Ingle Farm, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Ingle Farm is a residential suburb in Adelaide's north-east, at the foot of the Mount Lofty Ranges, about 12 kilometres from the city centre. Its story begins with James Rowe, who settled here to farm in the 1840s; the property gained its name after his grandson married Martha Wright, who came from the town of Inglewood, and so the farm became known as Ingle Farm. In 1959 the South Australian Housing Trust bought the Rowe brothers' land and laid out a housing estate, with the first Trust homes built in the mid-1960s. The Rowe name lives on in Rowe Park, beside Ingle Farm Primary School. The suburb's hub is the Ingle Farm Shopping Centre, and frequent buses connect it to the city along the O-Bahn Busway.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Ingle Farm is more socio-economically advantaged than about 14% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 909, 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.
Ingle Farm at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 9,543
- Median age
- 39
- Median weekly household income
- $1,286
- SEIFA score
- 909
- Coordinates
- -34.8261, 138.6478
Ingle Farm demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Ingle Farm 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 young adults (25–44) at 29%, 27% of homes are rented, and 36% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 1,597 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 1,084 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 2,743 | 29% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 2,042 | 21% |
| Seniors (65+) | 2,069 | 22% |
Share of the 9,535 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,222 | 34% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 1,323 | 37% |
| Rented | 967 | 27% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3,329 | 92% |
| Townhouses & semis | 167 | 5% |
| Flats & apartments | 116 | 3% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 3,623 occupied private dwellings in Ingle Farm.
- Median weekly rent
- $310
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,387
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,529
- Median weekly personal income
- $636
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 3,298 (36%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 2,925 (32%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 265 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 3,739 (49%)
- Labour-force participation
- 55.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 7%
- Employed full-time
- 2,355
- Employed part-time
- 1,537
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.
Weather and climate in Ingle Farm
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Ingle Farm is January (average daytime high around 28.9°C) and the coolest is July (around 13°C). The area receives roughly 850 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.9°C | 16.1°C | 31 mm |
| Feb | 27.5°C | 15.4°C | 28 mm |
| Mar | 25.2°C | 14.3°C | 23 mm |
| Apr | 21.2°C | 12°C | 55 mm |
| May | 16.4°C | 9.4°C | 90 mm |
| Jun | 13.7°C | 7.3°C | 112 mm |
| Jul | 13°C | 6.4°C | 132 mm |
| Aug | 13.8°C | 6.6°C | 141 mm |
| Sep | 16.6°C | 8°C | 87 mm |
| Oct | 20.6°C | 10.1°C | 63 mm |
| Nov | 23°C | 11.7°C | 58 mm |
| Dec | 26.5°C | 13.9°C | 30 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Ingle Farm
Where is Ingle Farm?
Ingle Farm is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Ingle Farm?
At the 2021 Census, Ingle Farm had a population of about 9,543.
Is Ingle Farm an advantaged area?
Ingle Farm has an ABS SEIFA score of 909, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 14 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 14% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Ingle Farm?
Ingle Farm has average daytime highs of about 20.5°C and overnight lows of about 10.9°C, with roughly 850 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
How big is Ingle Farm?
Ingle Farm is one of the most populous suburbs in South Australia — the 24th-largest by usual resident population at the 2021 Census (about 9,543 usual residents).
Where Ingle Farm ranks
Ingle Farm appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Largest suburbs in South Australia#24 of 25
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