Craigmore SA — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Craigmore SA is 10,943 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Craigmore is $682 per week ($35,464 per year). Median rent in Craigmore is $300 per week ($1,300 per month). Craigmore has a median age of 37 years, younger than the national median of 38. Craigmore has a population density of 2241.6 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Craigmore is England. The most common religion is No Religion (58% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Craigmore is $1,300.

There were 204 recorded offences in Craigmore in 2025-26, a rate of 19 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (88 offences).

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Craigmore Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Craigmore Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$682/wk
$35,464 per year
#5799 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$300/wk
$1,300 per month
#4529 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
37years
1 years younger than national median
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Mortgage
$1,300/mo
Avg household size: 2.8 · 0.8 per bedroom

Craigmore Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.7% (5,439) Female 50.3% (5,502)

Population Density

2241.6
people per km²
10,943 people · 4.9 km²

Households

2.8
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$1,711
Family income/wk

Craigmore 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)

Craigmore Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
33.5% 977 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
66.5% 1,941 dwellings

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

Craigmore Country of Birth

Australia
87.2%
England
10.3%
Afghanistan
0.5%
Germany
0.5%
Cambodia
0.4%
India
0.4%
China
0.2%
Croatia
0.1%
Iran
0.1%
Indonesia
0.1%

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

Craigmore Religion

No Religion
58.0%
Catholic
13.1%
Anglican
11.1%
Not stated
5.5%
Christian (other)
4.3%
Uniting Church
4.2%
Baptist
2.1%
Islam
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Craigmore Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
47.2%
Year 11 or equivalent
23.5%
Year 10 or equivalent
22.7%
Year 9 or equivalent
6.6%

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

Craigmore Languages Spoken at Home

Other
52.0%
IAL Nepali
13.1%
SAL Tot
9.1%
Arabic
6.4%
Khmer
6.4%
SAL Tagalog
5.9%
Russian
3.7%
Italian
3.4%

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

Craigmore Employment

💼
Employed full-time
36.6% 2,939 people
Employed part-time
21.4% 1,721 people
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Unemployed
4.3% 345 people
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Not in labour force
37.6% 3,022 people

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

Craigmore Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
56.1%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
19.5%
Bachelor Degree
13.9%
Certificate I/II
5.1%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
2.9%
Postgraduate Degree
2.5%

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

Craigmore Occupation

Community & Personal Service
20.7%
Technicians & Trade Workers
19.8%
Professionals
16.6%
Clerical & Administrative
12.9%
Managers
10.0%
Labourers
7.6%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
6.4%
Sales Workers
6.0%

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

Craigmore Field of Study

Engineering
20.8%
Management & Commerce
20.7%
Society & Culture
17.2%
Health
11.5%
Education
8.9%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
6.8%
Architecture & Building
5.6%
Information Technology
2.7%
Creative Arts
2.6%
Agriculture & Environment
1.9%
Natural & Physical Sciences
1.5%

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

Craigmore Dwelling Types

Separate house
99.8%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Craigmore Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
0.7%
$1-$149/wk
0.4%
$150-$299/wk
0.6%
$300-$399/wk
2.0%
$400-$499/wk
5.9%
$500-$649/wk
4.8%
$650-$799/wk
7.9%
$800-$999/wk
8.3%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.2%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.4%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
7.2%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
13.7%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
8.7%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
5.9%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
3.1%
$4,000+/wk
4.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Craigmore Marital Status

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Married
45.1% 3,906
↔️
Separated
3.8% 332
📋
Divorced
9.0% 782
🕊️
Widowed
5.3% 457
👤
Never married
36.8% 3,185

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Craigmore Ancestry

English
37.2%
Australian
29.3%
Other
7.7%
Scottish
7.0%
Irish
5.3%
German
4.9%
Aboriginal Australianralian
2.4%
Italian
2.3%
Dutch
1.4%
Filipino
1.1%
Welsh
0.7%
Polish
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Craigmore School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
28.6%
Secondary — Government
16.6%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
12.0%
Vocational Education
11.1%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
9.7%
Primary — Catholic
8.5%
Pre-school
7.9%
Secondary — Catholic
5.6%

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

Craigmore Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
9.0% 1,898
No need for assistance
91.0% 19,108

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

Craigmore Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
10.5% 874
Not a volunteer
89.5% 7,459

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Craigmore Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
4.6%
$300-$449/mo
2.4%
$450-$599/mo
2.6%
$600-$799/mo
6.1%
$800-$999/mo
10.0%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
34.3%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
24.1%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
11.3%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
3.0%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Craigmore How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
78.0%
Did not go to work
12.4%
Car (passenger)
5.2%
Bus
1.7%
Truck
0.7%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.6%
Other
0.5%
Walked only
0.5%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.2%
Bicycle
0.1%
Train
0.1%

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

Craigmore Car Ownership

0 vehicles
3.4%
1 vehicle
31.4%
2 vehicles
40.2%
3 vehicles
16.1%
4+ vehicles
8.9%

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

Craigmore Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
0.3%
2 bedrooms
2.1%
3 bedrooms
59.2%
4 bedrooms
31.9%
5 bedrooms
6.0%
6+ bedrooms
0.6%

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

Craigmore Population Mobility

10.2%
moved in the last year
33.5%
moved in the last 5 years
6.4%
unemployment rate (Census)
61.5%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Craigmore Indigenous Population

3.4%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
725
Indigenous residents
20,493
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Craigmore Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
1,381
Asthma
541
Arthritis
454
Diabetes
398
Heart disease
290
Lung condition
258
Cancer
151
Kidney disease
117
Stroke
116
Dementia
48

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

Craigmore Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
10.8%
$1-$149/wk
4.5%
$150-$299/wk
7.9%
$300-$399/wk
5.7%
$400-$499/wk
4.1%
$500-$649/wk
4.0%
$650-$799/wk
10.4%
$800-$999/wk
12.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
14.0%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.9%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.8%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
4.0%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
5.1%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.6%
$3,500+/wk
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Craigmore Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
40.0%
Couple — no children
23.2%
Couple — no children under 15
17.8%
One parent — children under 15
12.1%
One parent — no children under 15
7.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Craigmore Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.7% 61
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.2% 19
🏅
Previously served
4.5% 375
👤
Never served
94.6% 7,897

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Craigmore Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
14.5% 1,208
Did not provide
85.5% 7,111

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Craigmore Children Ever Born

No children
25.9%
1 child
12.2%
2 children
33.5%
3 children
18.6%
4 children
7.1%
5+ children
2.7%

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

Craigmore When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
16
1951–1960
182
1961–1970
668
1971–1980
303
1981–1990
182
1991–2000
138
2001–2010
387
2011–2015
202
2016
45
2017
12
2018
23
2019
24
2020
4
2021
6

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

Craigmore Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
20.9%
5–14 hours
27.5%
15–29 hours
12.2%
30+ hours
9.1%
Did not do domestic work
30.4%

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

Craigmore Household Size

1 person
19.0%
2 persons
33.8%
3 persons
17.7%
4 persons
16.9%
5 persons
7.8%
6+ persons
4.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Craigmore Where Residents Moved From

Same address
9,362
Moved from SA
736
Moved — same area (SA2)
187
Moved from NSW
31
Moved from VIC
31
Moved from overseas
17
Moved from QLD
16
Moved from NT
11
Moved from ACT
7

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

Craigmore Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
79.8%
Step family — no other children
9.6%
Blended family — no other children
7.3%
Intact family — other children present
1.5%
Other couple — children only
1.1%
Step family — other children present
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Craigmore Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 204 total

Theft
88
Assault
40
Property Damage
29
Break & Enter
28
Other Against Person
11
Fraud
7
Robbery
1

Offence trend by year:

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Craigmore Schools

12
schools nearby
7
government
941
avg ICSEA score
6,291
total students
Trinity College Blakeview Independent
Combined · R-10 · 635 students
1037
ICSEA
Blakes Crossing Christian College Independent
Combined · R-12 · 712 students
983
ICSEA
Hope Christian College Independent
Combined · R-12 · 921 students
977
ICSEA
Catherine McAuley School Catholic
Primary · R-6 · 483 students
976
ICSEA
Playford Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 398 students
944
ICSEA
St Thomas More School Catholic
Primary · R-6 · 267 students
927
ICSEA
Taparra Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 131 students
926
ICSEA
Craigmore South Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 225 students
922
ICSEA
Blakeview Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 542 students
921
ICSEA
Craigmore High School Government
Secondary · U, 7-12 · 1,245 students
916
ICSEA
Elizabeth Downs Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 420 students
904
ICSEA
Elizabeth Park Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 312 students
862
ICSEA

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

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Craigmore Rent Prices & Affordability

20%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,513/wk
Median Rent $300/wk
Rent-to-Income 19.8%

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

If you earn X in Craigmore

≈ $6,556/month
Median rent $300/wk
Left after rent $1,213/wk
Rent share 19.8%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Craigmore vs State & National Average

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Frequently Asked Questions About Craigmore

What is the population of Craigmore SA?

The population of Craigmore SA is 10,943 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 2241.6 people per km².Craigmore is ranked #535 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Craigmore?

The median personal income in Craigmore SA is $682 per week, or $35,464 per year.The median household income is $1,513 per week.Family income is $1,711 per week.Craigmore is ranked #5,799 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Craigmore?

Median rent in Craigmore SA is $300 per week ($1,300 per month).Rent represents 19.8% of household income, which is considered affordable.Craigmore ranks #4,529 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Craigmore?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Craigmore SA is $1,300. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Craigmore?

The median age in Craigmore SA is 37 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Craigmore a good suburb to live in?

Craigmore is a suburb in South Australia with a population of 10,943.The median income is $682/wk, which is below the SA average of $763/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (19.8% 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: 40325. All dollar figures in AUD.