Prospect SA 5082
8,301 addresses · 136 streets
Adelaide Electorate › Prospect LGA › Prospect · 5 km from Adelaide
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Living Here
Prospect is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 14,584 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $2,001 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 63% of households own their home and 35% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,600,000.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Prospect statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Prospect itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 dog parks
Getting around. Train station: Dudley Park, 850 m west · Tram stop: Entertainment Centre, 3.1 km south-west · Bus interchange: Klemzig Interchange, 4.3 km east · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 8.5 km south-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: 10.6% 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 | 10.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 4.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 69.8%
Population by age in Prospect
| 0-4 | 752 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 1,792 |
| 15-19 | 708 |
| 20-24 | 1,118 |
| 25-34 | 2,443 |
| 35-44 | 2,176 |
| 45-54 | 1,799 |
| 55-64 | 1,710 |
| 65-74 | 1,189 |
| 75-84 | 568 |
| 85+ | 331 |
Dwelling types in Prospect
| House | 3,799 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 958 |
| Apartment | 812 |
| Other | 14 |
Households by weekly income in Prospect
| <$650 | 774 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 1,250 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 1,730 |
| $3,000+ | 1,556 |
Top ancestries in Prospect
| English | 4,222 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 3,681 |
| Other | 2,047 |
| Italian | 1,534 |
| Irish | 1,224 |
| Greek | 1,014 |
Housing tenure in Prospect
| Owned | 1,644 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 1,870 |
| Rented | 1,932 |
| Other | 112 |
Cars per household in Prospect
| 0 | 437 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2,074 |
| 2 | 2,087 |
| 3 | 628 |
| 4+ | 318 |
Commute to work in Prospect
| Car | 5,183 |
|---|---|
| Train | 4 |
| Bus | 513 |
| Tram/ferry | 3 |
| Walked | 155 |
| Bicycle | 134 |
| Home | 847 |
Top countries of birth in Prospect
| India | 852 |
|---|---|
| England | 461 |
| Vietnam | 386 |
| Italy | 257 |
| China | 247 |
| Greece | 242 |
Languages used at home in Prospect
| Greek | 646 |
|---|---|
| Vietnamese | 593 |
| Italian | 393 |
| Mandarin | 316 |
| Punjabi | 312 |
| Hindi | 203 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
76,400 bird observations recorded near Prospect — most often seen:
- Noisy Miner (5,483)
- Australian Magpie (4,647)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (4,183)
- Australian Wood Duck (4,109)
- Rock Dove (3,866)
- Dusky Moorhen (3,064)
- Magpie-lark (3,027)
- Galah (2,918)
- Pacific Black Duck (2,870)
- Australian White Ibis (2,631)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (2,614)
- Southern Magpie-lark (2,574)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (2,287)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Prospect
- Crested Pigeon (2,280)
- Little Raven (2,268)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (2,213)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (2,132)
- Eurasian Coot (2,045)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (1,967)
- Musk Lorikeet (1,962)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (1,925)
- Black Swan (1,902)
- Giinbaywarraymal (1,855)
- Little Pied Cormorant (1,841)
- Little Black Cormorant (1,807)
- South-east Eastern Rosella (1,734)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (1,724)
- Masked Lapwing (1,531)
- Welcome Swallow (1,472)
- Eastern Rosella (1,469)
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 Prospect:
- Devon Park (1.2 km)
- Nailsworth (1.3 km)
- Dudley Park (1.4 km)
- Fitzroy (1.5 km)
- Sefton Park (1.5 km)
- Thorngate (1.6 km)
- Medindie Gardens (1.6 km)
- Renown Park (1.6 km)
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Streets
- Airlie Avenue (64)
- Alabama Avenue (109)
- Albert Street (104)
- Alexandra Street (105)
- Alice Street (3)
- Allan Street (66)
- Alpha Road (116)
- Angwin Avenue (23)
- Argyle Street (38)
- Arthur Street (40)
- Athol Avenue (40)
- Audley Avenue (40)
- Avenue Road (47)
- Azalea Street (39)
- Ballville Street (83)
- Barker Road (77)
- Beatrice Street (100)
- Belford Avenue (22)
- Bosanquet Avenue (113)
- Boucher Place (8)
- Boyle Street (70)
- Bradford Street (10)
- Braund Road (98)
- Buller Street (42)
- Burrage Place (3)
- Camroc Avenue (41)
- Cane Street (21)
- Carter Street (28)
- Castle Avenue (50)
- Charles Street (100)
- Chevalier Street (8)
- Church Lane (3)
- Churchill Road (609)
- Clifford Street (40)
- Clifton Street (77)
- Cochrane Terrace (45)
- College Avenue (46)
- Connaught Street (8)
- Da Costa Avenue (55)
- Daphne Street (44)
- Dean Street (18)
- Devonport Terrace (301)
- Doreen Street (8)
- Dudley Avenue (53)
- Eaton Avenue (2)
- Edgeworth Street (38)
- Edinburgh Street (11)
- Elizabeth Street (51)
- Farrant Street (120)
- Flora Terrace (42)
- Furgusson Crescent (11)
- Gladstone Road (126)
- Gloucester Street (112)
- Gordon Road (98)
- Graham Place (27)
- Grassmere Road (19)
- Gray Street (3)
- Guilford Avenue (121)
- Gurr Street (19)
- Harrington Street (48)
- Henrietta Street (32)
- Highbury Street (101)
- Hillsdale Street (21)
- Hudson Street (29)
- Irish Harp Lane (10)
- Irish Harp Lane E (1)
- James Street (42)
- Johns Road (153)
- King Street (47)
- Kingdom Place (2)
- Kintore Avenue (111)
- Koonga Avenue (21)
- Labrina Avenue (120)
- Laburnum Lane (1)
- Laura Street (2)
- Le Hunte Avenue (104)
- Lettie Street (39)
- Lillian Street (13)
- Lime Kiln Lane (14)
- Linley Avenue (50)
- Livingstone Avenue (100)
- Mackie Avenue (2)
- Main North Road (245)
- Marian Place (82)
- Maud Street (24)
- Mccrea Street (11)
- Mendes Street (32)
- Menzies Crescent (5)
- Michell Street (2)
- Miller Street (30)
- Milner Street (77)
- Moore Street (25)
- Muriel Street (11)
- Murray Street (14)
- Myrtle Street (124)
- Old Street (7)
- Olive Street (85)
- Omega Lane (1)
- Palmer Street (29)
- Parnta Avenue (56)
- Payinthi Drive (73)
- Peel Street (8)
- Percy Street (142)
- Princes Street (43)
- Priscilla Street (4)
- Prospect Road (854)
- Prospect Terrace (49)
- Pulsford Road (130)
- Pym Street (6)
- Railway Park West Lane (2)
- Redin Street (53)
- Regency Road (258)
- Richards Lane (1)
- Richman Avenue (49)
- Rose Street (131)
- Staples Court (12)
- Struan Avenue (20)
- Stuart Road (60)
- Te Anau Avenue (41)
- Totness Avenue (13)
- Totness Street (18)
- Towilla Lane (8)
- Union Street (2)
- Vaughan Street (22)
- Victoria Street (117)
- Vine Street (121)
- Wardlu Crescent (19)
- Warren Avenue (43)
- Watkins Street (15)
- Wildoo Lane (13)
- Willcox Avenue (50)
- William Street (52)
- Williamson Lane (3)
- Wilson Street (81)
- Winter Terrace (16)
- York Street (34)