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Noarlunga Downs SA 5168

1,965 addresses · 94 streets

Kingston Electorate › Onkaparinga LGA › Noarlunga Downs · 27 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Noarlunga Downs is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 4,031 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,189 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 62% of households own their home and 33% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $770,000.

4,031Population
39Median age
$1,189Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Christie Downs statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Noarlunga Downs itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Noarlunga Centre, 1.8 km north-west · Bus interchange: Colonnades Centre Interchange, 1.7 km north · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 23.8 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

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

$770,000House · 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: 10.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Noarlunga Downs

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

Tree cover measures, Noarlunga Downs SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202010.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202115.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.8% · Labour-force participation 57.8%

Population by age in Noarlunga Downs
Population by age, Noarlunga Downs SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4219
5-14523
15-19222
20-24260
25-34522
35-44501
45-54510
55-64531
65-74445
75-84246
85+56
Dwelling types in Noarlunga Downs
Dwelling types, Noarlunga Downs SA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,477
Townhouse123
Apartment67
Other0
Households by weekly income in Noarlunga Downs
Households by weekly income, Noarlunga Downs SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650384
$650-1,499540
$1,500-2,999464
$3,000+153
Top ancestries in Noarlunga Downs
Top ancestries, Noarlunga Downs SA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,901
Australian1,531
Scottish348
Irish305
Other294
German255
Housing tenure in Noarlunga Downs
Housing tenure, Noarlunga Downs SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned340
Mortgage680
Rented541
Other83
Cars per household in Noarlunga Downs
Cars per household, Noarlunga Downs SA (ABS Census 2021)
0150
1645
2583
3167
4+98
Commute to work in Noarlunga Downs
Commute to work, Noarlunga Downs SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,272
Train33
Bus17
Tram/ferry0
Walked11
Bicycle4
Home103
Top countries of birth in Noarlunga Downs
Top countries of birth, Noarlunga Downs SA (ABS Census 2021)
England378
New Zealand46
Scotland45
India35
Germany31
Philippines31
Languages used at home in Noarlunga Downs
Languages used at home, Noarlunga Downs SA (ABS Census 2021)
Greek22
German19
Polish19
Spanish19
Mandarin15
Cantonese14

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

54,673 bird observations recorded near Noarlunga Downs — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Noarlunga Downs

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.