Harrogate SA 5244
217 addresses · 34 streets
Mayo Electorate › Mount Barker LGA › Harrogate · 37 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Harrogate is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 431 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,942 a week, with median rent near $303 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Mount Barker Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Harrogate itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
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: 6.1% 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 | 6.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 7.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.5% · Labour-force participation 68.1%
Population by age in Harrogate
| 0-4 | 22 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 58 |
| 15-19 | 35 |
| 20-24 | 16 |
| 25-34 | 24 |
| 35-44 | 48 |
| 45-54 | 75 |
| 55-64 | 79 |
| 65-74 | 59 |
| 75-84 | 24 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Harrogate
| House | 151 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Harrogate
| <$650 | 16 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 29 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 50 |
| $3,000+ | 30 |
Top ancestries in Harrogate
| Australian | 214 |
|---|---|
| English | 209 |
| Scottish | 45 |
| Irish | 33 |
| German | 28 |
| Other | 18 |
Housing tenure in Harrogate
| Owned | 57 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 81 |
| Rented | 16 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Harrogate
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 31 |
| 2 | 57 |
| 3 | 36 |
| 4+ | 27 |
Commute to work in Harrogate
| Car | 158 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 35 |
Top countries of birth in Harrogate
| England | 27 |
|---|---|
| Egypt | 7 |
| Germany | 4 |
| New Zealand | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,451 bird observations recorded near Harrogate — most often seen:
- Crimson Rosella (103)
- Australian Magpie (100)
- Galah (97)
- Little Raven (75)
- Western Striated Pardalote (74)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (68)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (62)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (60)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (52)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (51)
- Tree Martin (50)
- Eastern Little Corella (48)
- South Australian Superb Fairy-wren (48)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Harrogate
- Superb Fairy-wren (47)
- Eastern Galah (40)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (39)
- Red Wattlebird (39)
- Fleurieu Adelaide Rosella (38)
- New Holland Honeyeater (36)
- White-winged Chough (35)
- Musk Lorikeet (34)
- Australian Wood Duck (32)
- Red-rumped Parrot (32)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (31)
- Eastern White-plumed Honeyeater (29)
- European Common Starling (28)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (27)
- Eastern Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (26)
- European House Sparrow (25)
- Southern Magpie-lark (25)
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 Harrogate:
- Brukunga (7.2 km)
- Rockleigh (9 km)
- Charleston (9.8 km)
- Dawesley (10.1 km)
- Mount Torrens (10.2 km)
- Woodside (10.6 km)
- Hay Valley (11.3 km)
- Nairne (12 km)
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Streets
- Appleton Road (6)
- Bloomingdale Road (8)
- Brice Drive (5)
- Burnbrae Road (1)
- Charcoal Pit Road (1)
- Church Road (8)
- Cobargo Road (1)
- Cockatoo Ridge Road (2)
- Curtis Road (2)
- Doheny Road (1)
- Gladigau Road (12)
- Harrogate Road (49)
- Jones Road (6)
- Laurie Road (1)
- Mail Road (29)
- Military Road (6)
- Mills Road (2)
- Moore Road (2)
- Mullins Road (1)
- Nolan Road (2)
- Oscar Road (1)
- Paringa Road (1)
- Range Road (4)
- Reserve Lane (3)
- School Bus Road (3)
- Schwab Road (7)
- Snake Gully Road (7)
- Tee Road (1)
- The Glen Road (12)
- Turnbull Road (1)
- Wachtel Road (13)
- Warmington Run (6)
- Wirilda Road (2)
- Wooley Road (11)
