Suburb in Yorke Peninsula

Edithburgh, SA

Edithburgh had a population of 550 at the 2021 Census (+6.6% since 2016). Median age 62.0. Median weekly household income $769. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Edithburgh at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In Barossa - Yorke - Mid North

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Edithburgh's population grew by 6.6% to 550, in step with South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 62.0, it is older than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 4.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 30.0%.

17.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 60.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.6% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 258 households.

The median household earns $769 a week, below the SA average of $1,456. Renters pay a median $211 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,024 a month.

13.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 1.2% use a language other than English at home. 49.9% report no religion, close to the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Edithburgh beside SA and Australia.

MeasureEdithburghSAAustralia
Population5501,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016+6.6%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age62.040.938.2
Households258691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments1.6%6.8%14.3%
Renting17.5%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright60.6%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$769$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week$211$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,024$1,505$1,866
Born overseas13.7%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home1.2%18.7%23.6%
No religion49.9%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

+6.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 4932011
  2. 5162016
  3. 5502021

Age

Median age 62.0, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Edithburgh South Australia
Share of people by age, Edithburgh and South Australia
0–94.7%
10–198.5%
20–295.3%
30–396.0%
40–496.7%
50–5913.5%
60–6925.5%
70–7924.4%
80+5.6%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Edithburgh at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English50.2%
  2. Australian49.8%
  3. German9.1%
  4. Scottish6.5%
  5. Irish5.6%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England10.1%
  2. Papua New Guinea1.0%
  3. Germany0.6%
  4. Malta0.6%
  5. the Philippines0.6%

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

Around Edithburgh

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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