South Australia council

Tea Tree Gully

105,120 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 95 km², 20 suburbs. Council website: teatreegully.sa.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

105,120

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.5% in a year

Density

1,104/km²

95 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$725k

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

Federal grants per resident

$41

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

5.5 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

20

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
41
Median household income
$1,635/week
Median rent
$330/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,517/month
Households renting
18.2%
Average household
2.5 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 8 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 9 of 10

Suburbs

20 suburbs where Tea Tree Gully holds most residents, plus 5 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
Golden Grove10,299All$934kJune 2026 / 69%7
Greenwith10,103All$1.0MJune 2026 / 87%7
Hope Valley (SA)8,184All$929kJune 2026 / 4%5
Wynn Vale7,865All$995kJune 2026 / 23%6
Modbury Heights6,995All$939kJune 2026 / 0%5
Highbury (SA)6,956All$1.2MJune 2026 / 37%9
Valley View6,40521%$960kJune 2026 / 0%4
Modbury North5,704All$905kJune 2026 / 0%5
Modbury5,593All$880kJune 2026 / 0%4
Redwood Park5,367All$900kJune 2026 / 0%6
Ridgehaven4,304All$895kJune 2026 / 0%4
St Agnes (SA)4,233All$905kJune 2026 / <1%5
Gilles Plains4,10140%$903kJune 2026 / 0%3
Dernancourt4,06394%$1.2MJune 2026 / 0%8
Fairview Park3,792All$907kJune 2026 / 34%7
Holden Hill3,71681%$871kJune 2026 / 0%3
Tea Tree Gully3,499All$985kJune 2026 / 85%7
Surrey Downs3,358All$850kJune 2026 / 0%5
Banksia Park3,346All$875kJune 2026 / 37%7
Vista1,035All$971kJune 2026 / 99%8
Houghton51118%$700kMar 2014 / 100%9
Paracombe4357%$800kDec 2021 / 100%9
Upper Hermitage27358% / 100%9
Yatala Vale260All$771kMar 2024 / 100%9
Gould Creek24050%8% / 100%9

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

8%

Over 1 of 25 member suburbs (the rest are not mapped)

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Bushfire-prone land

28%

Over 25 of 25 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

<1%

Over 25 of 25 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 19 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Mar 2024 to June 2026).

Lowest suburb median
$771k
Median of suburb medians
$907k
Highest suburb median
$1.2M

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

  • Makin · Tony ZAPPIA (ALP)77%
  • Sturt · Claire CLUTTERHAM (ALP)23%
  • Mayo · Rebekha SHARKIE (XEN)1%

State districts

  • Newland · Olivia Savvas (ALP)39%
  • Wright · Blair Boyer (ALP)23%
  • King · Rhiannon Pearce (ALP)20%
  • Morialta · John Gardner (LIB)8%
  • Torrens · Dana Wortley (ALP)6%
  • Hartley · Vincent Tarzia (LIB)4%
  • 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.