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Macdonald Park SA 5121

262 addresses · 14 streets

Spence Electorate › Playford LGA › Macdonald Park · 29 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Macdonald Park is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 503 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,557 a week, with median rent near $345 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

503Population
49Median age
$1,557Median household income / wk
$345Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Munno Para West - Angle Vale statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Macdonald Park itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Broadmeadows, 4.4 km south-east · Bus interchange: Smithfield Interchange, 4.6 km east · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 31.9 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs3/10

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.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Macdonald Park

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

Tree cover measures, Macdonald Park SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202117.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 57.4%

Population by age in Macdonald Park
Population by age, Macdonald Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-420
5-1451
15-1932
20-2424
25-3451
35-4449
45-5470
55-64102
65-7469
75-8434
85+7
Dwelling types in Macdonald Park
Dwelling types, Macdonald Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
House169
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Macdonald Park
Households by weekly income, Macdonald Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65019
$650-1,49950
$1,500-2,99940
$3,000+41
Top ancestries in Macdonald Park
Top ancestries, Macdonald Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
English183
Australian160
Other58
Irish47
Italian42
Scottish31
Housing tenure in Macdonald Park
Housing tenure, Macdonald Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned68
Mortgage83
Rented20
Other4
Cars per household in Macdonald Park
Cars per household, Macdonald Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
03
132
272
341
4+34
Commute to work in Macdonald Park
Commute to work, Macdonald Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car165
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked12
Bicycle0
Home25
Top countries of birth in Macdonald Park
Top countries of birth, Macdonald Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
England45
Vietnam13
Italy9
Cambodia6
India5
New Zealand5
Languages used at home in Macdonald Park
Languages used at home, Macdonald Park SA (ABS Census 2021)
Greek18
Vietnamese15
Hindi7
Khmer6
Nepali5
Gujarati4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,691 bird observations recorded near Macdonald Park — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Macdonald Park

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.