Exeter SA 5019
710 addresses · 25 streets
Hindmarsh Electorate › Port Adelaide Enfield LGA › Exeter · 14 km from Adelaide
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Living Here
Exeter is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 1,066 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,397 a week, with median rent near $310 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 32% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
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: Exeter itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
7 supermarkets
3 Catholic churches
4 physiotherapists
1 optometrist
3 childcare & kindergartens
3 post offices
2 playgrounds
2 electricians
Getting around. Train station: Peterhead, 450 m north · Bus interchange: Port Dock Interchange, 1.7 km south-east · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 12.1 km south.
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.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 5.9% 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 | 5.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 1.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 64.6%
Population by age in Exeter
| 0-4 | 34 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 94 |
| 15-19 | 36 |
| 20-24 | 51 |
| 25-34 | 129 |
| 35-44 | 132 |
| 45-54 | 162 |
| 55-64 | 236 |
| 65-74 | 129 |
| 75-84 | 44 |
| 85+ | 15 |
Dwelling types in Exeter
| House | 322 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 71 |
| Apartment | 97 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Exeter
| <$650 | 111 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 153 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 151 |
| $3,000+ | 79 |
Top ancestries in Exeter
| English | 507 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 315 |
| Irish | 165 |
| Scottish | 142 |
| German | 79 |
| Other | 73 |
Housing tenure in Exeter
| Owned | 148 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 178 |
| Rented | 159 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Exeter
| 0 | 55 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 226 |
| 2 | 163 |
| 3 | 39 |
| 4+ | 10 |
Commute to work in Exeter
| Car | 379 |
|---|---|
| Train | 40 |
| Bus | 4 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 20 |
| Bicycle | 3 |
| Home | 48 |
Top countries of birth in Exeter
| England | 80 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 17 |
| Scotland | 10 |
| Croatia | 8 |
| United States | 8 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 7 |
Languages used at home in Exeter
| Greek | 15 |
|---|---|
| Croatian | 8 |
| Mandarin | 5 |
| German | 5 |
| Italian | 5 |
| Polish | 5 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
30,447 bird observations recorded near Exeter — most often seen:
- Grey Teal (1,617)
- Common Starling (1,501)
- Australian White Ibis (1,293)
- House Sparrow (1,243)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,232)
- Chestnut Teal (1,214)
- Silver Gull (1,194)
- Black Swan (1,189)
- Hoary-headed Grebe (1,146)
- Little Pied Cormorant (1,135)
- Rock Dove (1,123)
- Australian Pelican (1,106)
- Welcome Swallow (1,078)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Exeter
- Magpie-lark (1,060)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (1,050)
- Singing Honeyeater (977)
- Willie Wagtail (939)
- Dusky Moorhen (923)
- Little Black Cormorant (905)
- White-faced Heron (899)
- Little Raven (881)
- Crested Pigeon (877)
- Giinbaywarraymal (855)
- Eurasian Coot (831)
- New Holland Honeyeater (797)
- Southern Magpie-lark (777)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (724)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (666)
- Red-kneed Dotterel (637)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (578)
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 Exeter:
- Glanville (0.6 km)
- Semaphore (0.6 km)
- Birkenhead (0.6 km)
- New Port (0.8 km)
- Peterhead (1 km)
- Ethelton (1.1 km)
- Semaphore South (1.3 km)
- Largs Bay (1.3 km)
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Streets
- Causeway Road (15)
- Charlton Street (38)
- Clarence Street (15)
- Clark Street (17)
- Collins Street (18)
- Denman Street (27)
- Emes Street (4)
- Exmouth Road (40)
- Hargrave Street (31)
- Harris Street (57)
- Hutton Place (15)
- Lapthorne Lane (29)
- Light Street (13)
- Martini Street (25)
- Montpelier Street (37)
- Napier Street (38)
- Nile Street (16)
- Semaphore Road (95)
- Sidoli Street (4)
- Swan Terrace (8)
- Teakle Street (38)
- Tracy Street (16)
- Wellington Street (39)
- Woolnough Road (45)
- Young Street (30)
