Suburb in Playford

Elizabeth North, SA

Elizabeth North had a population of 3,588 at the 2021 Census (+3.6% since 2016). Median age 36.2. Median weekly household income $864. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Elizabeth North at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In Adelaide - North

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Elizabeth North's population grew by 3.6% to 3,588, slower than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 36.2, it is younger than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 13.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 10.9%.

57.0% of households rent, a larger share than the SA average of 27.9%. 17.5% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.2% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 1,461 households.

The median household earns $864 a week, below the SA average of $1,456. Renters pay a median $238 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $894 a month.

21.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 12.2% use a language other than English at home. 58.9% report no religion, higher than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Elizabeth North beside SA and Australia.

MeasureElizabeth NorthSAAustralia
Population3,5881,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016+3.6%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age36.240.938.2
Households1,461691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments1.2%6.8%14.3%
Renting57.0%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright17.5%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$864$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week$238$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$894$1,505$1,866
Born overseas21.9%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home12.2%18.7%23.6%
No religion58.9%48.9%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+3.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3,2322011
  2. 3,4632016
  3. 3,5882021

Age

Median age 36.2, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Elizabeth North South Australia
Share of people by age, Elizabeth North and South Australia
0–913.4%
10–1911.3%
20–2915.7%
30–3914.1%
40–4910.5%
50–5912.8%
60–6911.1%
70–796.3%
80+4.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Elizabeth North at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English46.9%
  2. Australian38.6%
  3. Scottish8.6%
  4. Australian Aboriginal6.9%
  5. German6.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Vietnamese0.8%
  2. Spanish0.6%
  3. Greek0.5%
  4. Arabic0.5%
  5. Australian Indigenous languages0.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England7.4%
  2. Scotland1.4%
  3. New Zealand0.9%
  4. India0.7%
  5. the Philippines0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Elizabeth North

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