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Rostrevor SA 5073

4,266 addresses · 139 streets

Sturt Electorate › Campbelltown LGA › Rostrevor · 9 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Rostrevor is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 8,452 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,791 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 19% 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 $1,304,000.

8,452Population
41Median age
$1,791Median household income / wk
$380Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Adelaide, 8.6 km west · Bus interchange: Paradise Interchange, 3.5 km north-west · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 14.9 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs9/10

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

$1,304,000House · 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: 30.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Rostrevor

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

Tree cover measures, Rostrevor SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202030.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202145.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.8% · Labour-force participation 61.9%

Population by age in Rostrevor
Population by age, Rostrevor SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4437
5-141,117
15-19466
20-24493
25-34926
35-441,131
45-541,117
55-64981
65-74707
75-84740
85+334
Dwelling types in Rostrevor
Dwelling types, Rostrevor SA (ABS Census 2021)
House2,435
Townhouse469
Apartment181
Other0
Households by weekly income in Rostrevor
Households by weekly income, Rostrevor SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650447
$650-1,499819
$1,500-2,999926
$3,000+720
Top ancestries in Rostrevor
Top ancestries, Rostrevor SA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,982
Australian1,841
Italian1,788
Other1,124
Chinese943
Scottish509
Housing tenure in Rostrevor
Housing tenure, Rostrevor SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,318
Mortgage1,094
Rented589
Other53
Cars per household in Rostrevor
Cars per household, Rostrevor SA (ABS Census 2021)
0175
11,098
21,218
3367
4+207
Commute to work in Rostrevor
Commute to work, Rostrevor SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,786
Train0
Bus228
Tram/ferry0
Walked24
Bicycle27
Home452
Top countries of birth in Rostrevor
Top countries of birth, Rostrevor SA (ABS Census 2021)
China481
Italy472
India353
England273
Malaysia192
South Korea90
Languages used at home in Rostrevor
Languages used at home, Rostrevor SA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian666
Mandarin594
Cantonese215
Greek168
Arabic129
Punjabi121

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

37,751 bird observations recorded near Rostrevor — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Rostrevor

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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