Greenacres SA 5086
1,715 addresses · 35 streets
Adelaide Electorate › Port Adelaide Enfield LGA › Greenacres · 7 km from Adelaide
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Living Here
Greenacres is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 3,356 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $1,713 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 60% of households own their home and 39% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Indian, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $1,050,500.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Windsor Gardens statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Greenacres itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 childcare & kindergartens
5 hairdressers
1 beauty salon
Getting around. Train station: Islington, 4.4 km west · Bus interchange: Klemzig Interchange, 2.2 km south-east · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 12 km south-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: 6.8% 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 | 6.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 0.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.3% · Labour-force participation 68.8%
Population by age in Greenacres
| 0-4 | 308 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 459 |
| 15-19 | 144 |
| 20-24 | 178 |
| 25-34 | 682 |
| 35-44 | 691 |
| 45-54 | 310 |
| 55-64 | 271 |
| 65-74 | 190 |
| 75-84 | 95 |
| 85+ | 34 |
Dwelling types in Greenacres
| House | 889 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 259 |
| Apartment | 32 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Greenacres
| <$650 | 198 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 288 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 439 |
| $3,000+ | 195 |
Top ancestries in Greenacres
| Indian | 728 |
|---|---|
| Other | 685 |
| English | 681 |
| Australian | 613 |
| Chinese | 228 |
| Italian | 221 |
Housing tenure in Greenacres
| Owned | 208 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 496 |
| Rented | 449 |
| Other | 13 |
Cars per household in Greenacres
| 0 | 98 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 426 |
| 2 | 458 |
| 3 | 135 |
| 4+ | 53 |
Commute to work in Greenacres
| Car | 1,151 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 150 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 25 |
| Bicycle | 10 |
| Home | 146 |
Top countries of birth in Greenacres
| India | 731 |
|---|---|
| China | 127 |
| England | 83 |
| Nepal | 46 |
| Sri Lanka | 46 |
| Philippines | 43 |
Languages used at home in Greenacres
| Gujarati | 456 |
|---|---|
| Punjabi | 187 |
| Hindi | 155 |
| Mandarin | 152 |
| Nepali | 57 |
| Vietnamese | 52 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
36,603 bird observations recorded near Greenacres — most often seen:
- Noisy Miner (2,728)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (2,472)
- Australian Magpie (2,449)
- Rock Dove (1,898)
- Dusky Moorhen (1,465)
- Australian Wood Duck (1,458)
- Australian White Ibis (1,415)
- Southern Magpie-lark (1,373)
- Galah (1,359)
- Magpie-lark (1,319)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (1,311)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,311)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (1,189)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Greenacres
- Little Raven (1,120)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (1,094)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (1,032)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (1,013)
- Red Wattlebird (988)
- Musk Lorikeet (972)
- New Holland Honeyeater (959)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (901)
- Eastern New Holland Honeyeater (830)
- Crested Pigeon (803)
- Common Starling (794)
- House Sparrow (757)
- Little Pied Cormorant (755)
- Crimson Rosella (739)
- Eurasian Coot (732)
- White-faced Heron (697)
- Eurasian Blackbird (670)
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 Greenacres:
- Hampstead Gardens (0.7 km)
- Lightsview (0.7 km)
- Manningham (1.2 km)
- Klemzig (1.4 km)
- Hillcrest (1.4 km)
- Broadview (1.5 km)
- Clearview (1.8 km)
- Northgate (1.8 km)
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Streets
- Arunta Street (29)
- Bagot Road (6)
- Berryman Street (24)
- Birdwood Road (65)
- Bridgeford Street (31)
- Cedar Avenue (30)
- Colac Street (42)
- Craig Street (75)
- Esther Binks Avenue (50)
- Floriedale Road (67)
- Fosters Road (70)
- Hampstead Road (59)
- Hinton Road (15)
- Karoomba Avenue (20)
- Kilner Road (25)
- Kirkby Circuit (40)
- Leander Crescent (35)
- Lindley Road (24)
- Manoora Street (46)
- Moreshead Street (33)
- Muller Road (90)
- North East Road (1)
- Princes Road (118)
- Redward Avenue (131)
- Rellum Road (122)
- Sutcliffe Road (23)
- Swan Street (26)
- Thornton Road (44)
- Vasey Street (53)
- Warramunga Street (60)
- Wells Street (7)
- Westralia Street (25)
- Whysall Road (112)
- Wingate Street (72)
- Wootten Street (45)
