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Upper Sturt SA 5156

451 addresses · 22 streets

Mayo Electorate › Adelaide Hills LGA › Upper Sturt · 13 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Upper Sturt is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 1,005 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,229 a week, with median rent near $345 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, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,357,000.

1,005Population
41Median age
$2,229Median household income / wk
$345Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Aldgate - Stirling statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Upper Sturt itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Belair, 5.2 km north-west · Bus interchange: Blackwood Interchange, 5.8 km west · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 16.3 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs10/10

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

$1,357,000House · 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: 73.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Upper Sturt

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

Tree cover measures, Upper Sturt SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202073.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202188.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 67.9%

Population by age in Upper Sturt
Population by age, Upper Sturt SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-461
5-14134
15-1960
20-2443
25-34102
35-44141
45-54152
55-64137
65-74133
75-8436
85+9
Dwelling types in Upper Sturt
Dwelling types, Upper Sturt SA (ABS Census 2021)
House346
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Upper Sturt
Households by weekly income, Upper Sturt SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65033
$650-1,49963
$1,500-2,999116
$3,000+111
Top ancestries in Upper Sturt
Top ancestries, Upper Sturt SA (ABS Census 2021)
English485
Australian383
Scottish124
Irish111
German97
Other66
Housing tenure in Upper Sturt
Housing tenure, Upper Sturt SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned123
Mortgage193
Rented22
Other7
Cars per household in Upper Sturt
Cars per household, Upper Sturt SA (ABS Census 2021)
03
177
2173
350
4+38
Commute to work in Upper Sturt
Commute to work, Upper Sturt SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car351
Train6
Bus13
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle4
Home83
Top countries of birth in Upper Sturt
Top countries of birth, Upper Sturt SA (ABS Census 2021)
England69
Germany12
New Zealand12
Hong Kong6
United States6
Malaysia5
Languages used at home in Upper Sturt
Languages used at home, Upper Sturt SA (ABS Census 2021)
Cantonese6
Mandarin4
German4
Vietnamese4
Greek3
Hindi3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

59,710 bird observations recorded near Upper Sturt — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Upper Sturt

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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