Rosslyn Park SA 5072
705 addresses · 23 streets
Sturt Electorate › Burnside LGA › Rosslyn Park · 7 km from Adelaide
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Living Here
Rosslyn Park is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 1,469 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $2,220 a week, with median rent near $398 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $2,305,000.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Burnside - Wattle Park statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Rosslyn Park itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 physiotherapists
2 dog parks
4 hardware stores
2 electricians
Getting around. Train station: Adelaide, 7.1 km west · Bus interchange: Klemzig Interchange, 5.1 km north-west · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 13.1 km 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: 10.8% 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 | 10.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 34.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.3% · Labour-force participation 57.6%
Population by age in Rosslyn Park
| 0-4 | 44 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 156 |
| 15-19 | 97 |
| 20-24 | 80 |
| 25-34 | 115 |
| 35-44 | 135 |
| 45-54 | 216 |
| 55-64 | 198 |
| 65-74 | 230 |
| 75-84 | 137 |
| 85+ | 53 |
Dwelling types in Rosslyn Park
| House | 486 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 61 |
| Apartment | 39 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Rosslyn Park
| <$650 | 82 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 126 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 132 |
| $3,000+ | 215 |
Top ancestries in Rosslyn Park
| English | 390 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 311 |
| Chinese | 244 |
| Italian | 202 |
| Other | 142 |
| Scottish | 117 |
Housing tenure in Rosslyn Park
| Owned | 318 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 164 |
| Rented | 78 |
| Other | 11 |
Cars per household in Rosslyn Park
| 0 | 24 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 181 |
| 2 | 234 |
| 3 | 95 |
| 4+ | 47 |
Commute to work in Rosslyn Park
| Car | 463 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 31 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 13 |
| Bicycle | 8 |
| Home | 100 |
Top countries of birth in Rosslyn Park
| China | 89 |
|---|---|
| England | 67 |
| India | 61 |
| Malaysia | 52 |
| Italy | 36 |
| Hong Kong | 33 |
Languages used at home in Rosslyn Park
| Mandarin | 130 |
|---|---|
| Cantonese | 59 |
| Italian | 51 |
| Greek | 28 |
| Sinhalese | 22 |
| Korean | 21 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
26,011 bird observations recorded near Rosslyn Park — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (2,611)
- Australian Magpie (1,247)
- Eastern New Holland Honeyeater (1,216)
- Little Raven (1,180)
- Crimson Rosella (1,064)
- Noisy Miner (1,062)
- Fleurieu Adelaide Rosella (1,045)
- Eurasian Blackbird (984)
- New Holland Honeyeater (980)
- South Australian Superb Fairy-wren (905)
- Western Striated Pardalote (891)
- Red Wattlebird (882)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (830)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Rosslyn Park
- Western Red Wattlebird (806)
- Galah (792)
- Black-winged Currawong (778)
- Mount Lofty Ranges Yellow-faced Honeyeater (715)
- Eastern Rosella (710)
- Rock Dove (699)
- Magpie-lark (666)
- Superb Fairy-wren (660)
- Silvereye (643)
- Southern Magpie-lark (602)
- Grey Fantail (600)
- White-naped Honeyeater (599)
- Laughing Kookaburra (588)
- South Australian Crescent Honeyeater (582)
- South Australian Silvereye (581)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (550)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (543)
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 Rosslyn Park:
- Wattle Park (0.6 km)
- Kensington Gardens (1.1 km)
- Erindale (1.2 km)
- Auldana (1.2 km)
- Stonyfell (1.3 km)
- Magill (1.6 km)
- Skye (1.7 km)
- Kensington Park (1.8 km)
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Streets
- Angove Court (4)
- Ayr Street (12)
- Coach Road (13)
- Dalwood Court (5)
- Edgcumbe Terrace (58)
- Gillard Drive (15)
- Gordon Terrace (59)
- Grange Avenue (5)
- Hyland Terrace (79)
- Inez Court (5)
- Kadonga Avenue (2)
- Kensington Road (73)
- Lanark Street (15)
- Mary Penfold Drive (30)
- Park Avenue (70)
- Penfold Road (32)
- Primrose Terrace (52)
- Rawson Penfold Drive (52)
- Schubert Court (6)
- Taylor Terrace (43)
- The Parade (54)
- Wattle Court (8)
- Wilson Court (13)
