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Ethelton SA 5015

906 addresses · 26 streets

Hindmarsh Electorate › Port Adelaide Enfield LGA › Ethelton · 13 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Ethelton is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 1,487 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,345 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 31% 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 $815,000.

1,487Population
42Median age
$1,345Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Largs Bay - Semaphore statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Ethelton itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Ethelton, 450 m east · Bus interchange: Port Dock Interchange, 1.7 km east · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 11 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs5/10

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

$815,000House · 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: 5.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Ethelton

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

Tree cover measures, Ethelton SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20210.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.8% · Labour-force participation 63%

Population by age in Ethelton
Population by age, Ethelton SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-474
5-14160
15-1972
20-2466
25-34179
35-44236
45-54203
55-64225
65-74170
75-8468
85+29
Dwelling types in Ethelton
Dwelling types, Ethelton SA (ABS Census 2021)
House473
Townhouse146
Apartment43
Other0
Households by weekly income in Ethelton
Households by weekly income, Ethelton SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650147
$650-1,499218
$1,500-2,999191
$3,000+94
Top ancestries in Ethelton
Top ancestries, Ethelton SA (ABS Census 2021)
English606
Australian523
Irish173
Scottish154
Other136
German106
Housing tenure in Ethelton
Housing tenure, Ethelton SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned191
Mortgage269
Rented204
Other3
Cars per household in Ethelton
Cars per household, Ethelton SA (ABS Census 2021)
062
1311
2208
365
4+24
Commute to work in Ethelton
Commute to work, Ethelton SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car482
Train30
Bus5
Tram/ferry0
Walked16
Bicycle3
Home70
Top countries of birth in Ethelton
Top countries of birth, Ethelton SA (ABS Census 2021)
England80
Philippines15
Scotland14
Greece13
Italy13
India11
Languages used at home in Ethelton
Languages used at home, Ethelton SA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian24
Greek23
Mandarin7
Croatian7
Australian Indigenous6
Russian6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

30,713 bird observations recorded near Ethelton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Ethelton

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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