhall Street (23)
- Wallace Street (12)
