Crafers SA — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Crafers SA is 2,006 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Crafers is $1,066 per week ($55,432 per year). Median rent in Crafers is $380 per week ($1,647 per month). Crafers has a median age of 44 years, older than the national median of 38. Crafers has a population density of 332.5 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Crafers is England. The most common religion is No Religion (59% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is German. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Crafers is $2,167.

There were 31 recorded offences in Crafers in 2025-26, a rate of 15 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (16 offences).

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Crafers Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Crafers Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$1,066/wk
$55,432 per year
#847 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$380/wk
$1,647 per month
#2445 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
44years
6 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,167/mo
Avg household size: 2.7 · 0.8 per bedroom

Crafers Demographics

Gender Split

Male 50.2% (1,005) Female 49.8% (998)

Population Density

332.5
people per km²
2,006 people · 6.0 km²

Households

2.7
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$2,955
Family income/wk

Crafers 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)

Crafers Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
48.1% 306 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
51.9% 330 dwellings

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

Crafers Country of Birth

Australia
86.5%
England
9.1%
Germany
1.4%
China
1.1%
India
0.8%
Greece
0.4%
Canada
0.3%
Hong Kong
0.3%

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

Crafers Religion

No Religion
58.7%
Catholic
12.6%
Anglican
12.4%
Not stated
5.0%
Uniting Church
3.9%
Christian (other)
3.6%
Baptist
2.1%
Lutheran
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Crafers Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
78.0%
Year 11 or equivalent
13.6%
Year 10 or equivalent
6.9%
Year 9 or equivalent
1.4%

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

Crafers Languages Spoken at Home

German
22.2%
Other
15.6%
French
13.3%
Mandarin
13.3%
Greek
11.1%
Russian
11.1%
Afrikaans
6.7%
IAL Sinhal
6.7%

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

Crafers Employment

💼
Employed full-time
38.6% 590 people
Employed part-time
26.7% 408 people
🔍
Unemployed
2.7% 42 people
🏠
Not in labour force
32.0% 490 people

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

Crafers Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
42.7%
Certificate III/IV
17.1%
Postgraduate Degree
15.9%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
15.4%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
7.1%
Certificate I/II
1.9%

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

Crafers Occupation

Professionals
46.7%
Managers
23.8%
Clerical & Administrative
8.9%
Technicians & Trade Workers
8.1%
Community & Personal Service
5.9%
Sales Workers
3.6%
Labourers
2.5%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
0.4%

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

Crafers Field of Study

Management & Commerce
20.2%
Health
17.0%
Society & Culture
13.1%
Engineering
12.0%
Education
10.0%
Creative Arts
6.5%
Natural & Physical Sciences
5.7%
Architecture & Building
5.7%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
3.8%
Agriculture & Environment
3.3%
Information Technology
2.7%

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

Crafers Dwelling Types

Separate house
100.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Crafers Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
0.9%
$1-$149/wk
1.4%
$150-$299/wk
1.3%
$300-$399/wk
1.4%
$400-$499/wk
3.4%
$500-$649/wk
3.3%
$650-$799/wk
4.1%
$800-$999/wk
4.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
6.2%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
5.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.4%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
4.1%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
8.3%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
7.3%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
8.9%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
6.3%
$4,000+/wk
27.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Crafers Marital Status

💍
Married
59.7% 977
↔️
Separated
1.7% 27
📋
Divorced
7.9% 130
🕊️
Widowed
3.0% 49
👤
Never married
27.7% 453

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Crafers Ancestry

English
34.8%
Australian
25.5%
Scottish
8.6%
Irish
7.8%
German
7.4%
Other
6.1%
Italian
3.0%
Dutch
2.3%
Greek
1.2%
Polish
1.2%
Welsh
1.0%
French
1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Crafers School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
34.6%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
18.3%
Secondary — Government
14.7%
Pre-school
7.7%
Secondary — Catholic
7.2%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
7.0%
Primary — Catholic
6.5%
Vocational Education
4.1%

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

Crafers Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
2.7% 104
No need for assistance
97.3% 3,806

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

Crafers Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
28.2% 445
Not a volunteer
71.8% 1,134

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Crafers Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
5.6%
$450-$599/mo
3.2%
$600-$799/mo
3.2%
$800-$999/mo
3.5%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
9.2%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
14.1%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
27.8%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
13.7%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
19.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Crafers How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
73.7%
Did not go to work
15.8%
Car (passenger)
4.8%
Bus
2.8%
Walked only
1.1%
Bicycle
0.8%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.4%
Other
0.4%
Truck
0.4%

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

Crafers Car Ownership

0 vehicles
1.9%
1 vehicle
22.5%
2 vehicles
45.2%
3 vehicles
18.4%
4+ vehicles
12.0%

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

Crafers Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
3.4%
2 bedrooms
7.8%
3 bedrooms
40.6%
4 bedrooms
36.8%
5 bedrooms
9.1%
6+ bedrooms
2.2%

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

Crafers Population Mobility

10.3%
moved in the last year
31.0%
moved in the last 5 years
4.0%
unemployment rate (Census)
67.1%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Crafers Indigenous Population

0.0%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
0
Indigenous residents
3,941
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Crafers Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
133
Asthma
84
Arthritis
80
Heart disease
63
Cancer
46
Diabetes
40
Lung condition
23
Kidney disease
13
Stroke
10
Dementia
4

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

Crafers Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
9.8%
$1-$149/wk
6.4%
$150-$299/wk
5.1%
$300-$399/wk
2.9%
$400-$499/wk
1.8%
$500-$649/wk
3.3%
$650-$799/wk
6.4%
$800-$999/wk
7.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
8.4%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.2%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.5%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.9%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
13.6%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
3.7%
$3,500+/wk
8.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Crafers Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
43.3%
Couple — no children
30.4%
Couple — no children under 15
20.2%
One parent — no children under 15
3.2%
One parent — children under 15
2.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Crafers Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.2% 3
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.5% 8
🏅
Previously served
3.6% 57
👤
Never served
95.7% 1,521

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Crafers Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
13.8% 218
Did not provide
86.2% 1,363

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Crafers Children Ever Born

No children
28.6%
1 child
11.8%
2 children
39.3%
3 children
15.8%
4 children
4.0%
5+ children
0.5%

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

Crafers When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
7
1951–1960
44
1961–1970
51
1971–1980
56
1981–1990
49
1991–2000
39
2001–2010
58
2011–2015
24
2016
8
2018
11
2019
7

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

Crafers Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
20.7%
5–14 hours
37.5%
15–29 hours
16.9%
30+ hours
10.9%
Did not do domestic work
13.9%

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

Crafers Household Size

1 person
16.2%
2 persons
37.9%
3 persons
15.5%
4 persons
23.3%
5 persons
5.6%
6+ persons
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Crafers Where Residents Moved From

Same address
1,743
Moved from SA
116
Moved — same area (SA2)
43
Moved from NT
11
Moved from NSW
10
Moved from overseas
10
Moved from ACT
7

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

Crafers Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
92.4%
Step family — no other children
6.2%
Blended family — no other children
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Crafers Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 31 total

Theft
16
Assault
5
Property Damage
4
Other Against Person
3
Fraud
2
Robbery
1

Offence trend by year:

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Crafers Schools

5
schools nearby
3
government
1125
avg ICSEA score
1,104
total students
Stirling East Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 516 students
1138
ICSEA
St Catherine's School Catholic
Primary · R-6 · 185 students
1133
ICSEA
Uraidla Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 182 students
1118
ICSEA
Crafers Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 221 students
1109
ICSEA
The Hills Montessori School - Yultiwirra Campus Independent
Combined

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

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Crafers Rent Prices & Affordability

15%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,530/wk
Median Rent $380/wk
Rent-to-Income 15.0%

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

If you earn X in Crafers

≈ $10,963/month
Median rent $380/wk
Left after rent $2,150/wk
Rent share 15.0%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Crafers vs State & National Average

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Frequently Asked Questions About Crafers

What is the population of Crafers SA?

The population of Crafers SA is 2,006 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 332.5 people per km².Crafers is ranked #3,025 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Crafers?

The median personal income in Crafers SA is $1,066 per week, or $55,432 per year.The median household income is $2,530 per week.Family income is $2,955 per week.Crafers is ranked #847 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Crafers?

Median rent in Crafers SA is $380 per week ($1,647 per month).Rent represents 15.0% of household income, which is considered affordable.Crafers ranks #2,445 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Crafers?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Crafers SA is $2,167. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Crafers?

The median age in Crafers SA is 44 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Crafers a good suburb to live in?

Crafers is a suburb in South Australia with a population of 2,006.The median income is $1,066/wk, which is above the SA average of $763/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (15.0% 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: 40322. All dollar figures in AUD.