Longwood SA 5153
105 addresses · 10 streets
Mayo Electorate › Adelaide Hills LGA › Longwood · 17 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Longwood is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 325 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $2,349 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 96% of households own their home and 4% 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.
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: Longwood itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 park
2 dentists
1 optometrist
1 vet
1 library
2 post offices
4 gyms & sports centres
1 dog park
1 butcher
4 hardware stores
1 mechanic
1 plumber
Getting around. Train station: Belair, 9.7 km north-west · Bus interchange: Blackwood Interchange, 9.8 km west · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 20.8 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.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 65.1% 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 | 65.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 87.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1.1% · Labour-force participation 69.9%
Population by age in Longwood
| 0-4 | 16 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 55 |
| 15-19 | 31 |
| 20-24 | 16 |
| 25-34 | 23 |
| 35-44 | 34 |
| 45-54 | 66 |
| 55-64 | 54 |
| 65-74 | 30 |
| 75-84 | 8 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in Longwood
| House | 96 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Longwood
| <$650 | 4 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 21 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 23 |
| $3,000+ | 40 |
Top ancestries in Longwood
| English | 171 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 114 |
| Scottish | 42 |
| German | 29 |
| Irish | 29 |
| Italian | 19 |
Housing tenure in Longwood
| Owned | 35 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 59 |
| Rented | 4 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Longwood
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 19 |
| 2 | 31 |
| 3 | 20 |
| 4+ | 19 |
Commute to work in Longwood
| Car | 119 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 5 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 21 |
Top countries of birth in Longwood
| England | 31 |
|---|---|
| Wales | 6 |
| Canada | 5 |
| Japan | 4 |
| Poland | 3 |
Languages used at home in Longwood
| Japanese | 4 |
|---|---|
| Polish | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
67,622 bird observations recorded near Longwood — most often seen:
- Little Raven (3,908)
- South Australian Superb Fairy-wren (3,575)
- Common Bronzewing (3,468)
- Fleurieu Adelaide Rosella (3,414)
- Black-winged Currawong (3,337)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (3,234)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (3,090)
- Eastern New Holland Honeyeater (3,026)
- Western Red Wattlebird (2,962)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (2,648)
- Eastern Galah (2,642)
- Eurasian Blackbird (2,571)
- South Australian Crescent Honeyeater (2,314)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Longwood
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (2,053)
- Australian Wood Duck (2,021)
- South Australian Striated Thornbill (1,933)
- Mount Lofty Ranges White-throated Treecreeper (1,758)
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (1,724)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (1,717)
- Australian Magpie (1,672)
- Crimson Rosella (1,619)
- South Australian Golden Whistler (1,521)
- White-naped Honeyeater (1,521)
- Red Wattlebird (1,509)
- Galah (1,441)
- Southern Red-browed Finch (1,424)
- Eastern Scarlet Robin (1,414)
- Southern Magpie-lark (1,409)
- Mount Lofty Ranges Yellow-faced Honeyeater (1,369)
- Grey Fantail (1,328)
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 Longwood:
- Bradbury (1.7 km)
- Heathfield (2 km)
- Scott Creek (2.6 km)
- Mylor (2.9 km)
- Ironbank (3.3 km)
- Aldgate (3.4 km)
- Stirling (4.2 km)
- Upper Sturt (4.5 km)
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Streets
- Brown Road (2)
- Conrad Road (14)
- Leslie Creek Road (5)
- Longwood Road (31)
- Porteous Road (2)
- Scott Creek Road (11)
- Wilbala Road (4)
- Woolcock Lane (2)
- Woolcock Road (24)
- Wright Way (10)
