Heathfield SA 5153
411 addresses · 25 streets
Mayo Electorate › Adelaide Hills LGA › Heathfield · 15 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Heathfield is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 1,062 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $2,298 a week, with median rent near $450 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 6% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,495,000.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Aldgate - Stirling statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Heathfield itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 Catholic church
3 doctors & medical clinics
1 optometrist
1 vet
2 childcare & kindergartens
1 library
2 post offices
4 service stations
1 dog park
2 butchers
4 hardware stores
3 beauty salons
1 plumber
Getting around. Train station: Belair, 8.5 km west · Bus interchange: Blackwood Interchange, 9.2 km west · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 19.5 km north-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: 64.8% 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 | 64.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 87.7% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 62.9%
Population by age in Heathfield
| 0-4 | 43 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 143 |
| 15-19 | 81 |
| 20-24 | 61 |
| 25-34 | 76 |
| 35-44 | 113 |
| 45-54 | 142 |
| 55-64 | 172 |
| 65-74 | 132 |
| 75-84 | 67 |
| 85+ | 41 |
Dwelling types in Heathfield
| House | 333 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 17 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Heathfield
| <$650 | 33 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 70 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 99 |
| $3,000+ | 124 |
Top ancestries in Heathfield
| English | 551 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 385 |
| Scottish | 162 |
| German | 105 |
| Irish | 103 |
| Other | 94 |
Housing tenure in Heathfield
| Owned | 136 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 168 |
| Rented | 22 |
| Other | 16 |
Cars per household in Heathfield
| 0 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 79 |
| 2 | 152 |
| 3 | 61 |
| 4+ | 49 |
Commute to work in Heathfield
| Car | 335 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 12 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 5 |
| Bicycle | 5 |
| Home | 71 |
Top countries of birth in Heathfield
| England | 83 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 18 |
| Germany | 10 |
| Scotland | 9 |
| United States | 6 |
| Canada | 5 |
Languages used at home in Heathfield
| German | 12 |
|---|---|
| Japanese | 3 |
| Spanish | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
56,002 bird observations recorded near Heathfield — most often seen:
- Little Raven (3,418)
- Common Bronzewing (3,234)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (3,046)
- Eurasian Blackbird (2,863)
- Fleurieu Adelaide Rosella (2,469)
- Superb Fairy-wren (2,083)
- Black-winged Currawong (2,080)
- Red Wattlebird (2,039)
- Australian Wood Duck (1,997)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (1,967)
- Western Red Wattlebird (1,936)
- South Australian Superb Fairy-wren (1,908)
- Australian Magpie (1,869)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Heathfield
- Crimson Rosella (1,869)
- Eastern Galah (1,666)
- Grey Fantail (1,665)
- Galah (1,654)
- Eastern Spinebill (1,608)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (1,606)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (1,560)
- Western Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (1,559)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,547)
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (1,432)
- Eastern New Holland Honeyeater (1,373)
- New Holland Honeyeater (1,326)
- Grey Currawong (1,297)
- Striated Thornbill (1,276)
- Crescent Honeyeater (1,267)
- Laughing Kookaburra (1,236)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (1,152)
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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Streets
- Brick Kiln Road (4)
- Carroll Road (7)
- Cricklewood Road (62)
- Cup Gum Grove (11)
- Devonshire Road (7)
- Emery Road (5)
- Erica Road (25)
- Eves Place (8)
- Forbes Road (11)
- Heather Road (20)
- Heathfield Road (29)
- Hender Road (12)
- Jessica Court (9)
- Keithley Road (6)
- Longwood Road (113)
- Oakdale Drive (4)
- Oakwood Court (9)
- Risely Lane (1)
- Scott Creek Road (19)
- Silverwood Drive (4)
- Stock Road (4)
- Thornbill Road (1)
- View Street (1)
- Walker Avenue (36)
- Williams Road (3)
