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Smithfield SA 5114

1,535 addresses · 50 streets

Spence Electorate › Playford LGA › Smithfield · 28 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Smithfield is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 2,482 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,049 a week, with median rent near $260 a week. Most homes are houses. About 49% of households own their home and 50% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $645,000.

2,482Population
35Median age
$1,049Median household income / wk
$260Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Smithfield, 150 m north · Bus interchange: Smithfield Interchange, 150 m north · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 32 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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

$645,000House · 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: 6.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Smithfield

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

Tree cover measures, Smithfield SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20218.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 12.2% · Labour-force participation 48.2%

Population by age in Smithfield
Population by age, Smithfield SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4178
5-14354
15-19170
20-24165
25-34347
35-44289
45-54291
55-64283
65-74211
75-84128
85+65
Dwelling types in Smithfield
Dwelling types, Smithfield SA (ABS Census 2021)
House728
Townhouse173
Apartment10
Other0
Households by weekly income in Smithfield
Households by weekly income, Smithfield SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650235
$650-1,499343
$1,500-2,999223
$3,000+52
Top ancestries in Smithfield
Top ancestries, Smithfield SA (ABS Census 2021)
English927
Australian789
Other464
Ancestry NS239
Scottish185
German131
Housing tenure in Smithfield
Housing tenure, Smithfield SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned142
Mortgage286
Rented443
Other11
Cars per household in Smithfield
Cars per household, Smithfield SA (ABS Census 2021)
0124
1380
2265
375
4+42
Commute to work in Smithfield
Commute to work, Smithfield SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car614
Train0
Bus37
Tram/ferry0
Walked8
Bicycle0
Home45
Top countries of birth in Smithfield
Top countries of birth, Smithfield SA (ABS Census 2021)
England161
Afghanistan71
Pakistan36
India27
Scotland26
Philippines24
Languages used at home in Smithfield
Languages used at home, Smithfield SA (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi20
Arabic17
Italian16
Nepali15
Khmer14
Urdu11

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,255 bird observations recorded near Smithfield — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Smithfield

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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