Underdale SA 5032
1,422 addresses · 41 streets
Adelaide Electorate › West Torrens LGA › Underdale · 5 km from Adelaide
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Living Here
Underdale is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 2,429 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,578 a week, with median rent near $310 a week. Most homes are houses. About 60% of households own their home and 37% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $1,551,000.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Lockleys statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Underdale itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
3 doctors & medical clinics
1 dentist
4 childcare & kindergartens
3 plumbers
Getting around. Train station: Mile End, 2.9 km east · Tram stop: Thebarton, 2.7 km east · Bus interchange: Klemzig Interchange, 9.1 km north-east · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 2.8 km south-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: 10% 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 | 10.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 8.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.4% · Labour-force participation 66.9%
Population by age in Underdale
| 0-4 | 125 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 235 |
| 15-19 | 119 |
| 20-24 | 169 |
| 25-34 | 390 |
| 35-44 | 371 |
| 45-54 | 306 |
| 55-64 | 322 |
| 65-74 | 214 |
| 75-84 | 111 |
| 85+ | 54 |
Dwelling types in Underdale
| House | 641 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 179 |
| Apartment | 188 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Underdale
| <$650 | 202 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 256 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 288 |
| $3,000+ | 206 |
Top ancestries in Underdale
| English | 596 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 570 |
| Other | 384 |
| Italian | 340 |
| Greek | 207 |
| Chinese | 167 |
Housing tenure in Underdale
| Owned | 294 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 307 |
| Rented | 368 |
| Other | 29 |
Cars per household in Underdale
| 0 | 105 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 368 |
| 2 | 370 |
| 3 | 109 |
| 4+ | 50 |
Commute to work in Underdale
| Car | 867 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 72 |
| Tram/ferry | 5 |
| Walked | 37 |
| Bicycle | 33 |
| Home | 135 |
Top countries of birth in Underdale
| India | 168 |
|---|---|
| Italy | 76 |
| England | 69 |
| China | 50 |
| Greece | 41 |
| Philippines | 37 |
Languages used at home in Underdale
| Greek | 137 |
|---|---|
| Italian | 108 |
| Punjabi | 97 |
| Mandarin | 83 |
| Cantonese | 45 |
| Hindi | 30 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
91,454 bird observations recorded near Underdale — most often seen:
- Noisy Miner (5,449)
- Rock Dove (5,385)
- Australian Magpie (4,877)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (4,248)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (3,625)
- Australian Wood Duck (3,543)
- Southern Magpie-lark (3,496)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (3,408)
- Little Raven (3,375)
- Magpie-lark (3,345)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (3,235)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (3,143)
- Dusky Moorhen (3,132)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Underdale
- Pacific Black Duck (2,974)
- Galah (2,924)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (2,849)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (2,754)
- Common Starling (2,678)
- Giinbaywarraymal (2,675)
- Little Black Cormorant (2,549)
- Crested Pigeon (2,411)
- Little Pied Cormorant (2,315)
- Eurasian Coot (2,292)
- Musk Lorikeet (2,239)
- Welcome Swallow (2,209)
- White-faced Heron (2,180)
- Red Wattlebird (2,069)
- Australian White Ibis (2,050)
- Masked Lapwing (2,028)
- European Common Starling (1,997)
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 Underdale:
- Torrensville (0.9 km)
- Brooklyn Park (1.1 km)
- Flinders Park (1.3 km)
- Cowandilla (1.5 km)
- Lockleys (1.6 km)
- Hilton (2 km)
- Mile End (2 km)
- West Richmond (2.1 km)
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Streets
- Armour Avenue (19)
- Arnold Street (86)
- Arthur Lemon Avenue (7)
- Ashley Street (46)
- Chatswood Grove (9)
- Cook Street (9)
- Cranbrook Avenue (19)
- Fernleigh Street (41)
- Garden Terrace (56)
- Golden Glow Avenue (23)
- Green Lane (6)
- Haddrick Court (22)
- Hardys Road (143)
- Hatwell Court (21)
- Hemmingway Drive (4)
- Henley Beach Road (116)
- Hinton Street (81)
- Holbrooks Road (112)
- Howard Street (89)
- Hurtle Court (7)
- Hurtle Street (22)
- Isley Road (10)
- James Leal Drive (34)
- Joyce Avenue (7)
- Kenneth Avenue (15)
- Mellor Avenue (20)
- Norman Street (64)
- North Parade (23)
- Pearse Street (22)
- Powell Avenue (12)
- Pretty Lane (6)
- Primrose Court (2)
- Samuel Lewis Avenue (19)
- Sherriff Court (3)
- Sherriff Street (126)
- Stuckey Avenue (25)
- Styles Place (11)
- Vintage Road (27)
- Wilford Avenue (46)
- Witty Court (4)
- Wycombe Street (8)