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Greenwith has an estimated 9,356 residents, up from 9,017 at the 2021 Census — a change of 339 people, or 3.8%. Growth has averaged 0.6% a year over five years. That puts 1,549 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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According to research conducted by AreaSearch, the resident count in Greenwith stands at approximately 9,356 as of Aug 2026. This marks an expansion of 339 people (3.8%) relative to the 2021 Census, when 9,017 people were counted. This population movement is determined using the June 2025 ABS estimated resident population of 9,356 alongside 3 validated new addresses recorded following the Census date. Overall density reaches 1,549 persons per square kilometer, which outpaces the average recorded across national locations evaluated by AreaSearch. Furthermore, the 3.8% increase since census places the suburb within 0.3 percentage points of the wider SA3 area (4.1%), highlighting solid local growth dynamics.
Inbound overseas migration served as the core driver of demographic gains, generating roughly 61.6% of recent net additions. Projections generated by ABS/Geoscience Australia, published in 2024 using 2022 as their starting baseline, underpin AreaSearch's SA2 modelling. For periods beyond 2032 or areas not captured in that series, the SA State Government's 2023 Regional/LGA age-cohort projections (built upon 2021 data) are utilized via weighted aggregation mapping LGA expansion down to the SA2 level. Future projections indicate population growth tracking just beneath the national median, with the community anticipated to expand by 670 persons to 2041 according to current annual ERP figures, representing an overall rise of 7.2% across the 16 years.
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Residential building approvals in Greenwith average approximately 2 dwellings annually, totaling 14 homes sanctioned over the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26). Because approximately 20.6 new residents per year were added for each residence built over the past 5 financial years (between FY-22 and FY-26), local demand heavily outpaces supply, creating upward price pressure and heightened competition for available stock. Construction costs for these additions average $468,000 per dwelling, coming in slightly above regional norms and pointing toward high-grade construction. On the commercial front, approvals total $3.7 million this financial year, reflecting modest non-residential activity.
Compared with Greater Adelaide, building volume across Greenwith is notably subdued, tracking 93.0% below regional average per person. This lack of fresh housing stock tends to bolster buyer interest and pricing across established residences. Approval volumes sit similarly below national benchmarks, underscoring the established landscape of the suburb alongside potential town planning constraints. Additionally, recent residential approvals consist exclusively of detached houses, maintaining the low-density neighborhood fabric and catering to buyers prioritizing space. An average of approximately 3880 people per approval further demonstrates the mature, settled profile of the area. Forecasts from AreaSearch's latest quarterly calculations indicate that Greenwith will add 670 residents by 2041. If residential construction remains at current rates, housing creation will likely trail demographic growth, further tightening market competition and driving upward valuation momentum.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 2 current infrastructure and development projects inside Greenwith, worth an estimated $10 million. A further 45 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $3.57 billion. 13 are already under construction and 18 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans transport & logistics, communities, precincts & urban renewal and residential development. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Local capital expenditure, major developments, and zoning strategies exert a profound influence on an area's trajectory. AreaSearch has pinpointed 7 specific initiatives positioned to influence the locality. Prominent developments include Golden Grove Master Planned Stage 2, Greenwith Primary School Major Upgrade, The Grove Way Intersection Upgrades, and Golden Grove Neighbourhood Code Amendment (Stage 1), with priority projects outlined in the following section.
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Greenwith Primary School Major Upgrade
$5m upgrade delivering a new two storey permanent modular facility with general learning areas, serviced learning/performance space, practice and withdrawal rooms, a green room, breakout spaces, teacher preparation areas and disability access toilets, plus demolition of ageing transportable buildings and associated site works and landscaping.
Golden Grove Master Planned Stage 2
Second stage development seeking to rezone land south of One Tree Hill Road from Rural Living Zone to Master Planned Neighbourhood Zone and Employment Zone. The proposal aims to create approximately 450 additional allotments to complement the Stage 1 development, offering generously sized plots where residents can choose their own builders.
The Grove Way Intersection Upgrades
Road safety improvements at two major intersections including upgraded signals with right turn arrows from Atlantis Drive and Aeolian Drive onto The Grove Way, traffic signal modifications with new phasing, and updated line marking. Completed February 2025.
Sunnybrook Estate
Sunnybrook Estate is a boutique residential land subdivision in the established Sunnybrook precinct of Wynn Vale. Earlier stages are complete and the final premium allotments are under construction, delivering around 48 new detached homes close to local shops, schools and parklands.
Playford Health and Wellbeing Precinct
A major health precinct surrounding Lyell McEwin Hospital that is progressively expanding through multiple stages. The precinct integrates public and private healthcare, specialist medical consulting, allied health, aged care, research, education and future hospital facilities. Completed projects include Healthia and the Playford Health Hub specialist medical building, while planning continues for a private hospital and additional health services to support northern Adelaide.
Golden Grove Neighbourhood Code Amendment
A planning policy review and code amendment initiated by the City of Tea Tree Gully to update development standards and zoning overlays for established residential areas across Golden Grove. The proposal reviews allotment sizes, setback requirements, and residential infill policies to protect neighbourhood character while accommodating measured growth.
Golden Grove Neighbourhood Code Amendment (Stage 1)
Privately led rezoning proposal to enable a master-planned residential community north of One Tree Hill Road in Golden Grove. Proponents YAS Property & Development and Falkenburg Road Pty Ltd seek to rezone approximately 29 hectares of Rural-zoned land to Master Planned Neighbourhood to facilitate around 340 dwellings, alongside open space and interface buffers to adjacent extractive operations.
Coomurra Rise Land Division
A significant residential land division project known as Coomurra Rise, located within the Coomurra Drive precinct of Salisbury Heights. The development provides new housing opportunities through the creation of traditional-sized residential allotments nestled among the natural environment at the base of the Adelaide's North Eastern foothills. The project includes associated infrastructure improvements to support the growing community.
5,417 residents of Greenwith are employed, from a labour force of 5,539. Unemployment sits at 2.2%, with participation at 71.4%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.2% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 6,899, about 74% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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A capable labor market characterizes Greenwith, anchored by significant participation in essential services, an unemployment level of only 2.2%, and 0.5% in estimated employment growth over the past year. By March 2026, employed residents reached 5,417, with the local jobless rate sitting 1.6% below the 3.8% recorded across Greater Adelaide. Labor force engagement is solid, showing a 71.4% participation rate compared to 66.4% across Greater Adelaide. Working from home accounted for just 9.9% of residents at the Census, although earlier Covid-19 lockdown restrictions provide context for this figure. Key employment sectors for the local workforce include health care & social assistance, retail trade, and education & training.
The suburb exhibits clear specialization in public administration & safety, where workforce concentration is 1.4 times the regional level. Conversely, health care & social assistance accounts for 15.2% of local workers compared to 17.7% regionally. Given its primarily residential character, local employment opportunities remain limited, as reflected when comparing the Census working population against resident worker numbers. Analysis of SALM and ABS figures by AreaSearch indicates that over the 12-month period, local jobs expanded by 0.5% while the available workforce grew by 0.9%, lifting the jobless rate by 0.4 percentage points. Across Greater Adelaide, employment increased by 4.2% and the labor force grew by 4.0%, leading to a 0.2 percentage points decrease in unemployment. Future outlooks can be evaluated using the national Mar-26 employment forecasts from Jobs and Skills Australia. Projecting these industry expectations over five and ten-year horizons against Greenwith's occupational structure provides useful demand trajectories. Nationally, job numbers are projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, with wide variance across individual sectors. Applying these industry growth rates to the local employment distribution suggests resident employment could increase by 6.2% over five years and 13.1% over ten years (note that this is a simple weighting extrapolation for illustrative purposes and does not take into account localised population projections).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Greenwith is $1,937 a week (about $101,000 a year), with median personal income at $868 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $59,496 a year against an average of $69,857. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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ATO taxation figures compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 indicate that Greenwith SA2 taxpayers earned a median income of $59,496 alongside an average of $69,857. These earnings sit modestly higher than national benchmarks and exceed the Greater Adelaide median of $54,808 and average of $66,852. Incorporating 10.17% Wage Price Index growth since financial year 2023 brings estimated current figures to roughly $65,547 (median) and $76,961 (average) as of March 2026. In the 2021 Census, personal, family, and household earnings aligned near the 61st percentile nationally. The $1,500 - 2,999 weekly earnings bracket represents 33.9% of local earners (3,171 individuals), matching the regional proportion where 31.8% fall into the same bracket.
After meeting shelter expenses, households retain 87.1% of their earnings, highlighting robust discretionary capacity, with the community positioned in the 5th decile on the SEIFA income index.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Greenwith had 3,351 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 97% detached houses and 0% apartments. 50% are owned with a mortgage, 21% rented and 29% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $320 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,584 a month. Rent absorbs 16.5% of household income here and mortgage repayments 18.9%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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The local housing stock at the most recent Census was overwhelmingly dominated by separate houses at 96.9%, with apartments, townhouses, and other formats comprising 3.1%, in contrast to the broader Adelaide metro breakdown of 75.2% houses and 24.9% other dwellings. Outright home ownership stood at 29.3%, slightly trailing the metropolitan standard, while mortgaged properties accounted for 49.8% and rented dwellings made up 20.9%. The median monthly mortgage commitment was $1,584, compared to the Adelaide metro figure of $1,562, while median weekly rent matched the wider metropolitan benchmark at $320. Compared to Australian figures, local mortgage payments sit well below the national level of $1,863, and rents remain significantly under the national benchmark of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Greenwith counted 3,351 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.7 people each. 38% are couples with children, against 26% couples without children. 22% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.6 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the vast majority of local households at 77.1%, comprising couples with children (38.2%), couples without children (25.6%), and single-parent arrangements (12.3%). The remaining 22.9% comprises non-family residences, consisting of single-person households at 21.8% and group living arrangements at 1.1%. An average household size of 2.7 residents is recorded, exceeding the 2.5 average found across Greater Adelaide.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
18.9% of adults in Greenwith hold a university qualification, including 13.7% with a bachelor degree and 3.3% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 28.5% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 850 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,032 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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Higher education qualifications present a distinct local profile, with tertiary degree attainment at 18.9%, notably below the Australian mark of 30.4%. This highlights a clear opening for targeted educational programs. Among degree holders, bachelor degrees represent 13.7%, postgraduate awards account for 3.3%, and graduate diplomas stand at 1.9%. Vocational and technical qualifications are widely held, with 40.5% of individuals aged 15+ possessing trade or technical credentials, including certificates (28.5%) and advanced diplomas (12.0%). Formal educational engagement is substantial, with 28.6% of the local populace actively participating in study. Breakdown by level shows 11.0% enrolled in primary education, 8.2% attending secondary school, and 4.9% engaged in higher education courses.
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Public transport in Greenwith reaches 39 stops on 11 routes, timetabled for about 640 services a week. The typical home sits about 160 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.6 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Public transit across Greenwith is delivered via 39 active bus stops spanning the suburb. These boarding locations are connected by 11 discrete routes that provide 636 scheduled services each week. Network proximity is very high, with households typically situated 160 meters from their nearest transit stop. Given the suburb's residential footprint, outbound travel dominates commuter flows, with private vehicle travel accounting for 90% and bus journeys representing 8%. Household vehicle ownership stands at 1.6 per dwelling, exceeding regional norms. Furthermore, 9.9% of the local workforce reported working from home at the 2021 Census, a figure that may reflect pandemic conditions at the time.
Transit schedules deliver an average of 90 daily journeys across the collective network, translating to roughly 16 departures per week at each individual stop.
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67.5% of residents in Greenwith report no long-term health condition. 5.1% need daily assistance with core activities, and 53.9% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 3.1 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Health indicators across Greenwith remain generally positive based on AreaSearch's evaluation of mortality data and long-term health issues. While standard ailments are uncommon across the broader populace, higher incidence rates occur among older vulnerable groups, and private health insurance adoption slightly leads typical SA2 levels with approximately 54% coverage across the community (~5,042 people). Asthma and mental health conditions rank as the most frequent medical issues locally, affecting 9.2% and 9.1% of the population, respectively. Meanwhile, 67.5% of residents reported having no long-term medical conditions, comparable to 67.9% across Greater Adelaide.
A higher rate of chronic conditions is observed among working-age individuals. Residents aged 65 and over constitute 16.6% of the population (1,550 people), tracking below the 19.1% share recorded in Greater Adelaide, while holding a lower national standing relative to the wider population.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Greenwith is largely Australian-born, at 80.9% of residents, with 6.8% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (34.9%) and Australian (27.6%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity measures indicate a largely homogeneous population, with 80.9% of residents born in Australia, 94.4% holding citizenship, and 93.2% speaking exclusively English at home. Christianity forms the predominant faith, practiced by 43.9% of the local population. The most prominent alternative category is Other, accounting for 0.7% of residents compared to 1.8% across Greater Adelaide. Examining parental heritage, the three most common backgrounds among Greenwith residents are English at 34.9% (considerably above the regional level of 27.8%), Australian at 27.6%, and Scottish at 6.8%. Other ancestral origins show specific variations from regional averages, including German at 5.8% (vs 5.1%), Polish at 1.3% (vs 1.0%), and Welsh at 0.7% (vs 0.6%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Greenwith is 40. 25.3% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The age distribution in Greenwith aligns closely with the Greater Adelaide benchmark, showing a maximum divergence of 5.2 percentage points across the broad generational tiers. The median age is estimated at 40 as at August 2026, mirroring the 2021 Census reading and sitting 1 year older than the Greater Adelaide median of 39 recorded at that time. Looking at specific age brackets, senior and retiree demographics (65+) expanded from 13.3% at the Census to an estimated 16.6% currently. Projections to 2041 indicate older cohorts will absorb most future expansion, growing by 459 residents (30%) to reach a total of 2,009.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Greenwith
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Sep 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the SA2 boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Sep 2026 last month all 21 measures |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Sep 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Oct 2025 about a year ago all 2 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Oct 2025. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 7 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Sep 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Sep 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 3 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (9,017 at the 2021 Census → 9,356 now). Annual growth rates are compound (CAGR), not simple averages.
Age profile
Cohort shares are not raw Census counts. Every cohort is held as a pair — the Census baseline and a current estimate — and the split is re-based using ERP and state population projections, current to Aug 2026. Median age is the Census median plus modelled change since. Charts that show both are labelled "2021 Census vs Current Estimate".
Property sales
Sourced from the state valuation authority's sales register — current, not Census, and refreshed weekly. Medians are calculated from settled transactions in the period shown; periods with very low transaction counts are flagged or suppressed, because a handful of sales can move a median substantially.
Rents
Derived from state rental bond lodgement data, by dwelling type and bedroom count. Bonds are lodged at the start of a new tenancy, so this reflects new lettings, not the whole rented stock.
Development & infrastructure
Building approvals come from current ABS releases; development applications are collected from council and state planning portals; the infrastructure pipeline is compiled from Infrastructure Australia and local government sources. Applications are matched to this boundary by address or coordinates, so very recent lodgements may not yet appear.
Employment & income
Industry and occupation structure comes from the Census, but the headline labour-market indicators do not. Unemployment and labour force are derived from ABS Small Area Labour Markets (quarterly). The employment outlook applies Department of Employment forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to this area's own industry mix (the agency is now Jobs and Skills Australia), as does the Internet Vacancy Index used for job demand. Because it is weighted on industry composition alone, that outlook carries no allowance for local population growth — in fast-growing areas the real rise in local jobs will typically be higher. Income combines Census household income with ATO taxable-income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index.
Education, transport & amenities
School enrolments, ICSEA and performance come from ACARA's current release, not the Census. Public transport stops and service frequency are derived from GTFS timetable feeds published by state transport departments. Services and amenities are proximity and count scores built from provider directories, refreshed on their own cycle. The Census contributes only the travel-to-work and qualification measures.
Rankings and benchmarks. Where we rank this area, the comparison set is every area of the same boundary type — suburbs against suburbs, SA2s against SA2s. Benchmarks compare this area against its greater capital city region and the national figure for the same measure and period.
Limits worth knowing. Small areas carry larger error margins, and the ABS introduces small random adjustments to Census counts to protect confidentiality — so totals may not sum exactly. Estimates re-based from regional data describe the area's expected trajectory, not a direct count of it. Figures are indicative for research and are not financial, planning or valuation advice.
Cross-check us. The Census baseline for this boundary is at ABS 2021 Census QuickStats (402051050). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.