Heathpool SA 5068
280 addresses · 14 streets
Sturt Electorate › Norwood Payneham and St Peters LGA › Heathpool · 4 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Heathpool is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 596 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,466 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 22% 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 $2,514,000.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Norwood (SA) statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Heathpool itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 playground
Getting around. Train station: Adelaide, 4.6 km west · Tram stop: Botanic Gardens, 3.5 km west · Bus interchange: Klemzig Interchange, 5 km north · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 10.4 km 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: 20.1% 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 | 20.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 61.5% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 61.5%
Population by age in Heathpool
| 0-4 | 26 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 78 |
| 15-19 | 70 |
| 20-24 | 33 |
| 25-34 | 37 |
| 35-44 | 84 |
| 45-54 | 65 |
| 55-64 | 87 |
| 65-74 | 77 |
| 75-84 | 33 |
| 85+ | 12 |
Dwelling types in Heathpool
| House | 163 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 45 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Heathpool
| <$650 | 12 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 51 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 57 |
| $3,000+ | 87 |
Top ancestries in Heathpool
| English | 212 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 201 |
| Other | 59 |
| Scottish | 56 |
| Irish | 45 |
| Chinese | 41 |
Housing tenure in Heathpool
| Owned | 107 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 53 |
| Rented | 47 |
| Other | 7 |
Cars per household in Heathpool
| 0 | 12 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 65 |
| 2 | 89 |
| 3 | 34 |
| 4+ | 5 |
Commute to work in Heathpool
| Car | 174 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 12 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 9 |
| Home | 43 |
Top countries of birth in Heathpool
| India | 30 |
|---|---|
| England | 28 |
| China | 16 |
| Vietnam | 11 |
| South Korea | 10 |
| Malaysia | 9 |
Languages used at home in Heathpool
| Mandarin | 26 |
|---|---|
| Gujarati | 11 |
| Italian | 10 |
| Korean | 10 |
| Vietnamese | 10 |
| Greek | 8 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
98,413 bird observations recorded near Heathpool — most often seen:
- Noisy Miner (7,050)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (7,006)
- Australian Magpie (6,410)
- Australian Wood Duck (5,467)
- Magpie-lark (4,670)
- Rock Dove (4,345)
- Galah (3,957)
- Little Raven (3,697)
- Dusky Moorhen (3,601)
- Eastern Rosella (3,558)
- Pacific Black Duck (3,454)
- Australian White Ibis (3,319)
- Crested Pigeon (3,260)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Heathpool
- Spotted Turtle-dove (2,837)
- Welcome Swallow (2,792)
- Eurasian Coot (2,730)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (2,720)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (2,601)
- Southern Magpie-lark (2,444)
- Australasian Grebe (2,437)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (2,396)
- Crimson Rosella (2,191)
- Masked Lapwing (2,172)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (2,027)
- Little Pied Cormorant (2,009)
- New Holland Honeyeater (1,897)
- Grey Teal (1,894)
- South-east Eastern Rosella (1,883)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (1,796)
- Western Striated Pardalote (1,793)
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 Heathpool:
- Marryatville (0.4 km)
- Tusmore (0.5 km)
- Toorak Gardens (0.8 km)
- Leabrook (0.8 km)
- Kensington (0.8 km)
- Hazelwood Park (1.3 km)
- Linden Park (1.4 km)
- Kensington Park (1.5 km)
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Streets
- Alnwick Terrace (13)
- Dean Grove (9)
- Hanson Avenue (12)
- Heathpool Road (35)
- Lesbury Avenue (13)
- Newcastle Street (21)
- Northumberland Street (36)
- Portrush Road (23)
- Romney Road (11)
- Rothbury Avenue (15)
- Stafford Grove (26)
- Stannington Avenue (52)
- Talbot Grove (10)
- Wooler Street (4)
