Kingswood SA 5062
1,231 addresses · 25 streets
Boothby Electorate › Mitcham LGA › Kingswood · 5 km from Adelaide
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Living Here
Kingswood is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 2,554 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,898 a week, with median rent near $333 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 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $2,200,000.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Mitcham (SA) statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Kingswood itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
3 physiotherapists
4 plumbers
Getting around. Train station: Mitcham, 800 m south-west · Tram stop: Wayville (Stop 2), 3.2 km north-west · Bus interchange: Blackwood Interchange, 5.5 km south · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 8.1 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: 11.8% 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 | 11.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 20.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.7% · Labour-force participation 54.4%
Population by age in Kingswood
| 0-4 | 108 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 271 |
| 15-19 | 157 |
| 20-24 | 121 |
| 25-34 | 196 |
| 35-44 | 284 |
| 45-54 | 322 |
| 55-64 | 312 |
| 65-74 | 328 |
| 75-84 | 206 |
| 85+ | 228 |
Dwelling types in Kingswood
| House | 486 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 190 |
| Apartment | 234 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Kingswood
| <$650 | 136 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 217 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 231 |
| $3,000+ | 283 |
Top ancestries in Kingswood
| English | 1,074 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 871 |
| Scottish | 288 |
| Irish | 264 |
| Other | 205 |
| German | 195 |
Housing tenure in Kingswood
| Owned | 392 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 289 |
| Rented | 203 |
| Other | 24 |
Cars per household in Kingswood
| 0 | 68 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 321 |
| 2 | 353 |
| 3 | 101 |
| 4+ | 60 |
Commute to work in Kingswood
| Car | 684 |
|---|---|
| Train | 5 |
| Bus | 40 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 34 |
| Bicycle | 27 |
| Home | 161 |
Top countries of birth in Kingswood
| England | 129 |
|---|---|
| China | 51 |
| India | 30 |
| Italy | 30 |
| Malaysia | 24 |
| New Zealand | 21 |
Languages used at home in Kingswood
| Mandarin | 62 |
|---|---|
| Greek | 46 |
| Italian | 43 |
| Urdu | 23 |
| Cantonese | 16 |
| Spanish | 15 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
66,213 bird observations recorded near Kingswood — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (5,674)
- Australian Magpie (5,098)
- Noisy Miner (4,089)
- Galah (3,393)
- Little Raven (3,360)
- Magpie-lark (3,106)
- Eastern Rosella (3,025)
- Australian Wood Duck (2,613)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (2,373)
- Crimson Rosella (2,245)
- Red Wattlebird (2,201)
- Rock Dove (2,126)
- Crested Pigeon (2,059)
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- New Holland Honeyeater (2,034)
- Welcome Swallow (1,815)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (1,759)
- Striated Pardalote (1,677)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,523)
- Eurasian Coot (1,521)
- Dusky Moorhen (1,489)
- Laughing Kookaburra (1,445)
- Long-billed Corella (1,369)
- Australian White Ibis (1,355)
- Australasian Grebe (1,328)
- Grey Teal (1,328)
- Southern Magpie-lark (1,272)
- Masked Lapwing (1,271)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (1,247)
- South-east Eastern Rosella (1,213)
- Little Corella (1,205)
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 Kingswood:
- Hawthorn (0.9 km)
- Mitcham (1.1 km)
- Netherby (1.1 km)
- Lower Mitcham (1.3 km)
- Highgate (1.3 km)
- Torrens Park (1.4 km)
- Malvern (1.4 km)
- Unley Park (1.5 km)
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Streets
- Arnold Street (40)
- Ashbourne Avenue (56)
- Bakers Road (15)
- Balham Avenue (117)
- Belair Road (53)
- Brenchley Grove (28)
- Cambridge Terrace (31)
- Cross Road (29)
- East Parade (105)
- Elphyn Road (38)
- Eynesbury Avenue (34)
- Halsbury Avenue (95)
- Harrow Terrace (31)
- Hill Street (13)
- Hillview Road (51)
- John Street (24)
- Kyre Avenue (76)
- North Parade (44)
- Park Street (15)
- Princes Road (77)
- Rugby Street (41)
- Seafield Avenue (82)
- Truro Avenue (45)
- Tutt Avenue (82)
- Vernon Avenue (9)