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North Adelaide SA 5006

6,739 addresses · 122 streets

Adelaide Electorate › Adelaide LGA › North Adelaide · 2 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

North Adelaide is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 6,823 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,867 a week, with median rent near $390 a week. Most homes are townhouses. About 51% of households own their home and 47% 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 $2,480,000.

6,823Population
39Median age
$1,867Median household income / wk
$390Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: North Adelaide, 1.5 km west · Tram stop: Festival Plaza, 1.3 km south · Bus interchange: Klemzig Interchange, 4.5 km north-east · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 7.1 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs10/10

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

$2,480,000House · 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: 17.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in North Adelaide

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

Tree cover measures, North Adelaide SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202017.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202137.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.1% · Labour-force participation 59.3%

Population by age in North Adelaide
Population by age, North Adelaide SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4184
5-14325
15-19566
20-24830
25-341,124
35-44750
45-54632
55-64732
65-74863
75-84544
85+287
Dwelling types in North Adelaide
Dwelling types, North Adelaide SA (ABS Census 2021)
House611
Townhouse1,436
Apartment801
Other3
Households by weekly income in North Adelaide
Households by weekly income, North Adelaide SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650418
$650-1,499685
$1,500-2,999851
$3,000+776
Top ancestries in North Adelaide
Top ancestries, North Adelaide SA (ABS Census 2021)
English2,481
Australian1,726
Other838
Irish782
Scottish698
Ancestry NS546
Housing tenure in North Adelaide
Housing tenure, North Adelaide SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned954
Mortgage496
Rented1,348
Other55
Cars per household in North Adelaide
Cars per household, North Adelaide SA (ABS Census 2021)
0365
11,477
2763
3158
4+82
Commute to work in North Adelaide
Commute to work, North Adelaide SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,676
Train8
Bus277
Tram/ferry0
Walked450
Bicycle92
Home477
Top countries of birth in North Adelaide
Top countries of birth, North Adelaide SA (ABS Census 2021)
England341
India168
China138
United States83
Malaysia74
Philippines60
Languages used at home in North Adelaide
Languages used at home, North Adelaide SA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin190
Greek99
Italian83
Hindi67
Spanish65
Vietnamese63

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

108,727 bird observations recorded near North Adelaide — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near North Adelaide

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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Image — Michael Coghlan from Adelaide, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons).