Ridleyton SA 5008
860 addresses · 22 streets
Adelaide Electorate › Charles Sturt LGA › Ridleyton · 5 km from Adelaide
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Living Here
Ridleyton is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 1,180 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,465 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 47% of households own their home and 51% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $900,000.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Hindmarsh - Brompton statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Ridleyton itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
42 schools
Getting around. Train station: Croydon, 650 m south-west · Tram stop: Entertainment Centre, 1.4 km south · Bus interchange: Klemzig Interchange, 6.4 km east · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 6.3 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: 7.4% 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 | 7.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 2.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.8% · Labour-force participation 65.6%
Population by age in Ridleyton
| 0-4 | 56 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 82 |
| 15-19 | 46 |
| 20-24 | 116 |
| 25-34 | 277 |
| 35-44 | 156 |
| 45-54 | 148 |
| 55-64 | 140 |
| 65-74 | 96 |
| 75-84 | 46 |
| 85+ | 17 |
Dwelling types in Ridleyton
| House | 328 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 187 |
| Apartment | 20 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Ridleyton
| <$650 | 131 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 124 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 153 |
| $3,000+ | 93 |
Top ancestries in Ridleyton
| English | 346 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 257 |
| Other | 218 |
| Italian | 94 |
| Greek | 93 |
| Irish | 84 |
Housing tenure in Ridleyton
| Owned | 100 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 150 |
| Rented | 269 |
| Other | 10 |
Cars per household in Ridleyton
| 0 | 83 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 230 |
| 2 | 144 |
| 3 | 52 |
| 4+ | 24 |
Commute to work in Ridleyton
| Car | 398 |
|---|---|
| Train | 3 |
| Bus | 35 |
| Tram/ferry | 24 |
| Walked | 6 |
| Bicycle | 16 |
| Home | 71 |
Top countries of birth in Ridleyton
| Vietnam | 48 |
|---|---|
| England | 38 |
| China | 22 |
| India | 20 |
| Croatia | 14 |
| Italy | 14 |
Languages used at home in Ridleyton
| Vietnamese | 53 |
|---|---|
| Greek | 49 |
| Mandarin | 43 |
| Italian | 34 |
| Cantonese | 17 |
| Spanish | 17 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
85,040 bird observations recorded near Ridleyton — most often seen:
- Noisy Miner (5,960)
- Australian Magpie (5,266)
- Rock Dove (4,594)
- Australian Wood Duck (4,332)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (3,939)
- Galah (3,358)
- Dusky Moorhen (3,145)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (3,105)
- Southern Magpie-lark (3,093)
- Magpie-lark (3,038)
- Pacific Black Duck (2,885)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (2,783)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (2,666)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Ridleyton
- Little Raven (2,562)
- Australian White Ibis (2,539)
- Musk Lorikeet (2,447)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (2,445)
- Giinbaywarraymal (2,392)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (2,376)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (2,358)
- Crested Pigeon (2,254)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (2,220)
- Eurasian Coot (2,077)
- Little Black Cormorant (2,002)
- European Common Starling (1,991)
- Little Pied Cormorant (1,957)
- South-east Eastern Rosella (1,955)
- Black Swan (1,953)
- Masked Lapwing (1,793)
- Crimson Rosella (1,555)
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 Ridleyton:
- Croydon (0.5 km)
- Brompton (0.6 km)
- Renown Park (0.8 km)
- West Croydon (1.2 km)
- Devon Park (1.2 km)
- Hindmarsh (1.3 km)
- Bowden (1.3 km)
- West Hindmarsh (1.4 km)
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Streets
- Ashley Place (14)
- Blight Street (170)
- Borroughs Street (18)
- Forster Street (27)
- Greenshields Place (12)
- Hawker Street (118)
- Henry Moss Court (4)
- Hidson Street (16)
- Homestead Blocks Place (4)
- Howard Grove (26)
- Hythe Street (51)
- John Ridley Place (4)
- Mcinnes Street (19)
- Monmouth Street (39)
- Paget Street (40)
- Robert Forest Court (4)
- Ryan Place (24)
- South Road (89)
- Torrens Road (32)
- William Langman Circuit (46)
- Wood Avenue (52)
- Wright Street (51)