Walkerville SA 5081
1,883 addresses · 36 streets
Adelaide Electorate › Walkerville LGA › Walkerville · 4 km from Adelaide
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Living Here
Walkerville is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 2,867 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,911 a week, with median rent near $373 a week. Most homes are houses. About 63% of households own their home and 33% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $2,207,500.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Walkerville statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Walkerville itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Getting around. Train station: Ovingham, 3 km west · Tram stop: Botanic Gardens, 3.2 km south · Bus interchange: Klemzig Interchange, 2.1 km east · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 9.5 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: 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 | 21.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.9% · Labour-force participation 54.2%
Population by age in Walkerville
| 0-4 | 104 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 321 |
| 15-19 | 137 |
| 20-24 | 174 |
| 25-34 | 316 |
| 35-44 | 308 |
| 45-54 | 366 |
| 55-64 | 301 |
| 65-74 | 365 |
| 75-84 | 289 |
| 85+ | 197 |
Dwelling types in Walkerville
| House | 579 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 344 |
| Apartment | 227 |
| Other | 5 |
Households by weekly income in Walkerville
| <$650 | 210 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 241 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 300 |
| $3,000+ | 349 |
Top ancestries in Walkerville
| English | 1,031 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 674 |
| Other | 332 |
| Chinese | 296 |
| Irish | 253 |
| Scottish | 246 |
Housing tenure in Walkerville
| Owned | 444 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 272 |
| Rented | 374 |
| Other | 52 |
Cars per household in Walkerville
| 0 | 109 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 484 |
| 2 | 394 |
| 3 | 100 |
| 4+ | 50 |
Commute to work in Walkerville
| Car | 789 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 77 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 33 |
| Bicycle | 28 |
| Home | 173 |
Top countries of birth in Walkerville
| England | 163 |
|---|---|
| India | 108 |
| China | 90 |
| Malaysia | 47 |
| Italy | 37 |
| Vietnam | 31 |
Languages used at home in Walkerville
| Mandarin | 112 |
|---|---|
| Cantonese | 63 |
| Italian | 47 |
| Punjabi | 33 |
| Greek | 31 |
| Vietnamese | 28 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
98,195 bird observations recorded near Walkerville — most often seen:
- Noisy Miner (7,532)
- Australian Magpie (6,603)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (6,073)
- Australian Wood Duck (5,152)
- Rock Dove (4,899)
- Magpie-lark (4,264)
- Galah (3,900)
- Dusky Moorhen (3,844)
- Pacific Black Duck (3,803)
- Australian White Ibis (3,537)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (3,243)
- Crested Pigeon (2,999)
- Southern Magpie-lark (2,968)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Walkerville
- Little Raven (2,925)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (2,922)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (2,659)
- Eastern Rosella (2,600)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (2,510)
- Musk Lorikeet (2,440)
- Eurasian Coot (2,362)
- Welcome Swallow (2,307)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (2,243)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (2,209)
- Little Pied Cormorant (2,134)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (2,125)
- Giinbaywarraymal (2,022)
- Crimson Rosella (2,013)
- Little Black Cormorant (2,011)
- Black Swan (1,969)
- South-east Eastern Rosella (1,927)
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 Walkerville:
- Collinswood (0.8 km)
- Gilberton (1.1 km)
- Medindie Gardens (1.1 km)
- Joslin (1.2 km)
- Medindie (1.2 km)
- Vale Park (1.2 km)
- Royston Park (1.4 km)
- Nailsworth (1.4 km)
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Streets
- Alfred Street (10)
- Belt Street (22)
- Brunswick Street (79)
- Burlington Street (68)
- Church Terrace (99)
- Clarke Street (14)
- Cluny Avenue (14)
- Devonshire Street (42)
- Dyson Road (13)
- Exmouth Street (3)
- Fuller Court (6)
- Fuller Street (174)
- Gawler Terrace (24)
- George Street (8)
- Hay Court (7)
- Hay Lane (3)
- Hay Street (18)
- Horn Court (6)
- Horrocks Street (21)
- Lansdowne Terrace (48)
- Margaret Street (32)
- Monaro Court (8)
- North East Road (185)
- Paech Mews (9)
- Palumbo Court (4)
- Queen Street (5)
- Short Street (3)
- Smith Street (60)
- St Andrews Street (63)
- Stephen Terrace (128)
- The Mews (19)
- Victoria Terrace (12)
- View Road (16)
- Walkerville Terrace (235)
- Warwick Street (368)
- Wilsden Street (57)