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Highgate SA 5063

839 addresses · 16 streets

Adelaide Electorate › Unley LGA › Highgate · 4 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Highgate is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 1,504 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,192 a week, with median rent near $360 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $2,600,000.

1,504Population
41Median age
$2,192Median household income / wk
$360Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Unley - Parkside statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Highgate itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Mitcham, 2.1 km south-west · Tram stop: Wayville (Stop 2), 3 km north-west · Bus interchange: Blackwood Interchange, 6.6 km south · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 8.5 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs10/10

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

$2,600,000House · 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: 13% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Highgate

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

Tree cover measures, Highgate SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202111.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 66%

Population by age in Highgate
Population by age, Highgate SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-458
5-14209
15-19113
20-2496
25-34140
35-44195
45-54224
55-64191
65-74151
75-8492
85+32
Dwelling types in Highgate
Dwelling types, Highgate SA (ABS Census 2021)
House398
Townhouse102
Apartment79
Other0
Households by weekly income in Highgate
Households by weekly income, Highgate SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65080
$650-1,499122
$1,500-2,999149
$3,000+194
Top ancestries in Highgate
Top ancestries, Highgate SA (ABS Census 2021)
English587
Australian479
Chinese188
Scottish152
Irish140
Other140
Housing tenure in Highgate
Housing tenure, Highgate SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned232
Mortgage191
Rented131
Other16
Cars per household in Highgate
Cars per household, Highgate SA (ABS Census 2021)
023
1210
2234
379
4+22
Commute to work in Highgate
Commute to work, Highgate SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car481
Train0
Bus38
Tram/ferry0
Walked22
Bicycle31
Home103
Top countries of birth in Highgate
Top countries of birth, Highgate SA (ABS Census 2021)
China100
England45
Malaysia28
India20
Singapore11
Vietnam11
Languages used at home in Highgate
Languages used at home, Highgate SA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin123
French22
Cantonese18
Italian17
Punjabi14
Vietnamese11

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

76,305 bird observations recorded near Highgate — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Highgate

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.