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Charles Sturt

130,841 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 55 km², 38 suburbs. Council website: charlessturt.sa.gov.au/home.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

130,841

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.1% in a year

Density

2,388/km²

55 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$937k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$40

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

10.1 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

8 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

38

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Trends

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
41
Median household income
$1,563/week
Median rent
$325/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,733/month
Households renting
31.7%
Average household
2.4 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 8 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 7 of 10

Suburbs

38 suburbs where Charles Sturt holds most residents, plus 1 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Seaton (SA)10,877All$1.1MJune 202624% / 0%3
Findon6,997All$1.1MJune 202624% / 0%4
West Lakes6,768All$1.4MJune 20264% / 0%8
Fulham Gardens6,573All$1.4MJune 202614% / 0%7
Henley Beach6,259All$1.8MJune 202626% / 0%9
Grange (SA)6,143All$1.7MJune 202613% / 0%9
Flinders Park5,489All$1.3MJune 202620% / 0%7
West Beach (SA)5,17561%$1.8MJune 2026– / 0%9
Semaphore Park4,541All$953kJune 202611% / 0%3
West Croydon4,242All$1.2MJune 202632% / 0%7
Kidman Park3,874All$1.3MJune 202616% / 0%7
Woodville West3,854All$1.1MJune 202621% / 0%5
Pennington3,773All$960kJune 202628% / 0%2
Brompton3,729All$1.0MJune 202616% / 0%7
Woodville South3,464All$1.2MJune 202629% / 0%7
Royal Park3,453All$938kJune 202615% / 0%3
West Lakes Shore3,236All$1.3MJune 20268% / 0%8
Henley Beach South2,799All$1.9MJune 202620% / 0%10
Woodville North2,721All$930kJune 202625% / 0%2
St Clair (SA)2,634All$1.1MJune 202617% / 0%9
Cheltenham (SA)2,236All$992kJune 202622% / 0%5
Woodville (SA)2,180All$1.0MJune 202628% / 0%6
Allenby Gardens2,045All$1.6MJune 202610% / 0%7
Athol Park2,023All$880kJune 202619% / 0%2
Woodville Park1,852All$1.6MJune 202618% / 0%6
Kilkenny1,846All$1.1MJune 202617% / 0%4
Bowden1,808All$1.2MJune 20268% / 0%9
Albert Park (SA)1,780All$1.1MJune 202643% / 0%3
Renown Park1,663All$970kJune 202623% / 0%3
Beverley (SA)1,578All$1.1MJune 202622% / 0%4
West Hindmarsh1,560All$1.5MJune 20266% / 0%6
Hendon (SA)1,271All$960kJune 202618% / 0%3
Croydon (SA)1,220All$1.5MJune 202618% / 0%8
Devon Park (SA)1,18523%$1.2MJune 202645% / 0%6
Ridleyton1,180All$1.1MJune 202611% / 0%5
Tennyson (SA)1,137All$1.8MJune 20263% / 0%10
Welland881All$1.4MJune 202611% / 0%5
Ovingham76669%$1.3MMar 202620% / 0%7
Hindmarsh (SA)232All$1.1MSept 202413% / 0%4

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Flood planning land

19%

Over 38 of 39 member suburbs (the rest are not mapped)

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Bushfire-prone land

0%

Over 39 of 39 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

<1%

Over 39 of 39 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 38 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Sept 2024 to June 2026).

Lowest suburb median
$880k
Median of suburb medians
$1.2M
Highest suburb median
$1.9M

Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Hindmarsh · Mark BUTLER (ALP)83%
  • Adelaide · Steve GEORGANAS (ALP)17%

State districts

  • Cheltenham · Joe Szakacs (ALP)27%
  • Lee · Stephen Mullighan (ALP)27%
  • Colton · Matt Cowdrey (LIB)24%
  • Croydon · Peter Malinauskas (ALP)13%
  • West Torrens · Tom Koutsantonis (ALP)8%
  • Adelaide · Lucy Hood (ALP)1%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every South Australia council on the council map or the South Australia council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.