Suburbs Colonel Light Gardens

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Colonel Light Gardens SA — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Colonel Light Gardens, South Australia. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Colonel Light Gardens SA is 3,311 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Colonel Light Gardens is $1,042 per week ($54,184 per year). Median rent in Colonel Light Gardens is $400 per week ($1,733 per month). Colonel Light Gardens has a median age of 42 years, older than the national median of 38. Colonel Light Gardens has a population density of 2138.3 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Colonel Light Gardens is England. The most common religion is No Religion (55% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Greek. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Colonel Light Gardens is $2,173.

There were 32 recorded offences in Colonel Light Gardens in 2025-26, a rate of 10 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (10 offences).

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📍 Colonel Light Gardens, South Australia — 34.9837°S, 138.5922°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (26)

Colonel Light Gardens Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Colonel Light Gardens Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$1,042/wk
$54,184 per year
#970 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$400/wk
$1,733 per month
#1854 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
42years
4 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,173/mo
Avg household size: 2.8 · 0.9 per bedroom

Colonel Light Gardens Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.9% (1,654) Female 50.1% (1,659)

Population Density

2138.3
people per km²
3,311 people · 1.5 km²

Households

2.8
Avg household size
0.9
Persons per bedroom
$2,929
Family income/wk

Colonel Light Gardens Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Colonel Light Gardens Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
47.8% 478 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
52.2% 523 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Colonel Light Gardens Country of Birth

Australia
92.9%
England
4.6%
Greece
1.1%
China
0.5%
India
0.5%
France
0.3%
Canada
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens Religion

No Religion
54.6%
Catholic
19.8%
Anglican
9.0%
Uniting Church
6.0%
Eastern Orthodox
4.4%
Not stated
2.4%
Baptist
2.1%
Lutheran
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
78.3%
Year 11 or equivalent
12.2%
Year 10 or equivalent
7.8%
Year 9 or equivalent
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens Languages Spoken at Home

Greek
44.2%
Other
12.4%
Polish
8.8%
Italian
7.1%
Malayalam
7.1%
Mandarin
7.1%
Tamil
5.3%
Arabic
4.4%
French
3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens Employment

💼
Employed full-time
40.8% 1,031 people
⏰
Employed part-time
28.6% 723 people
🔍
Unemployed
2.7% 69 people
🏠
Not in labour force
27.8% 701 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
40.2%
Certificate III/IV
19.3%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
16.8%
Postgraduate Degree
13.6%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
8.9%
Certificate I/II
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens Occupation

Professionals
43.4%
Managers
20.6%
Clerical & Administrative
10.3%
Technicians & Trade Workers
10.0%
Community & Personal Service
8.2%
Sales Workers
3.8%
Labourers
1.9%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
1.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Colonel Light Gardens Field of Study

Management & Commerce
24.2%
Health
15.8%
Society & Culture
14.0%
Engineering
12.1%
Education
10.9%
Architecture & Building
6.4%
Creative Arts
4.6%
Natural & Physical Sciences
4.4%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
3.4%
Information Technology
2.1%
Agriculture & Environment
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens Dwelling Types

Separate house
94.7%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.0%
$1-$149/wk
0.5%
$150-$299/wk
1.2%
$300-$399/wk
1.0%
$400-$499/wk
3.3%
$500-$649/wk
3.5%
$650-$799/wk
3.8%
$800-$999/wk
3.1%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
5.1%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
5.9%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.4%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.2%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
11.8%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
7.7%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
8.3%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
7.1%
$4,000+/wk
26.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens Marital Status

💍
Married
57.4% 1,508
↔️
Separated
2.1% 55
📋
Divorced
5.8% 153
🕊️
Widowed
3.3% 87
👤
Never married
31.4% 824

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens Ancestry

English
32.5%
Australian
27.8%
Scottish
8.2%
Irish
8.0%
German
6.3%
Other
4.3%
Italian
4.2%
Greek
3.6%
Chinese
1.6%
Polish
1.3%
Dutch
1.3%
Indian
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
28.5%
Secondary — Catholic
15.6%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
15.3%
Secondary — Government
10.6%
Primary — Catholic
9.4%
Pre-school
9.2%
Vocational Education
5.8%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
5.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
4.1% 266
✅
No need for assistance
95.9% 6,289

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
24.8% 644
—
Not a volunteer
75.2% 1,956

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
6.0%
$300-$449/mo
0.7%
$450-$599/mo
2.3%
$600-$799/mo
2.1%
$800-$999/mo
3.4%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
7.8%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
13.5%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
25.2%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
17.9%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
21.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
69.4%
Did not go to work
15.4%
Car (passenger)
5.0%
Bus
4.5%
Bicycle
3.0%
Walked only
1.6%
Other
0.5%
Train
0.4%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens Car Ownership

0 vehicles
3.4%
1 vehicle
24.2%
2 vehicles
46.9%
3 vehicles
16.6%
4+ vehicles
8.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
2.3%
2 bedrooms
12.1%
3 bedrooms
48.8%
4 bedrooms
32.8%
5 bedrooms
4.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens Population Mobility

8.3%
moved in the last year
22.5%
moved in the last 5 years
3.8%
unemployment rate (Census)
72.5%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens Indigenous Population

0.6%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
37
Indigenous residents
6,536
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
245
Asthma
129
Arthritis
103
Heart disease
80
Diabetes
74
Cancer
61
Lung condition
46
Stroke
28
Kidney disease
26
Dementia
5

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
8.6%
$1-$149/wk
6.1%
$150-$299/wk
5.3%
$300-$399/wk
2.9%
$400-$499/wk
2.6%
$500-$649/wk
3.2%
$650-$799/wk
6.9%
$800-$999/wk
7.0%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.1%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.6%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.3%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
7.4%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
13.5%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
3.6%
$3,500+/wk
6.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
46.0%
Couple — no children under 15
23.6%
Couple — no children
21.9%
One parent — children under 15
4.5%
One parent — no children under 15
4.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 3
🏅
Previously served
2.2% 58
👤
Never served
97.7% 2,543

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
16.6% 433
—
Did not provide
83.4% 2,173

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens Children Ever Born

No children
32.4%
1 child
11.5%
2 children
39.6%
3 children
13.9%
4 children
2.1%
5+ children
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
10
1951–1960
53
1961–1970
87
1971–1980
54
1981–1990
59
1991–2000
34
2001–2010
82
2011–2015
34
2016
3
2017
10
2018
3
2019
8
2020
15
2021
6

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
25.1%
5–14 hours
35.4%
15–29 hours
16.3%
30+ hours
8.8%
Did not do domestic work
14.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens Household Size

1 person
16.4%
2 persons
30.6%
3 persons
17.6%
4 persons
25.3%
5 persons
8.7%
6+ persons
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens Where Residents Moved From

Same address
2,986
Moved from SA
157
Moved — same area (SA2)
44
Moved from overseas
22
Moved from VIC
20
Moved from NSW
5
Moved from NT
4
Moved from QLD
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
94.5%
Step family — no other children
4.2%
Intact family — other children present
0.8%
Blended family — no other children
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Colonel Light Gardens Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 32 total

Theft
10
Property Damage
7
Break & Enter
7
Assault
3
Other Against Person
3
Fraud
2

Offence trend by year:

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: SA Government Open Data — data.sa.gov.au

Colonel Light Gardens Schools

26
schools nearby
11
government
1105
avg ICSEA score
11,218
total students
Walford Anglican School for Girls Independent
Combined · R-12 · 400 students
1162
ICSEA
Unley Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 470 students
1154
ICSEA
Scotch College Independent
Combined · R-12 · 1,213 students
1146
ICSEA
Concordia College Independent
Combined · R-12 · 1,312 students
1140
ICSEA
St Joseph's School Catholic
Primary · R-6 · 256 students
1135
ICSEA
Sunrise Christian School Fullarton Independent
Primary · R-6 · 175 students
1133
ICSEA
Westbourne Park Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 480 students
1126
ICSEA
Mitcham Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 629 students
1121
ICSEA
Colonel Light Gardens Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 688 students
1119
ICSEA
Black Forest Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 410 students
1108
ICSEA
Edwardstown Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 512 students
1098
ICSEA
Clapham Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 243 students
1098
ICSEA
St Anthony's School Catholic
Primary · R-6 · 116 students
1090
ICSEA
St Therese School Catholic
Primary · R-6 · 172 students
1087
ICSEA
St Bernadette's School Catholic
Primary · R-6 · 205 students
1085
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 26 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Colonel Light Gardens Rent Prices & Affordability

16%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,491/wk
Median Rent $400/wk
Rent-to-Income 16.1%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Colonel Light Gardens

≈ $10,794/month
Median rent $400/wk
Left after rent $2,091/wk
Rent share 16.1%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Kensington Park
Income: $888/wk Rent: $350/wk Save: $50/wk
Glenalta
Income: $945/wk Rent: $380/wk Save: $20/wk
Clapham
Income: $1,029/wk Rent: $395/wk Save: $5/wk
Hawthorn (SA)
Income: $1,027/wk Rent: $295/wk Save: $105/wk
St Peters (SA)
Income: $1,097/wk Rent: $310/wk Save: $90/wk
Glenelg North
Income: $950/wk Rent: $320/wk Save: $80/wk
Dulwich
Income: $1,036/wk Rent: $320/wk Save: $80/wk
Echunga
Income: $887/wk Rent: $320/wk Save: $80/wk

Colonel Light Gardens vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in SA

Dulwich
Pop: 1,659 Income: $1,036/wk Rent: $320/wk
Hyde Park (SA)
Pop: 1,660 Income: $1,133/wk Rent: $390/wk
Renown Park
Pop: 1,663 Income: $640/wk Rent: $250/wk
Clapham
Pop: 1,685 Income: $1,029/wk Rent: $395/wk
Tailem Bend
Pop: 1,705 Income: $506/wk Rent: $225/wk
Meadows
Pop: 1,717 Income: $917/wk Rent: $343/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Colonel Light Gardens

What is the population of Colonel Light Gardens SA?

The population of Colonel Light Gardens SA is 3,311 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 2138.3 people per km².Colonel Light Gardens is ranked #2,224 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Colonel Light Gardens?

The median personal income in Colonel Light Gardens SA is $1,042 per week, or $54,184 per year.The median household income is $2,491 per week.Family income is $2,929 per week.Colonel Light Gardens is ranked #970 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Colonel Light Gardens?

Median rent in Colonel Light Gardens SA is $400 per week ($1,733 per month).Rent represents 16.1% of household income, which is considered affordable.Colonel Light Gardens ranks #1,854 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Colonel Light Gardens?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Colonel Light Gardens SA is $2,173. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Colonel Light Gardens?

The median age in Colonel Light Gardens SA is 42 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Colonel Light Gardens a good suburb to live in?

Colonel Light Gardens is a suburb in South Australia with a population of 3,311.The median income is $1,042/wk, which is above the SA average of $763/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (16.1% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 40286. All dollar figures in AUD.