Toorak Gardens SA 5065
1,399 addresses · 31 streets
Sturt Electorate › Burnside LGA › Toorak Gardens · 3 km from Adelaide
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Living Here
Toorak Gardens is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 2,604 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $2,286 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $2,910,000.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Toorak Gardens statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Toorak Gardens itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 playground
Getting around. Train station: Adelaide, 4 km west · Tram stop: Botanic Gardens, 2.9 km north-west · Bus interchange: Klemzig Interchange, 5.3 km north · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 9.6 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: 13.7% 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 | 13.7% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 40.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 61.3%
Population by age in Toorak Gardens
| 0-4 | 88 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 307 |
| 15-19 | 202 |
| 20-24 | 156 |
| 25-34 | 237 |
| 35-44 | 251 |
| 45-54 | 344 |
| 55-64 | 354 |
| 65-74 | 363 |
| 75-84 | 221 |
| 85+ | 77 |
Dwelling types in Toorak Gardens
| House | 665 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 309 |
| Apartment | 48 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Toorak Gardens
| <$650 | 142 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 208 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 236 |
| $3,000+ | 397 |
Top ancestries in Toorak Gardens
| English | 965 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 743 |
| Irish | 272 |
| Other | 247 |
| Scottish | 237 |
| Italian | 226 |
Housing tenure in Toorak Gardens
| Owned | 475 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 259 |
| Rented | 266 |
| Other | 16 |
Cars per household in Toorak Gardens
| 0 | 63 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 358 |
| 2 | 387 |
| 3 | 137 |
| 4+ | 79 |
Commute to work in Toorak Gardens
| Car | 789 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 56 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 40 |
| Bicycle | 42 |
| Home | 205 |
Top countries of birth in Toorak Gardens
| England | 110 |
|---|---|
| China | 89 |
| India | 70 |
| Vietnam | 42 |
| New Zealand | 36 |
| Malaysia | 35 |
Languages used at home in Toorak Gardens
| Mandarin | 122 |
|---|---|
| Greek | 56 |
| Vietnamese | 46 |
| Italian | 39 |
| Punjabi | 20 |
| French | 19 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
111,840 bird observations recorded near Toorak Gardens — most often seen:
- Noisy Miner (8,179)
- Australian Magpie (7,450)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (7,143)
- Australian Wood Duck (5,868)
- Rock Dove (5,174)
- Magpie-lark (4,863)
- Galah (4,807)
- Little Raven (4,126)
- Dusky Moorhen (3,748)
- Eastern Rosella (3,699)
- Pacific Black Duck (3,587)
- Southern Magpie-lark (3,428)
- Crested Pigeon (3,421)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Toorak Gardens
- Australian White Ibis (3,388)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (3,371)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (3,370)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (2,955)
- Welcome Swallow (2,910)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (2,881)
- Eurasian Coot (2,875)
- Masked Lapwing (2,708)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (2,666)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (2,586)
- South-east Eastern Rosella (2,526)
- Australasian Grebe (2,467)
- Crimson Rosella (2,439)
- Musk Lorikeet (2,362)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (2,331)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (2,284)
- Giinbaywarraymal (2,228)
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 Toorak Gardens:
- Heathpool (0.8 km)
- Dulwich (0.9 km)
- Glenside (1 km)
- Tusmore (1 km)
- Rose Park (1 km)
- Marryatville (1.1 km)
- Kensington (1.3 km)
- Linden Park (1.4 km)
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Streets
- Alexandra Avenue (124)
- Arthur Street (6)
- Barker Grove (52)
- Bolingbroke Grove (36)
- Chatsworth Grove (66)
- Christie Avenue (50)
- Cudmore Avenue (63)
- Elliot Street (8)
- Elliott Street (8)
- Fergusson Square (26)
- Giles Street (29)
- Grandview Grove (41)
- Grant Avenue (91)
- Greenhill Road (82)
- Hewitt Avenue (84)
- Kensington Road (37)
- Leader Avenue (44)
- Leighton Walk (6)
- Lloyd Street (3)
- Martindale Avenue (42)
- Moore Street (16)
- Ormond Grove (46)
- Portrush Road (72)
- Prescott Terrace (37)
- Raymond Walk (14)
- Sprod Avenue (33)
- St Albyns Avenue (23)
- Sturt Avenue (69)
- Swaine Avenue (58)
- Warwick Avenue (46)
- Watson Avenue (87)
