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Firle SA 5070

999 addresses · 27 streets

Sturt Electorate › Norwood Payneham and St Peters LGA › Firle · 5 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Firle is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 1,508 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,488 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 60% of households own their home and 37% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Italian, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $1,634,000.

1,508Population
39Median age
$1,488Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Payneham - Felixstow statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Firle itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Adelaide, 5.5 km west · Tram stop: Botanic Gardens, 4.4 km south-west · Bus interchange: Klemzig Interchange, 2.4 km north-west · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 11.8 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs8/10

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

$1,634,000House · 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: 9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Firle

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

Tree cover measures, Firle SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20217.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.3% · Labour-force participation 65.8%

Population by age in Firle
Population by age, Firle SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-480
5-14164
15-1981
20-24103
25-34235
35-44226
45-54180
55-64154
65-74132
75-8496
85+59
Dwelling types in Firle
Dwelling types, Firle SA (ABS Census 2021)
House407
Townhouse217
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Firle
Households by weekly income, Firle SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650124
$650-1,499188
$1,500-2,999188
$3,000+108
Top ancestries in Firle
Top ancestries, Firle SA (ABS Census 2021)
English359
Italian305
Australian302
Chinese217
Other191
Indian98
Housing tenure in Firle
Housing tenure, Firle SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned191
Mortgage184
Rented229
Other16
Cars per household in Firle
Cars per household, Firle SA (ABS Census 2021)
061
1262
2212
347
4+41
Commute to work in Firle
Commute to work, Firle SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car498
Train0
Bus55
Tram/ferry0
Walked13
Bicycle10
Home81
Top countries of birth in Firle
Top countries of birth, Firle SA (ABS Census 2021)
China122
India97
Italy97
England39
Malaysia25
Hong Kong18
Languages used at home in Firle
Languages used at home, Firle SA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin158
Italian130
Greek58
Hindi38
Cantonese37
Punjabi35

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

72,866 bird observations recorded near Firle — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Firle

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.