South Australia council

Playford

115,790 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 345 km², 34 suburbs. Council website: playford.sa.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

115,790

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +3.9% in a year

Density

335/km²

345 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$530k

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

Federal grants per resident

$166

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

20.4 per 1,000

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

Advantage decile

1 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

34

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

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
33
Median household income
$1,263/week
Median rent
$266/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,300/month
Households renting
36.2%
Average household
2.6 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 1 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 1 of 10

Suburbs

34 suburbs where Playford 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
Craigmore10,943All$729kJune 202617% / 40%2
Blakeview8,979All$730kJune 202625% / 38%3
Andrews Farm8,699All$772kJune 202624% / 29%1
Munno Para West7,577All$719kJune 202628% / 4%2
Davoren Park6,392All$656kJune 202618% / 0%1
Elizabeth Downs5,160All$671kJune 202633% / 0%1
Hillbank5,013All$865kJune 202611% / 89%4
Munno Para4,719All$700kJune 202630% / 6%1
Elizabeth East4,607All$683kJune 202640% / 25%1
Elizabeth Park4,428All$680kJune 202639% / 0%1
Elizabeth Vale4,33190%$750kJune 202617% / <1%1
Angle Vale4,051All$888kJune 202634% / 67%7
Elizabeth North3,588All$671kJune 202625% / 0%1
Smithfield Plains3,305All$650kJune 202624% / 0%1
Elizabeth South2,933All$650kJune 202621% / 0%1
Virginia (SA)2,759All$860kJune 202653% / 100%5
Elizabeth Grove2,531All$700kJune 202626% / 0%1
Smithfield (SA)2,482All$703kJune 202618% / 0%1
Eyre1,113All$704kJune 202636% / 62%3
Waterloo Corner1,10384%46% / 84%2
One Tree Hill1,043All$1.4MJune 20262% / 100%8
Elizabeth1,033All$698kJune 202650% / 0%1
Hillier8146%$776kJune 202641% / 100%2
Macdonald Park503All44% / 100%5
Penfield422All$312kSept 201725% / 99%2
Humbug Scrub41056%0% / 100%9
Yattalunga (SA)319All0% / 100%9
Penfield Gardens304All43% / 100%4
Uleybury291All2% / 100%8
Bibaringa246All<1% / 100%6
Gould Creek24050%8% / 100%9
Munno Para Downs181All$760kJune 202631% / 54%2
Sampson Flat147All0% / 100%9
Buckland Park99All29% / 87%3
Edinburgh NorthAll32% / 0%

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

26%

Over 35 of 35 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

28%

Over 35 of 35 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

<1%

Over 35 of 35 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 23 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Sept 2017 to June 2026).

Lowest suburb median
$312k
Median of suburb medians
$703k
Highest suburb median
$1.4M

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

  • Spence · Matt BURNELL (ALP)100%
  • Makin · Tony ZAPPIA (ALP)1%

State districts

  • Elizabeth · Lee Odenwalder (ALP)33%
  • Taylor · Nick Champion (ALP)29%
  • King · Rhiannon Pearce (ALP)17%
  • Light · Tony Piccolo (ALP)13%
  • Ramsay · Zoe Bettison (ALP)7%
  • Schubert · Ashton Hurn (LIB)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.