Lynton SA 5062
102 addresses · 5 streets
Boothby Electorate › Mitcham LGA › Lynton · 7 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Lynton is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 222 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $2,542 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,127,500.
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: Lynton itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
3 doctors & medical clinics
2 physiotherapists
2 playgrounds
1 butcher
4 plumbers
Getting around. Train station: Lynton, 200 m west · Bus interchange: Blackwood Interchange, 3 km south · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 9.1 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: 56.5% 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 | 56.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 80.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1.7% · Labour-force participation 61.7%
Population by age in Lynton
| 0-4 | 9 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 24 |
| 15-19 | 8 |
| 20-24 | 9 |
| 25-34 | 20 |
| 35-44 | 20 |
| 45-54 | 30 |
| 55-64 | 35 |
| 65-74 | 38 |
| 75-84 | 23 |
| 85+ | 3 |
Dwelling types in Lynton
| House | 78 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 3 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Lynton
| <$650 | 6 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 21 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 7 |
| $3,000+ | 33 |
Top ancestries in Lynton
| English | 109 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 72 |
| Irish | 40 |
| Scottish | 30 |
| Other | 29 |
| German | 18 |
Housing tenure in Lynton
| Owned | 34 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 38 |
| Rented | 9 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Lynton
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 19 |
| 2 | 43 |
| 3 | 8 |
| 4+ | 6 |
Commute to work in Lynton
| Car | 66 |
|---|---|
| Train | 6 |
| Bus | 4 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 26 |
Top countries of birth in Lynton
| England | 16 |
|---|---|
| Thailand | 5 |
| Greece | 3 |
| Hong Kong | 3 |
| India | 3 |
| New Zealand | 3 |
Languages used at home in Lynton
| Greek | 8 |
|---|---|
| Thai | 5 |
| Spanish | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
60,963 bird observations recorded near Lynton — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (5,510)
- Australian Magpie (4,525)
- Little Raven (3,593)
- Red Wattlebird (2,995)
- Noisy Miner (2,835)
- Galah (2,723)
- Australian Wood Duck (2,292)
- Crimson Rosella (2,246)
- Eastern Rosella (2,218)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (2,151)
- Magpie-lark (1,991)
- Laughing Kookaburra (1,962)
- New Holland Honeyeater (1,919)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Lynton
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (1,737)
- Superb Fairy-wren (1,681)
- Crested Pigeon (1,607)
- Dusky Moorhen (1,601)
- Eurasian Blackbird (1,574)
- Grey Currawong (1,543)
- Striated Pardalote (1,509)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,472)
- Eurasian Coot (1,451)
- Common Bronzewing (1,367)
- Fleurieu Adelaide Rosella (1,353)
- Grey Fantail (1,317)
- Rock Dove (1,305)
- Western Red Wattlebird (1,283)
- Silvereye (1,103)
- South-east Eastern Rosella (1,053)
- Western Striated Pardalote (1,047)
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 Lynton:
- Clapham (0.7 km)
- Panorama (1 km)
- Torrens Park (1.3 km)
- Belair (1.4 km)
- Lower Mitcham (1.6 km)
- Colonel Light Gardens (1.8 km)
- Pasadena (2 km)
- Daw Park (2.3 km)
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Streets
- Barretts Road (9)
- Beagle Terrace (17)
- Belair Road (22)
- Cornish Court (9)
- Seaview Road (45)
