Birdwood (SA), SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Birdwood is a town in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia, around 44 kilometres north-east of Adelaide. German Lutheran migrants settled here from 1848 on land recommended by Pastor Fritzsche, and named their village Blumberg after a place in their Prussian homeland. As the surrounding farms began producing grain, a flour mill was built in the 1850s, and the settlement prospered. During the anti-German feeling of the First World War the town was renamed in 1918 after Sir William Birdwood, the general who had commanded the Anzacs at Gallipoli. The old flour mill now houses the National Motor Museum, with its large collection of historic cars and motorcycles, and the town is the finish line for the much-loved annual Bay to Birdwood vintage vehicle run.
More advantaged than the national average
Birdwood (SA) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 62% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1008, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Birdwood (SA) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,376
- Median age
- 43
- Median weekly household income
- $1,754
- SEIFA score
- 1008
- Coordinates
- -34.8164, 138.9827
Birdwood (SA) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Birdwood (SA) using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 31%, 11% of homes are rented, and 14% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 269 | 20% |
| Youth (15–24) | 164 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 278 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 430 | 31% |
| Seniors (65+) | 230 | 17% |
Share of the 1,371 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 193 | 40% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 226 | 47% |
| Rented | 53 | 11% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 467 | 97% |
| Townhouses & semis | 12 | 3% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 479 occupied private dwellings in Birdwood (SA).
- Median weekly rent
- $320
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,602
- Average household size
- 2.7 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,075
- Median weekly personal income
- $776
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 183 (14%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 23 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 12 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 584 (55%)
- Labour-force participation
- 65.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Employed full-time
- 408
- Employed part-time
- 250
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Birdwood (SA)
Where is Birdwood (SA)?
Birdwood (SA) is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Birdwood (SA)?
At the 2021 Census, Birdwood (SA) had a population of about 1,376.
Is Birdwood (SA) an advantaged area?
Birdwood (SA) has an ABS SEIFA score of 1008, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 62 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 62% of Australian suburbs.
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