St Peters SA — Suburb Profile

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

The population of St Peters SA is 3,231 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in St Peters is $1,097 per week ($57,044 per year). Median rent in St Peters is $310 per week ($1,343 per month). St Peters has a median age of 43 years, older than the national median of 38. St Peters has a population density of 2158.5 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in St Peters is England. The most common religion is No Religion (47% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Mandarin. The median monthly mortgage repayment in St Peters is $2,700.

There were 67 recorded offences in St Peters in 2025-26, a rate of 21 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (49 offences).

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St Peters Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

St Peters Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$1,097/wk
$57,044 per year
#715 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$310/wk
$1,343 per month
#4328 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
43years
5 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,700/mo
Avg household size: 2.5 · 0.8 per bedroom

St Peters Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.5% (1,603) Female 50.5% (1,633)

Population Density

2158.5
people per km²
3,231 people · 1.5 km²

Households

2.5
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$3,254
Family income/wk

St Peters 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)

St Peters Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
60.9% 531 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
39.1% 341 dwellings

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

St Peters Country of Birth

Australia
84.5%
England
5.5%
India
3.3%
China
2.8%
Greece
1.4%
Hong Kong
0.8%
Germany
0.5%
Iran
0.5%
Cambodia
0.4%
France
0.4%

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

St Peters Religion

No Religion
46.6%
Catholic
22.3%
Anglican
12.1%
Eastern Orthodox
5.0%
Not stated
4.6%
Uniting Church
4.4%
Hinduism
2.6%
Islam
2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

St Peters Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
84.2%
Year 11 or equivalent
9.1%
Year 10 or equivalent
5.4%
Year 9 or equivalent
1.2%

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

St Peters Languages Spoken at Home

Mandarin
29.2%
Italian
17.3%
Greek
15.9%
Other
9.7%
Vietnamese
8.0%
Urdu
7.1%
Cantonese
7.1%
SAL Tot
5.8%

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

St Peters Employment

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Employed full-time
38.0% 978 people
Employed part-time
26.9% 691 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.2% 83 people
🏠
Not in labour force
31.9% 819 people

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

St Peters Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
46.1%
Postgraduate Degree
20.4%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
13.3%
Certificate III/IV
12.6%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
7.3%
Certificate I/II
0.3%

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

St Peters Occupation

Professionals
51.8%
Managers
18.1%
Clerical & Administrative
10.6%
Community & Personal Service
5.9%
Technicians & Trade Workers
5.9%
Sales Workers
3.6%
Labourers
2.5%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
1.5%

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

St Peters Field of Study

Health
24.3%
Management & Commerce
22.2%
Society & Culture
14.9%
Engineering
11.1%
Education
7.6%
Creative Arts
4.5%
Architecture & Building
4.2%
Natural & Physical Sciences
4.2%
Information Technology
2.9%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
2.7%
Agriculture & Environment
1.4%

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

St Peters Dwelling Types

Separate house
86.9%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
10.6%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

St Peters Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.3%
$1-$149/wk
1.2%
$150-$299/wk
1.6%
$300-$399/wk
1.8%
$400-$499/wk
4.2%
$500-$649/wk
3.4%
$650-$799/wk
3.0%
$800-$999/wk
4.4%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
6.4%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.0%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.1%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.8%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
10.0%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
5.4%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
5.2%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
4.6%
$4,000+/wk
29.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

St Peters Marital Status

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Married
53.2% 1,442
↔️
Separated
2.2% 59
📋
Divorced
6.5% 175
🕊️
Widowed
4.7% 127
👤
Never married
33.5% 908

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

St Peters Ancestry

English
25.9%
Australian
20.9%
Italian
9.5%
Other
9.3%
Scottish
7.3%
Irish
6.6%
Chinese
6.4%
German
5.1%
Greek
4.0%
Indian
2.5%
Vietnamese
1.3%
Dutch
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

St Peters School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
24.0%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
22.5%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
16.8%
Secondary — Government
8.7%
Vocational Education
7.9%
Secondary — Catholic
7.9%
Pre-school
6.7%
Primary — Catholic
5.5%

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

St Peters Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
5.0% 312
No need for assistance
95.0% 5,976

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

St Peters Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
24.3% 639
Not a volunteer
75.7% 1,995

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

St Peters Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
9.5%
$300-$449/mo
2.3%
$450-$599/mo
1.8%
$600-$799/mo
3.2%
$800-$999/mo
6.8%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
12.2%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
7.7%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
19.5%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
13.1%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
24.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

St Peters How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
67.4%
Did not go to work
11.7%
Bus
5.7%
Bicycle
5.3%
Car (passenger)
4.7%
Walked only
3.3%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.5%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.5%
Other
0.3%
Truck
0.3%
Tram/Light Rail
0.2%

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

St Peters Car Ownership

0 vehicles
7.0%
1 vehicle
32.2%
2 vehicles
41.3%
3 vehicles
12.1%
4+ vehicles
7.4%

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

St Peters Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
6.2%
2 bedrooms
19.9%
3 bedrooms
36.1%
4 bedrooms
28.8%
5 bedrooms
7.6%
6+ bedrooms
1.4%

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

St Peters Population Mobility

15.6%
moved in the last year
38.3%
moved in the last 5 years
4.4%
unemployment rate (Census)
67.3%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

St Peters Indigenous Population

0.3%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
22
Indigenous residents
6,304
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

St Peters Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
248
Asthma
127
Arthritis
108
Heart disease
76
Diabetes
76
Cancer
57
Lung condition
44
Kidney disease
31
Stroke
26
Dementia
10

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

St Peters Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
9.2%
$1-$149/wk
4.3%
$150-$299/wk
5.1%
$300-$399/wk
2.4%
$400-$499/wk
3.0%
$500-$649/wk
3.0%
$650-$799/wk
6.1%
$800-$999/wk
7.4%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.0%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.2%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.0%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.2%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
11.2%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
4.2%
$3,500+/wk
13.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

St Peters Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
42.0%
Couple — no children
28.0%
Couple — no children under 15
22.1%
One parent — no children under 15
4.5%
One parent — children under 15
3.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

St Peters Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.2% 5
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.2% 5
🏅
Previously served
3.0% 78
👤
Never served
96.7% 2,551

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

St Peters Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
16.1% 423
Did not provide
83.9% 2,206

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

St Peters Children Ever Born

No children
35.5%
1 child
11.8%
2 children
33.9%
3 children
15.3%
4 children
3.3%
5+ children
0.2%

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

St Peters When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
14
1951–1960
83
1961–1970
93
1971–1980
96
1981–1990
84
1991–2000
92
2001–2010
138
2011–2015
101
2016
32
2017
44
2018
29
2019
57
2020
25

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

St Peters Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
24.0%
5–14 hours
33.7%
15–29 hours
15.7%
30+ hours
7.4%
Did not do domestic work
19.2%

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

St Peters Household Size

1 person
25.2%
2 persons
34.2%
3 persons
14.8%
4 persons
17.9%
5 persons
6.6%
6+ persons
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

St Peters Where Residents Moved From

Same address
2,642
Moved from SA
333
Moved — same area (SA2)
59
Moved from overseas
23
Moved from VIC
17
Moved from NSW
15
Moved from QLD
9
Moved from WA
6
Moved from NT
5
Moved from TAS
3

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

St Peters Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
94.5%
Step family — no other children
3.1%
Blended family — no other children
2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

St Peters Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 67 total

Theft
49
Property Damage
6
Assault
6
Break & Enter
5
Other Against Person
1

Offence trend by year:

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

St Peters Schools

40
schools nearby
16
government
1098
avg ICSEA score
23,966
total students
St Andrew's School Independent
Primary · R-6 · 376 students
1191
ICSEA
Wilderness School Independent
Combined · R-12 · 856 students
1176
ICSEA
Pembroke School Independent
Combined · R-12 · 1,672 students
1171
ICSEA
St Peter's College Independent
Combined · R-12 · 1,585 students
1164
ICSEA
Rose Park Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 525 students
1162
ICSEA
Norwood Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 361 students
1148
ICSEA
North Adelaide Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 296 students
1144
ICSEA
Prince Alfred College Independent
Combined · R-12 · 1,127 students
1143
ICSEA
Walkerville Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 548 students
1139
ICSEA
Marryatville Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 506 students
1127
ICSEA
Marryatville High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,759 students
1120
ICSEA
East Adelaide School Government
Primary · R-6 · 495 students
1117
ICSEA
St Joseph's Memorial School Catholic
Primary · R-6 · 192 students
1108
ICSEA
Gilles Street Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 275 students
1107
ICSEA
Nailsworth Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 548 students
1106
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 40 schools

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

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St Peters Rent Prices & Affordability

14%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,266/wk
Median Rent $310/wk
Rent-to-Income 13.7%

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

If you earn X in St Peters

≈ $9,819/month
Median rent $310/wk
Left after rent $1,956/wk
Rent share 13.7%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

St Peters vs State & National Average

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Frequently Asked Questions About St Peters

What is the population of St Peters SA?

The population of St Peters SA is 3,231 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 2158.5 people per km².St Peters is ranked #2,273 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in St Peters?

The median personal income in St Peters SA is $1,097 per week, or $57,044 per year.The median household income is $2,266 per week.Family income is $3,254 per week.St Peters is ranked #715 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in St Peters?

Median rent in St Peters SA is $310 per week ($1,343 per month).Rent represents 13.7% of household income, which is considered affordable.St Peters ranks #4,328 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in St Peters?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in St Peters SA is $2,700. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in St Peters?

The median age in St Peters SA is 43 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is St Peters a good suburb to live in?

St Peters is a suburb in South Australia with a population of 3,231.The median income is $1,097/wk, which is above the SA average of $763/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (13.7% 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: 41375. All dollar figures in AUD.