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Modbury North SA 5092

2,713 addresses · 117 streets

Makin Electorate › Tea Tree Gully LGA › Modbury North · 14 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Modbury North is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 5,704 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,596 a week, with median rent near $360 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $886,500.

5,704Population
40Median age
$1,596Median household income / wk
$360Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Modbury Heights statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Modbury North itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Parafield Gardens, 6.3 km north-west · Bus interchange: Tea Tree Plaza Interchange, 1.6 km south-east · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 18.9 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs5/10

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

$886,500House · 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: 13.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Modbury North

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

Tree cover measures, Modbury North SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202111.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 62.4%

Population by age in Modbury North
Population by age, Modbury North SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4317
5-14713
15-19296
20-24332
25-34675
35-44858
45-54709
55-64634
65-74750
75-84316
85+102
Dwelling types in Modbury North
Dwelling types, Modbury North SA (ABS Census 2021)
House2,062
Townhouse49
Apartment36
Other11
Households by weekly income in Modbury North
Households by weekly income, Modbury North SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650292
$650-1,499674
$1,500-2,999758
$3,000+312
Top ancestries in Modbury North
Top ancestries, Modbury North SA (ABS Census 2021)
English2,222
Australian1,736
Other718
Scottish462
Irish425
German419
Housing tenure in Modbury North
Housing tenure, Modbury North SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned798
Mortgage936
Rented393
Other21
Cars per household in Modbury North
Cars per household, Modbury North SA (ABS Census 2021)
079
1758
2859
3283
4+160
Commute to work in Modbury North
Commute to work, Modbury North SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,945
Train0
Bus166
Tram/ferry0
Walked23
Bicycle7
Home243
Top countries of birth in Modbury North
Top countries of birth, Modbury North SA (ABS Census 2021)
England429
India297
China123
Sri Lanka46
Scotland45
Italy42
Languages used at home in Modbury North
Languages used at home, Modbury North SA (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi155
Mandarin154
Arabic83
Gujarati67
Hindi60
Italian55

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

18,389 bird observations recorded near Modbury North — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Modbury North

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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