Freeling SA — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Freeling SA is 2,688 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Freeling is $790 per week ($41,080 per year). Median rent in Freeling is $330 per week ($1,430 per month). Freeling has a median age of 33 years, younger than the national median of 38. Freeling has a population density of 30.2 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Freeling 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 Freeling is $1,400.

There were 24 recorded offences in Freeling in 2025-26, a rate of 9 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (11 offences).

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Freeling Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Freeling Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$790/wk
$41,080 per year
#3745 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$330/wk
$1,430 per month
#3803 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
33years
5 years younger than national median
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Mortgage
$1,400/mo
Avg household size: —

Freeling Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.9% (1,341) Female 50.1% (1,349)

Population Density

30.2
people per km²
2,688 people · 88.9 km²

Households

Avg household size
Persons per bedroom
$1,992
Family income/wk

Freeling 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)

Freeling Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
28.0% 212 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
72.0% 545 dwellings

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

Freeling Country of Birth

Australia
93.0%
England
6.6%
Germany
0.3%

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

Freeling Religion

No Religion
57.6%
Catholic
12.9%
Lutheran
9.3%
Anglican
8.2%
Not stated
5.7%
Uniting Church
3.5%
Christian (other)
2.0%
Pentecostal
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Freeling Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
50.0%
Year 11 or equivalent
24.2%
Year 10 or equivalent
20.2%
Year 9 or equivalent
5.6%

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

Freeling Languages Spoken at Home

Other
53.3%
Malayalam
26.7%
German
20.0%

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

Freeling Employment

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Employed full-time
40.8% 767 people
Employed part-time
22.8% 429 people
🔍
Unemployed
2.2% 42 people
🏠
Not in labour force
34.1% 641 people

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

Freeling Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
56.8%
Bachelor Degree
17.5%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
15.0%
Certificate I/II
5.1%
Postgraduate Degree
3.0%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
2.7%

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

Freeling Occupation

Professionals
20.8%
Technicians & Trade Workers
18.5%
Community & Personal Service
18.0%
Clerical & Administrative
12.7%
Managers
11.1%
Labourers
8.0%
Sales Workers
5.7%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
5.1%

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

Freeling Field of Study

Engineering
18.4%
Management & Commerce
17.6%
Society & Culture
15.2%
Health
14.6%
Education
11.5%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
7.5%
Architecture & Building
5.6%
Agriculture & Environment
4.2%
Creative Arts
1.9%
Natural & Physical Sciences
1.9%
Information Technology
1.6%

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

Freeling Dwelling Types

Separate house
99.1%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Freeling Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.5%
$150-$299/wk
0.7%
$300-$399/wk
1.1%
$400-$499/wk
3.9%
$500-$649/wk
4.3%
$650-$799/wk
7.8%
$800-$999/wk
8.3%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
7.4%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.8%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.9%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
7.2%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
17.0%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
9.4%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
8.3%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
3.8%
$4,000+/wk
4.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Freeling Marital Status

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Married
47.6% 964
↔️
Separated
3.7% 75
📋
Divorced
7.4% 150
🕊️
Widowed
4.6% 94
👤
Never married
36.6% 742

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Freeling Ancestry

Australian
35.4%
English
34.8%
German
9.7%
Scottish
6.0%
Irish
4.9%
Other
2.3%
Italian
2.1%
Aboriginal Australianralian
1.9%
Dutch
1.3%
Welsh
0.7%
Maltese
0.4%
Polish
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Freeling School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
46.4%
Secondary — Government
20.4%
Vocational Education
10.0%
Pre-school
7.8%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
5.4%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
4.5%
Primary — Catholic
2.8%
Secondary — Catholic
2.8%

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

Freeling Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
7.0% 363
No need for assistance
93.0% 4,822

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

Freeling Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
17.4% 339
Not a volunteer
82.6% 1,613

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Freeling Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
3.1%
$300-$449/mo
1.4%
$450-$599/mo
1.9%
$600-$799/mo
6.6%
$800-$999/mo
7.6%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
28.9%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
29.7%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
16.1%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
2.5%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Freeling How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
79.2%
Did not go to work
12.4%
Car (passenger)
4.1%
Walked only
2.1%
Other
0.9%
Bicycle
0.5%
Truck
0.5%
Bus
0.3%

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

Freeling Car Ownership

0 vehicles
0.3%
1 vehicle
25.2%
2 vehicles
41.0%
3 vehicles
20.9%
4+ vehicles
12.6%

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

Freeling Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
1.6%
2 bedrooms
4.0%
3 bedrooms
43.6%
4 bedrooms
42.8%
5 bedrooms
7.2%
6+ bedrooms
0.8%

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

Freeling Population Mobility

11.1%
moved in the last year
39.1%
moved in the last 5 years
3.2%
unemployment rate (Census)
65.2%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Freeling Indigenous Population

2.6%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
136
Indigenous residents
5,088
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Freeling Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
318
Asthma
142
Arthritis
90
Lung condition
64
Diabetes
64
Heart disease
55
Cancer
33
Stroke
23
Kidney disease
16
Dementia
11

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

Freeling Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
12.4%
$1-$149/wk
2.3%
$150-$299/wk
5.6%
$300-$399/wk
4.2%
$400-$499/wk
3.4%
$500-$649/wk
3.7%
$650-$799/wk
9.6%
$800-$999/wk
13.4%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
15.1%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.3%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.7%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.0%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
6.3%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.1%
$3,500+/wk
1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Freeling Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
47.7%
Couple — no children
24.4%
Couple — no children under 15
12.8%
One parent — children under 15
11.2%
One parent — no children under 15
3.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Freeling Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.3% 6
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.4% 7
🏅
Previously served
4.6% 90
👤
Never served
94.7% 1,847

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Freeling Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
12.7% 248
Did not provide
87.3% 1,699

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Freeling Children Ever Born

No children
30.7%
1 child
9.9%
2 children
31.9%
3 children
19.7%
4 children
6.4%
5+ children
1.4%

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

Freeling When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
4
1951–1960
18
1961–1970
82
1971–1980
38
1981–1990
24
1991–2000
8
2001–2010
42
2011–2015
14
2016
3

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

Freeling Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
22.0%
5–14 hours
29.5%
15–29 hours
15.0%
30+ hours
11.7%
Did not do domestic work
21.8%

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

Freeling Household Size

1 person
16.1%
2 persons
34.8%
3 persons
16.1%
4 persons
18.7%
5 persons
9.6%
6+ persons
4.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Freeling Where Residents Moved From

Same address
2,282
Moved from SA
211
Moved — same area (SA2)
51
Moved from QLD
8
Moved from NSW
6
Moved from VIC
6

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

Freeling Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
82.1%
Blended family — no other children
8.1%
Step family — no other children
6.4%
Other couple — children only
2.3%
Intact family — other children present
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Freeling Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 24 total

Theft
11
Property Damage
4
Assault
4
Fraud
2
Break & Enter
2
Other Against Person
1

Offence trend by year:

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Freeling Schools

1
schools nearby
1
government
990
avg ICSEA score
241
total students
Freeling Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 241 students
990
ICSEA

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

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Freeling Rent Prices & Affordability

19%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,755/wk
Median Rent $330/wk
Rent-to-Income 18.8%

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

If you earn X in Freeling

≈ $7,605/month
Median rent $330/wk
Left after rent $1,425/wk
Rent share 18.8%

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Freeling vs State & National Average

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Frequently Asked Questions About Freeling

What is the population of Freeling SA?

The population of Freeling SA is 2,688 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 30.2 people per km².Freeling is ranked #2,598 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Freeling?

The median personal income in Freeling SA is $790 per week, or $41,080 per year.The median household income is $1,755 per week.Family income is $1,992 per week.Freeling is ranked #3,745 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Freeling?

Median rent in Freeling SA is $330 per week ($1,430 per month).Rent represents 18.8% of household income, which is considered affordable.Freeling ranks #3,803 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Freeling?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Freeling SA is $1,400. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Freeling?

The median age in Freeling SA is 33 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Freeling a good suburb to live in?

Freeling is a suburb in South Australia with a population of 2,688.The median income is $790/wk, which is above the SA average of $763/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (18.8% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 40464. All dollar figures in AUD.