Norwood Payneham and St Peters
40,845 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 15 km², 21 suburbs. Council website: npsp.sa.gov.au.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
40,845
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.6% in a year
Density
2,705/km²
15 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$1.3M
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$39
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
5.6 per 1,000
Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)
Advantage decile
9 of 10
SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)
Suburbs
21
Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)
Trends
Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.
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
- $1,664/week
- Median rent
- $340/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $2,000/month
- Households renting
- 36.3%
- Average household
- 2.2 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 9 of 10
- Disadvantage (IRSD)
- decile 9 of 10
Suburbs
21 suburbs where Norwood Payneham and St Peters holds most residents. 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.
| Suburb | Population | In this council | Median house (VG) | Flood / bushfire | IRSAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwood (SA) | 6,354 | All | $2.2MJune 2026 | 16% / 0% | 10 |
| St Peters (SA) | 3,231 | All | $2.9MJune 2026 | 28% / 0% | 10 |
| Marden | 2,645 | All | $1.4MJune 2026 | 28% / 0% | 7 |
| Felixstow | 2,477 | All | $1.3MJune 2026 | 30% / 0% | 7 |
| Payneham | 2,438 | All | $1.8MJune 2026 | 35% / 0% | 7 |
| Glynde | 2,102 | All | $1.4MJune 2026 | 19% / 0% | 6 |
| Kensington (SA) | 1,808 | All | $1.3MJune 2026 | 26% / 0% | 7 |
| Payneham South | 1,731 | All | $1.9MJune 2026 | 19% / 0% | 7 |
| St Morris | 1,598 | All | $1.3MJune 2026 | 23% / 0% | 9 |
| Firle | 1,508 | All | $1.7MJune 2026 | 17% / 0% | 7 |
| Maylands (SA) | 1,508 | All | $1.8MJune 2026 | 31% / 0% | 10 |
| Kent Town | 1,443 | All | $1.9MJune 2026 | 29% / 0% | 8 |
| Evandale (SA) | 1,378 | All | $1.4MJune 2026 | 20% / 0% | 9 |
| Trinity Gardens | 1,264 | All | $1.9MJune 2026 | 25% / 0% | 9 |
| Royston Park | 1,246 | All | $2.1MJune 2026 | 17% / 0% | 10 |
| Joslin | 1,243 | All | $2.2MJune 2026 | 27% / 0% | 10 |
| Stepney | 942 | All | $1.4MJune 2026 | 37% / 0% | 9 |
| College Park | 755 | All | $2.0MJune 2026 | 32% / 0% | 10 |
| Marryatville | 648 | All | $2.0MJune 2026 | 31% / 0% | 9 |
| Heathpool | 596 | All | $2.4MJune 2026 | 20% / 0% | 10 |
| Hackney | 575 | All | $1.2MJune 2026 | 20% / 0% | 7 |
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.
Suburb prices
Across the 21 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending June 2026).
- Lowest suburb median
- $1.2M
- Median of suburb medians
- $1.8M
- Highest suburb median
- $2.9M
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
- Sturt · Claire CLUTTERHAM (ALP)100%
State districts
- Dunstan · Cressida O'Hanlon (ALP)85%
- Hartley · Vincent Tarzia (LIB)12%
- Bragg · Vickie Chapman (LIB)3%
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.