Unley
40,731 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 14 km², 16 suburbs. Council website: unley.sa.gov.au/Home.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
40,731
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.7% in a year
Density
2,848/km²
14 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$1.6M
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$45
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
7.7 per 1,000
Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)
Advantage decile
10 of 10
SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)
Suburbs
16
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
- 43
- Median household income
- $1,999/week
- Median rent
- $350/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $2,167/month
- Households renting
- 30.7%
- Average household
- 2.3 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 10 of 10
- Disadvantage (IRSD)
- decile 10 of 10
Suburbs
16 suburbs where Unley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkside (SA) | 5,126 | All | $1.8MJune 2026 | 4% / 0% | 10 |
| Fullarton | 4,500 | All | $1.6MJune 2026 | 7% / 0% | 9 |
| Unley | 3,997 | All | $3.1MJune 2026 | 32% / 0% | 10 |
| Myrtle Bank (SA) | 3,158 | All | $1.7MJune 2026 | 9% / <1% | 10 |
| Goodwood (SA) | 2,823 | All | $1.4MJune 2026 | 26% / 0% | 10 |
| Malvern (SA) | 2,713 | All | $2.4MJune 2026 | 14% / 0% | 10 |
| Clarence Park | 2,658 | All | $1.5MJune 2026 | 2% / 0% | 9 |
| Millswood | 2,173 | All | $1.8MJune 2026 | 27% / 0% | 10 |
| Black Forest | 1,982 | All | $1.5MJune 2026 | <1% / 0% | 8 |
| Wayville | 1,922 | All | $2.5MJune 2026 | 32% / 0% | 10 |
| Hyde Park (SA) | 1,660 | All | $1.7MJune 2026 | 20% / 0% | 10 |
| Highgate (SA) | 1,504 | All | $2.0MJune 2026 | 0% / 0% | 10 |
| Forestville (SA) | 1,400 | All | $2.2MJune 2026 | 43% / 0% | 9 |
| Unley Park | 1,383 | All | $1.7MJune 2026 | 28% / 0% | 10 |
| Everard Park | 1,071 | All | $1.5MJune 2026 | 25% / 0% | 6 |
| Kings Park (SA) | 574 | All | $1.7MJune 2026 | <1% / 0% | 10 |
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 16 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending June 2026).
- Lowest suburb median
- $1.4M
- Median of suburb medians
- $1.7M
- Highest suburb median
- $3.1M
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
- Adelaide · Steve GEORGANAS (ALP)67%
- Sturt · Claire CLUTTERHAM (ALP)20%
- Boothby · Louise MILLER-FROST (ALP)14%
State districts
- Unley · David Pisoni (LIB)82%
- Badcoe · Jayne Stinson (ALP)12%
- Elder · Nadia Clancy (ALP)7%
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.