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Summertown SA 5141

370 addresses · 26 streets

Mayo Electorate › Adelaide Hills LGA › Summertown · 12 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Summertown is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 752 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $2,258 a week, with median rent near $365 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 6% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,400,000.

752Population
43Median age
$2,258Median household income / wk
$365Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Belair, 9.8 km south-west · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 18 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
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

$1,400,000House · 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: 30.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Summertown

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

Tree cover measures, Summertown SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202030.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202156.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.8% · Labour-force participation 64.5%

Population by age in Summertown
Population by age, Summertown SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-444
5-1499
15-1951
20-2438
25-3456
35-44106
45-54104
55-64120
65-7488
75-8440
85+6
Dwelling types in Summertown
Dwelling types, Summertown SA (ABS Census 2021)
House236
Townhouse5
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Summertown
Households by weekly income, Summertown SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65017
$650-1,49953
$1,500-2,99963
$3,000+90
Top ancestries in Summertown
Top ancestries, Summertown SA (ABS Census 2021)
English371
Australian326
German81
Irish66
Scottish63
Ancestry NS35
Housing tenure in Summertown
Housing tenure, Summertown SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned103
Mortgage117
Rented14
Other5
Cars per household in Summertown
Cars per household, Summertown SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
135
2100
363
4+37
Commute to work in Summertown
Commute to work, Summertown SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car261
Train0
Bus9
Tram/ferry0
Walked7
Bicycle0
Home49
Top countries of birth in Summertown
Top countries of birth, Summertown SA (ABS Census 2021)
England46
France6
Germany5
Italy5
Philippines4
Poland4
Languages used at home in Summertown
Languages used at home, Summertown SA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian9
German4
Polish4
Afrikaans3
Cantonese3
French3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

33,733 bird observations recorded near Summertown — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Summertown

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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