Edithburgh, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Edithburgh is a seaside town on the south-east tip of the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia, on Salt Creek Bay about 220 kilometres from Adelaide by road. In the Narungga language the place is known as Pararmarati. The town was named after Edith, the wife of Governor Sir James Fergusson. Laid out in the 1870s, it grew as a port shipping grain, salt from the nearby salt lakes and gypsum. Today it is a quiet holiday town known for its historic jetty, regarded as one of the state's finest shore-diving spots for its leafy sea dragons and other marine life, and for its tidal seawater swimming pool. Troubridge Island lies just offshore, and a wind farm turns on the cliffs nearby.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Edithburgh is more socio-economically advantaged than about 7% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 874, 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.
Edithburgh at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 550
- Median age
- 62
- Median weekly household income
- $784
- SEIFA score
- 874
- Coordinates
- -35.1023, 137.7236
Edithburgh demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Edithburgh 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 seniors (65+) at 44%, 17% of homes are rented, and 14% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 52 | 9% |
| Youth (15–24) | 31 | 5% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 75 | 13% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 161 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 248 | 44% |
Share of the 567 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 152 | 58% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 55 | 21% |
| Rented | 44 | 17% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 234 | 91% |
| Townhouses & semis | 9 | 4% |
| Flats & apartments | 4 | 2% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 256 occupied private dwellings in Edithburgh.
- Median weekly rent
- $210
- Median monthly mortgage
- $997
- Average household size
- 1.9 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,086
- Median weekly personal income
- $459
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 68 (14%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 6 (1%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 11 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 153 (31%)
- Labour-force participation
- 30.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.5%
- Employed full-time
- 68
- Employed part-time
- 51
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 Edithburgh
Where is Edithburgh?
Edithburgh is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Edithburgh?
At the 2021 Census, Edithburgh had a population of about 550.
Is Edithburgh an advantaged area?
Edithburgh has an ABS SEIFA score of 874, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 7 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 7% of Australian suburbs.
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