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Roxby Downs SA — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Roxby Downs SA is 3,671 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Roxby Downs is $1,747 per week ($90,844 per year). Median rent in Roxby Downs is $260 per week ($1,127 per month). Roxby Downs has a median age of 30 years, younger than the national median of 38. Roxby Downs has a population density of 958.6 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Roxby Downs is England. The most common religion is No Religion (57% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is SAL Tot. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Roxby Downs is $1,517.

There were 38 recorded offences in Roxby Downs in 2025-26, a rate of 10 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was property damage (16 offences).

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Roxby Downs Population

residents (Census 2021)

Roxby Downs Median Income & Rent

💰

Median Income

$1,747/wk

$90,844 per year

#41 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$260/wk

$1,127 per month

#5884 of 14,663

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Median Age

30years

8 years younger than national median

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Mortgage

$1,517/mo

Avg household size: 2.7 · 0.8 per bedroom

Roxby Downs Demographics

Gender Split

Male 52.1% (1,912) Female 47.9% (1,757)

Population Density

958.6

people per km²

3,671 people · 3.8 km²

Households

2.7

Avg household size

0.8

Persons per bedroom

$3,467

Family income/wk

Roxby Downs 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

♂ Male ♀ Female

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

Roxby Downs Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

23.1% 78 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

76.9% 259 dwellings

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

Roxby Downs Country of Birth

Australia

95.9%

England

2.3%

India

0.9%

Germany

0.3%

Brazil

0.2%

Hong Kong

0.2%

Iran

0.2%

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

Roxby Downs Religion

No Religion

57.2%

Catholic

16.0%

Not stated

12.9%

Anglican

5.4%

Uniting Church

3.5%

Christian (other)

1.9%

Lutheran

1.8%

Buddhism

1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Roxby Downs Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

57.1%

Year 11 or equivalent

20.5%

Year 10 or equivalent

18.9%

Year 9 or equivalent

3.5%

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

Roxby Downs Languages Spoken at Home

SAL Tot

28.1%

SAL Tagalog

17.6%

Other

16.3%

IAL Sinhal

10.5%

Afrikaans

8.5%

SAL Filipin

8.5%

Spanish

6.5%

Arabic

3.9%

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

Roxby Downs Employment

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Employed full-time

69.4% 1,533 people

⏰

Employed part-time

15.9% 352 people

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Unemployed

2.3% 50 people

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Not in labour force

12.4% 275 people

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

Roxby Downs Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

58.3%

Bachelor Degree

18.7%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

12.4%

Postgraduate Degree

5.0%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

2.8%

Certificate I/II

2.8%

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

Roxby Downs Occupation

Technicians & Trade Workers

34.8%

Professionals

17.2%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

13.1%

Clerical & Administrative

11.1%

Managers

8.9%

Community & Personal Service

7.3%

Labourers

5.1%

Sales Workers

2.5%

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

Roxby Downs Field of Study

Engineering

40.3%

Management & Commerce

14.2%

Education

10.0%

Health

9.1%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

7.8%

Society & Culture

7.1%

Architecture & Building

6.0%

Natural & Physical Sciences

2.0%

Agriculture & Environment

1.4%

Creative Arts

1.1%

Information Technology

0.9%

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

Roxby Downs Dwelling Types

Separate house

100.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Roxby Downs Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

0.4%

$1-$149/wk

0.4%

$150-$299/wk

0.3%

$400-$499/wk

0.6%

$500-$649/wk

0.3%

$650-$799/wk

1.2%

$800-$999/wk

0.9%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

1.9%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

4.6%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

4.5%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.0%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

17.1%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

8.3%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

13.5%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

8.6%

$4,000+/wk

32.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Roxby Downs Marital Status

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Married

43.9% 1,163

↔️

Separated

4.5% 118

📋

Divorced

7.4% 197

🕊️

Widowed

0.9% 23

👤

Never married

43.4% 1,150

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Roxby Downs Ancestry

Australian

34.6%

English

30.1%

Scottish

6.9%

Irish

6.1%

Other

6.1%

German

4.7%

Aboriginal Australianralian

3.8%

Filipino

2.7%

Italian

1.8%

Dutch

1.4%

Maori

1.1%

Welsh

0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Roxby Downs School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

35.2%

Secondary — Government

22.7%

Primary — Catholic

21.9%

Vocational Education

9.3%

Pre-school

8.5%

Secondary — Catholic

1.2%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

1.2%

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

Roxby Downs Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

1.3% 84

✅

No need for assistance

98.7% 6,509

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

Roxby Downs Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

16.6% 393

—

Not a volunteer

83.4% 1,981

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Roxby Downs Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$300-$449/mo

1.6%

$450-$599/mo

3.6%

$600-$799/mo

5.6%

$800-$999/mo

12.1%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

19.8%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

20.6%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

23.0%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

8.1%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

5.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Roxby Downs How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

73.0%

Did not go to work

15.8%

Car (passenger)

4.4%

Walked only

4.2%

Motorbike/Scooter

1.1%

Bus

0.7%

Other

0.5%

Bicycle

0.3%

Truck

0.2%

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

Roxby Downs Car Ownership

0 vehicles

2.4%

1 vehicle

26.6%

2 vehicles

44.8%

3 vehicles

18.1%

4+ vehicles

8.2%

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

Roxby Downs Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

3.9%

2 bedrooms

14.4%

3 bedrooms

43.8%

4 bedrooms

33.0%

5 bedrooms

4.2%

6+ bedrooms

0.6%

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

Roxby Downs Population Mobility

26.2%

moved in the last year

65.2%

moved in the last 5 years

2.2%

unemployment rate (Census)

79.6%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Roxby Downs Indigenous Population

5.8%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

387

Indigenous residents

6,241

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Roxby Downs Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

208

Asthma

124

Arthritis

Diabetes

Heart disease

Cancer

Kidney disease

Lung condition

Stroke

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

Roxby Downs Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

8.7%

$1-$149/wk

2.6%

$150-$299/wk

2.2%

$300-$399/wk

0.3%

$400-$499/wk

0.5%

$500-$649/wk

0.6%

$650-$799/wk

3.6%

$800-$999/wk

4.5%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

7.3%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

8.0%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

8.7%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

9.5%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

25.4%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

8.8%

$3,500+/wk

9.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Roxby Downs Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

62.8%

Couple — no children

20.3%

Couple — no children under 15

8.2%

One parent — children under 15

6.3%

One parent — no children under 15

2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Roxby Downs Military Service

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Current ADF — Reserves

0.2% 4

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Previously served

2.0% 47

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Never served

97.9% 2,327

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Roxby Downs Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

5.7% 135

—

Did not provide

94.3% 2,231

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Roxby Downs Children Ever Born

No children

33.3%

1 child

13.1%

2 children

28.7%

3 children

18.5%

4 children

6.1%

5+ children

0.3%

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

Roxby Downs When Migrants Arrived

1951–1960

1961–1970

1971–1980

1981–1990

1991–2000

2001–2010

107

2011–2015

112

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

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

Roxby Downs Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

21.5%

5–14 hours

32.9%

15–29 hours

12.7%

30+ hours

9.9%

Did not do domestic work

23.0%

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

Roxby Downs Household Size

1 person

24.2%

2 persons

28.6%

3 persons

16.2%

4 persons

19.0%

5 persons

9.3%

6+ persons

2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Roxby Downs Where Residents Moved From

Same address

2,380

Moved — same area (SA2)

391

Moved from SA

297

Moved from QLD

Moved from WA

Moved from overseas

Moved from VIC

Moved from NSW

Moved from TAS

Moved from NT

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

Roxby Downs Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

83.3%

Step family — no other children

9.5%

Blended family — no other children

4.8%

Intact family — other children present

1.4%

Other couple — children only

1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Roxby Downs Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 38 total

Property Damage

Assault

Theft

Fraud

Break & Enter

Offence trend by year:

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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

Roxby Downs Schools

schools nearby

government

949

avg ICSEA score

692

total students

St Barbara's Parish School Catholic

Combined · R-9 · 201 students

975

ICSEA

Roxby Downs Area School Government

Combined · U, R-12 · 491 students

922

ICSEA

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

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Roxby Downs Rent Prices & Affordability

of income

Affordable

Household Income $3,142/wk

Median Rent $260/wk

Rent-to-Income 8.3%

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

If you earn X in Roxby Downs

Your weekly income

≈ $13,615/month

Median rent $260/wk

Left after rent $2,882/wk

Rent share 8.3%

Roxby Downs vs State & National Average

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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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Pop: 1,846 Income: $655/wk Rent: $320/wk

Woodville Park

Pop: 1,852 Income: $847/wk Rent: $320/wk

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Pop: 1,860 Income: $779/wk Rent: $279/wk

Bedford Park

Pop: 1,882 Income: $470/wk Rent: $290/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Roxby Downs

What is the population of Roxby Downs SA?

The population of Roxby Downs SA is 3,671 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 958.6 people per km².Roxby Downs is ranked #2,060 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Roxby Downs?

The median personal income in Roxby Downs SA is $1,747 per week, or $90,844 per year.The median household income is $3,142 per week.Family income is $3,467 per week.Roxby Downs is ranked #41 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Roxby Downs?

Median rent in Roxby Downs SA is $260 per week ($1,127 per month).Rent represents 8.3% of household income, which is considered affordable.Roxby Downs ranks #5,884 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Roxby Downs?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Roxby Downs SA is $1,517. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Roxby Downs?

The median age in Roxby Downs SA is 30 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Roxby Downs a good suburb to live in?

Roxby Downs is a suburb in South Australia with a population of 3,671.The median income is $1,747/wk, which is above the SA average of $763/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (8.3% 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: 41281. All dollar figures in AUD.