Suburbs Smithfield Plains

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Smithfield Plains SA — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Smithfield Plains SA is 3,305 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Smithfield Plains is $511 per week ($26,572 per year). Median rent in Smithfield Plains is $251 per week ($1,088 per month). Smithfield Plains has a median age of 29 years, younger than the national median of 38. Smithfield Plains has a population density of 2197.3 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Smithfield Plains 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 Smithfield Plains is $1,092.

There were 216 recorded offences in Smithfield Plains in 2025-26, a rate of 65 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (72 offences).

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📍 Smithfield Plains, South Australia — 34.6770°S, 138.6766°E

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Smithfield Plains Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Smithfield Plains Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$511/wk
$26,572 per year
#8091 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$251/wk
$1,088 per month
#6113 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
29years
9 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,092/mo
Avg household size: 2.6 · 0.8 per bedroom

Smithfield Plains Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.7% (1,611) Female 51.3% (1,696)

Population Density

2197.3
people per km²
3,305 people · 1.5 km²

Households

2.6
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$1,225
Family income/wk

Smithfield Plains 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)

Smithfield Plains Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
26.8% 147 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
73.2% 401 dwellings

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

Smithfield Plains Country of Birth

Australia
89.7%
England
6.0%
Afghanistan
3.4%
India
0.7%
Cambodia
0.2%

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

Smithfield Plains Religion

No Religion
56.5%
Catholic
11.8%
Not stated
11.4%
Anglican
5.7%
Islam
4.8%
Christian (other)
4.2%
Uniting Church
3.2%
Pentecostal
2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Smithfield Plains Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
45.7%
Year 11 or equivalent
23.5%
Year 10 or equivalent
22.5%
Year 9 or equivalent
8.3%

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

Smithfield Plains Languages Spoken at Home

Other
70.8%
Persian ED
5.2%
Khmer
4.7%
SAL Tot
4.3%
Spanish
4.3%
IAL Nepali
3.9%
Mandarin
3.4%
IAL Punjabi
3.4%

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

Smithfield Plains Employment

💼
Employed full-time
25.2% 535 people
⏰
Employed part-time
19.7% 418 people
🔍
Unemployed
9.0% 190 people
🏠
Not in labour force
46.1% 977 people

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

Smithfield Plains Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
62.4%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
14.5%
Bachelor Degree
11.8%
Certificate I/II
8.9%
Postgraduate Degree
1.2%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
1.1%

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

Smithfield Plains Occupation

Community & Personal Service
26.4%
Labourers
15.1%
Technicians & Trade Workers
12.2%
Clerical & Administrative
11.7%
Professionals
11.0%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
9.7%
Sales Workers
7.9%
Managers
6.1%

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

Smithfield Plains Field of Study

Society & Culture
24.3%
Management & Commerce
18.2%
Engineering
15.7%
Health
13.4%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
10.0%
Education
4.4%
Architecture & Building
4.2%
Information Technology
4.2%
Agriculture & Environment
2.7%
Creative Arts
1.7%
Natural & Physical Sciences
1.1%

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

Smithfield Plains Dwelling Types

Separate house
88.4%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
8.5%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Smithfield Plains Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.5%
$1-$149/wk
0.4%
$150-$299/wk
2.7%
$300-$399/wk
5.1%
$400-$499/wk
11.2%
$500-$649/wk
8.1%
$650-$799/wk
9.2%
$800-$999/wk
11.2%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.4%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
10.0%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.2%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.6%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
8.8%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
3.6%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
2.3%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
0.6%
$4,000+/wk
1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Smithfield Plains Marital Status

💍
Married
27.8% 671
↔️
Separated
4.9% 117
📋
Divorced
11.7% 281
🕊️
Widowed
3.9% 94
👤
Never married
51.8% 1,249

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Smithfield Plains Ancestry

English
31.6%
Australian
29.8%
Other
14.4%
Scottish
5.3%
Aboriginal Australianralian
5.0%
German
4.4%
Irish
4.3%
Italian
1.7%
Dutch
1.3%
Filipino
1.1%
Indian
0.6%
Vietnamese
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Smithfield Plains School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
38.2%
Secondary — Government
22.9%
Pre-school
11.1%
Vocational Education
9.3%
Primary — Catholic
7.7%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
4.9%
Secondary — Catholic
3.4%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
2.6%

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

Smithfield Plains Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
9.0% 548
✅
No need for assistance
91.0% 5,508

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

Smithfield Plains Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
8.7% 191
—
Not a volunteer
91.3% 2,013

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Smithfield Plains Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
2.9%
$300-$449/mo
2.6%
$450-$599/mo
5.3%
$600-$799/mo
12.1%
$800-$999/mo
17.1%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
37.6%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
16.3%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
4.2%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
0.8%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Smithfield Plains How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
74.2%
Did not go to work
11.8%
Car (passenger)
8.0%
Bus
3.0%
Other
1.1%
Walked only
1.0%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.4%
Bicycle
0.3%

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

Smithfield Plains Car Ownership

0 vehicles
13.3%
1 vehicle
44.2%
2 vehicles
31.4%
3 vehicles
7.3%
4+ vehicles
3.9%

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

Smithfield Plains Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
2.8%
2 bedrooms
6.6%
3 bedrooms
73.5%
4 bedrooms
15.5%
5 bedrooms
1.6%

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

Smithfield Plains Population Mobility

12.7%
moved in the last year
44.4%
moved in the last 5 years
15.5%
unemployment rate (Census)
50.2%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Smithfield Plains Indigenous Population

7.1%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
428
Indigenous residents
5,642
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Smithfield Plains Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
511
Asthma
153
Arthritis
119
Diabetes
106
Lung condition
94
Heart disease
65
Stroke
29
Kidney disease
28
Cancer
19
Dementia
6

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

Smithfield Plains Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
12.0%
$1-$149/wk
4.5%
$150-$299/wk
11.6%
$300-$399/wk
7.4%
$400-$499/wk
7.7%
$500-$649/wk
4.7%
$650-$799/wk
11.3%
$800-$999/wk
13.9%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
13.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
5.0%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
3.7%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
1.6%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
1.6%
$3,500+/wk
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Smithfield Plains Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
40.2%
One parent — children under 15
26.0%
Couple — no children
15.1%
One parent — no children under 15
10.9%
Couple — no children under 15
7.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Smithfield Plains Military Service

🏅
Previously served
2.3% 51
👤
Never served
97.7% 2,151

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Smithfield Plains Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
14.7% 322
—
Did not provide
85.3% 1,863

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Smithfield Plains Children Ever Born

No children
32.4%
1 child
15.2%
2 children
21.5%
3 children
16.5%
4 children
9.9%
5+ children
4.5%

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

Smithfield Plains When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
4
1951–1960
27
1961–1970
106
1971–1980
42
1981–1990
36
1991–2000
33
2001–2010
187
2011–2015
82
2016
50
2017
10
2018
13
2019
19
2020
3

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

Smithfield Plains Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
19.3%
5–14 hours
23.0%
15–29 hours
10.9%
30+ hours
10.4%
Did not do domestic work
36.4%

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

Smithfield Plains Household Size

1 person
29.3%
2 persons
27.7%
3 persons
17.2%
4 persons
12.3%
5 persons
7.6%
6+ persons
6.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Smithfield Plains Where Residents Moved From

Same address
2,559
Moved from SA
265
Moved — same area (SA2)
53
Moved from VIC
19
Moved from NSW
11
Moved from overseas
10

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

Smithfield Plains Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
75.4%
Step family — no other children
10.2%
Blended family — no other children
8.1%
Intact family — other children present
3.5%
Step family — other children present
1.8%
Other couple — children only
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Smithfield Plains Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 216 total

Theft
72
Assault
62
Property Damage
50
Break & Enter
22
Fraud
5
Other Against Person
3
Robbery
2

Offence trend by year:

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Smithfield Plains Schools

15
schools nearby
10
government
937
avg ICSEA score
9,133
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
St Columba College Catholic
Combined · R-12 · 1,519 students
973
ICSEA
Adelaide North Special School Government
Combined · U · 178 students
964
ICSEA
Munno Para Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 305 students
929
ICSEA
Taparra Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 131 students
926
ICSEA
Blakeview Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 542 students
921
ICSEA
Mark Oliphant College (B-12) Government
Combined · U, R-12 · 1,685 students
919
ICSEA
Swallowcliffe School P-6 Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 423 students
917
ICSEA
Compass Catholic Community Catholic
Secondary · 12 · 139 students
916
ICSEA
Craigmore High School Government
Secondary · U, 7-12 · 1,245 students
916
ICSEA
Elizabeth North Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 514 students
907
ICSEA
Elizabeth Downs Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 420 students
904
ICSEA
John Hartley School B-6 Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 685 students
903
ICSEA
Edmund Rice Flexi School - Davoren Park Campus Catholic
Secondary

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

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Smithfield Plains Rent Prices & Affordability

25%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,008/wk
Median Rent $251/wk
Rent-to-Income 24.9%

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

If you earn X in Smithfield Plains

≈ $4,368/month
Median rent $251/wk
Left after rent $757/wk
Rent share 24.9%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

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Income: $486/wk Rent: $250/wk Save: $1/wk
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Income: $494/wk Rent: $250/wk Save: $1/wk
Woodville Gardens
Income: $517/wk Rent: $250/wk Save: $1/wk
Elizabeth South
Income: $457/wk Rent: $220/wk Save: $31/wk
Elizabeth Grove
Income: $453/wk Rent: $225/wk Save: $26/wk
Elizabeth Vale
Income: $468/wk Rent: $233/wk Save: $18/wk
Elizabeth North
Income: $485/wk Rent: $240/wk Save: $11/wk
Ferryden Park
Income: $548/wk Rent: $242/wk Save: $9/wk

Smithfield Plains vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in SA

Dulwich
Pop: 1,659 Income: $1,036/wk Rent: $320/wk
Hyde Park (SA)
Pop: 1,660 Income: $1,133/wk Rent: $390/wk
Renown Park
Pop: 1,663 Income: $640/wk Rent: $250/wk
Clapham
Pop: 1,685 Income: $1,029/wk Rent: $395/wk
Tailem Bend
Pop: 1,705 Income: $506/wk Rent: $225/wk
Meadows
Pop: 1,717 Income: $917/wk Rent: $343/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Smithfield Plains

What is the population of Smithfield Plains SA?

The population of Smithfield Plains SA is 3,305 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 2197.3 people per km².Smithfield Plains is ranked #2,228 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Smithfield Plains?

The median personal income in Smithfield Plains SA is $511 per week, or $26,572 per year.The median household income is $1,008 per week.Family income is $1,225 per week.Smithfield Plains is ranked #8,091 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Smithfield Plains?

Median rent in Smithfield Plains SA is $251 per week ($1,088 per month).Rent represents 24.9% of household income, which is considered affordable.Smithfield Plains ranks #6,113 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Smithfield Plains?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Smithfield Plains SA is $1,092. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Smithfield Plains?

The median age in Smithfield Plains SA is 29 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Smithfield Plains a good suburb to live in?

Smithfield Plains is a suburb in South Australia with a population of 3,305.The median income is $511/wk, which is below the SA average of $763/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (24.9% 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: 41347. All dollar figures in AUD.