Suburbs Elizabeth North

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Elizabeth North SA — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Elizabeth North SA is 3,588 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Elizabeth North is $485 per week ($25,220 per year). Median rent in Elizabeth North is $240 per week ($1,040 per month). Elizabeth North has a median age of 36 years, younger than the national median of 38. Elizabeth North has a population density of 2029.2 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Elizabeth North is England. The most common religion is No Religion (57% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Elizabeth North is $867.

There were 206 recorded offences in Elizabeth North in 2025-26, a rate of 57 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (68 offences).

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📍 Elizabeth North, South Australia — 34.7011°S, 138.6778°E

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Elizabeth North Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Elizabeth North Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$485/wk
$25,220 per year
#8377 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$240/wk
$1,040 per month
#6627 of 14,663
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Median Age
36years
2 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$867/mo
Avg household size: 2.2 · 0.8 per bedroom

Elizabeth North Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.7% (1,785) Female 50.3% (1,803)

Population Density

2029.2
people per km²
3,588 people · 1.8 km²

Households

2.2
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$1,095
Family income/wk

Elizabeth North 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)

Elizabeth North Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
42.0% 248 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
58.0% 343 dwellings

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

Elizabeth North Country of Birth

Australia
88.8%
England
7.7%
Afghanistan
0.8%
India
0.8%
China
0.4%
Iran
0.4%
Cambodia
0.3%
Croatia
0.3%
Germany
0.3%
Greece
0.3%

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

Elizabeth North Religion

No Religion
56.7%
Not stated
13.7%
Catholic
10.0%
Anglican
7.1%
Christian (other)
3.5%
Uniting Church
3.2%
Islam
3.1%
Baptist
2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Elizabeth North Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
41.3%
Year 10 or equivalent
25.7%
Year 11 or equivalent
23.7%
Year 9 or equivalent
9.3%

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

Elizabeth North Languages Spoken at Home

Other
55.9%
Spanish
8.1%
Vietnamese
8.1%
Persian ED
6.6%
Arabic
5.9%
Greek
5.9%
Afrikaans
5.1%
IAL Punjabi
4.4%

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

Elizabeth North Employment

💼
Employed full-time
20.9% 519 people
⏰
Employed part-time
16.0% 398 people
🔍
Unemployed
9.1% 227 people
🏠
Not in labour force
53.9% 1,337 people

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

Elizabeth North Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
58.2%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
13.9%
Bachelor Degree
12.7%
Certificate I/II
10.9%
Postgraduate Degree
3.1%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
1.3%

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

Elizabeth North Occupation

Community & Personal Service
23.9%
Technicians & Trade Workers
15.6%
Labourers
13.0%
Clerical & Administrative
11.1%
Professionals
10.5%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
9.9%
Sales Workers
8.8%
Managers
7.2%

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

Elizabeth North Field of Study

Society & Culture
24.4%
Management & Commerce
22.7%
Engineering
17.6%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
9.1%
Health
8.5%
Education
5.1%
Creative Arts
4.9%
Architecture & Building
3.4%
Information Technology
1.9%
Agriculture & Environment
1.7%
Natural & Physical Sciences
0.6%

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

Elizabeth North Dwelling Types

Separate house
49.9%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
47.4%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Elizabeth North Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.5%
$1-$149/wk
1.1%
$150-$299/wk
2.5%
$300-$399/wk
7.8%
$400-$499/wk
13.8%
$500-$649/wk
8.9%
$650-$799/wk
10.8%
$800-$999/wk
11.4%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.8%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.3%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.1%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
4.0%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
5.2%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
2.6%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
2.2%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
0.5%
$4,000+/wk
1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Elizabeth North Marital Status

💍
Married
24.5% 710
↔️
Separated
5.2% 151
📋
Divorced
14.2% 412
🕊️
Widowed
6.5% 188
👤
Never married
49.6% 1,439

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Elizabeth North Ancestry

English
35.3%
Australian
29.0%
Other
8.8%
Scottish
6.5%
Aboriginal Australianralian
5.2%
German
5.0%
Irish
5.0%
Italian
2.2%
Dutch
0.8%
Vietnamese
0.8%
Indian
0.7%
Chinese
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Elizabeth North School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
45.2%
Secondary — Government
20.7%
Vocational Education
12.5%
Pre-school
8.4%
Primary — Catholic
4.9%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
3.7%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
2.4%
Secondary — Catholic
2.2%

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

Elizabeth North Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
12.5% 799
✅
No need for assistance
87.5% 5,618

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

Elizabeth North Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
8.1% 207
—
Not a volunteer
91.9% 2,361

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Elizabeth North Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
6.0%
$300-$449/mo
7.5%
$450-$599/mo
9.7%
$600-$799/mo
16.9%
$800-$999/mo
19.4%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
28.5%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
9.7%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Elizabeth North How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
72.9%
Did not go to work
10.4%
Car (passenger)
7.4%
Bus
5.4%
Taxi/Rideshare
1.3%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.7%
Walked only
0.7%
Truck
0.4%
Other
0.4%
Bicycle
0.3%

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

Elizabeth North Car Ownership

0 vehicles
19.5%
1 vehicle
46.9%
2 vehicles
24.4%
3 vehicles
6.6%
4+ vehicles
2.7%

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

Elizabeth North Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
3.9%
2 bedrooms
17.5%
3 bedrooms
70.5%
4 bedrooms
7.0%
5 bedrooms
1.1%

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

Elizabeth North Population Mobility

14.3%
moved in the last year
45.2%
moved in the last 5 years
18.2%
unemployment rate (Census)
42.9%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Elizabeth North Indigenous Population

7.7%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
494
Indigenous residents
5,951
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Elizabeth North Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
646
Asthma
205
Arthritis
176
Diabetes
170
Lung condition
155
Heart disease
127
Kidney disease
59
Cancer
54
Stroke
54
Dementia
13

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

Elizabeth North Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
10.1%
$1-$149/wk
4.0%
$150-$299/wk
11.6%
$300-$399/wk
11.9%
$400-$499/wk
8.8%
$500-$649/wk
5.4%
$650-$799/wk
11.5%
$800-$999/wk
13.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.2%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
3.1%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
1.2%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
1.0%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.2%
$3,500+/wk
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Elizabeth North Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
31.2%
One parent — children under 15
22.8%
Couple — no children
19.7%
One parent — no children under 15
14.7%
Couple — no children under 15
11.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Elizabeth North Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 3
🏅
Previously served
3.2% 83
👤
Never served
96.7% 2,497

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Elizabeth North Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
16.7% 423
—
Did not provide
83.3% 2,114

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Elizabeth North Children Ever Born

No children
30.5%
1 child
14.5%
2 children
23.3%
3 children
19.9%
4 children
8.5%
5+ children
3.3%

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

Elizabeth North When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
3
1951–1960
51
1961–1970
184
1971–1980
76
1981–1990
56
1991–2000
48
2001–2010
99
2011–2015
65
2016
14
2017
12
2018
20
2019
23
2020
7
2021
5

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

Elizabeth North Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
18.2%
5–14 hours
21.6%
15–29 hours
10.1%
30+ hours
10.4%
Did not do domestic work
39.7%

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

Elizabeth North Household Size

1 person
40.0%
2 persons
28.9%
3 persons
14.5%
4 persons
8.1%
5 persons
5.3%
6+ persons
3.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Elizabeth North Where Residents Moved From

Same address
2,686
Moved from SA
344
Moved — same area (SA2)
45
Moved from overseas
14
Moved from NT
12
Moved from VIC
10
Moved from QLD
5
Moved from NSW
4
Moved from WA
3

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

Elizabeth North Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
70.6%
Step family — no other children
13.3%
Blended family — no other children
10.9%
Intact family — other children present
2.8%
Other couple — children only
2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Elizabeth North Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 206 total

Theft
68
Assault
60
Property Damage
35
Break & Enter
28
Fraud
7
Other Against Person
7
Robbery
1

Offence trend by year:

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Elizabeth North Schools

25
schools nearby
13
government
928
avg ICSEA score
13,213
total students
Pinnacle College Independent
Combined · R-12 · 993 students
1049
ICSEA
Trinity College Blakeview Independent
Combined · R-10 · 635 students
1037
ICSEA
St Patrick's Technical College Catholic
Secondary · 10-12 · 260 students
998
ICSEA
Blakes Crossing Christian College Independent
Combined · R-12 · 712 students
983
ICSEA
Northern Adelaide Senior College Government
Secondary · U, 11-12 · 431 students
978
ICSEA
Hope Christian College Independent
Combined · R-12 · 921 students
977
ICSEA
St Columba College Catholic
Combined · R-12 · 1,519 students
973
ICSEA
Indie School Elizabeth Independent
Secondary · 9-12 · 322 students
946
ICSEA
Playford College Independent
Combined · R-12 · 670 students
940
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
Swallowcliffe School P-6 Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 423 students
917
ICSEA
Compass Catholic Community Catholic
Secondary · 12 · 139 students
916
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 25 schools

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

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Elizabeth North Rent Prices & Affordability

28%
of income
Moderate
Household Income $864/wk
Median Rent $240/wk
Rent-to-Income 27.8%

Rent is between 25–35% of household income — moderate housing costs.

If you earn X in Elizabeth North

≈ $3,744/month
Median rent $240/wk
Left after rent $624/wk
Rent share 27.8%

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Elizabeth North vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in SA

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Pop: 1,798 Income: $858/wk Rent: $315/wk
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Pop: 1,808 Income: $1,056/wk Rent: $390/wk
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Pop: 1,808 Income: $797/wk Rent: $300/wk
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Pop: 1,832 Income: $922/wk Rent: $328/wk
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Pop: 1,844 Income: $599/wk Rent: $300/wk
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Pop: 1,846 Income: $581/wk Rent: $330/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Elizabeth North

What is the population of Elizabeth North SA?

The population of Elizabeth North SA is 3,588 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 2029.2 people per km².Elizabeth North is ranked #2,105 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Elizabeth North?

The median personal income in Elizabeth North SA is $485 per week, or $25,220 per year.The median household income is $864 per week.Family income is $1,095 per week.Elizabeth North is ranked #8,377 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Elizabeth North?

Median rent in Elizabeth North SA is $240 per week ($1,040 per month).Rent represents 27.8% of household income, which is considered moderate.Elizabeth North ranks #6,627 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Elizabeth North?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Elizabeth North SA is $867. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Elizabeth North?

The median age in Elizabeth North SA is 36 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Elizabeth North a good suburb to live in?

Elizabeth North is a suburb in South Australia with a population of 3,588.The median income is $485/wk, which is below the SA average of $763/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (27.8% 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: 40401. All dollar figures in AUD.