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Smithfield Plains SA 5114

1,709 addresses · 51 streets

Spence Electorate › Playford LGA › Smithfield Plains · 29 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Smithfield Plains is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 3,305 people, with a median age of 29. The typical household earns around $1,008 a week, with median rent near $251 a week. Most homes are houses. About 49% of households own their home and 51% 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 $686,000.

3,305Population
29Median age
$1,008Median household income / wk
$251Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Davoren Park statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Smithfield Plains itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Smithfield, 1.1 km south-east · Bus interchange: Smithfield Interchange, 1.1 km south-east · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 32.4 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

$686,000House · 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: 8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Smithfield Plains

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

Tree cover measures, Smithfield Plains SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20219.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 15.5% · Labour-force participation 50.2%

Population by age in Smithfield Plains
Population by age, Smithfield Plains SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4286
5-14601
15-19235
20-24228
25-34576
35-44449
45-54352
55-64268
65-74198
75-8492
85+21
Dwelling types in Smithfield Plains
Dwelling types, Smithfield Plains SA (ABS Census 2021)
House977
Townhouse130
Apartment45
Other0
Households by weekly income in Smithfield Plains
Households by weekly income, Smithfield Plains SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650306
$650-1,499431
$1,500-2,999277
$3,000+41
Top ancestries in Smithfield Plains
Top ancestries, Smithfield Plains SA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,287
Australian1,214
Other588
Ancestry NS288
Scottish217
Aboriginal204
Housing tenure in Smithfield Plains
Housing tenure, Smithfield Plains SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned147
Mortgage401
Rented568
Other4
Cars per household in Smithfield Plains
Cars per household, Smithfield Plains SA (ABS Census 2021)
0148
1493
2350
381
4+43
Commute to work in Smithfield Plains
Commute to work, Smithfield Plains SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car789
Train0
Bus29
Tram/ferry0
Walked10
Bicycle3
Home38
Top countries of birth in Smithfield Plains
Top countries of birth, Smithfield Plains SA (ABS Census 2021)
England151
Afghanistan72
Philippines25
New Zealand22
Scotland16
India15
Languages used at home in Smithfield Plains
Languages used at home, Smithfield Plains SA (ABS Census 2021)
Nepali22
Tagalog15
Persian14
Vietnamese14
Mandarin12
Punjabi12

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,218 bird observations recorded near Smithfield Plains — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Smithfield Plains

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.