Charles Sturt

South Australia · Adelaide - West · 123,859 people · 42 suburbs · 15 postcodes

Charles Sturt at a glance

123,859

Population

#4 of 72 in SA

km² area

2,150/km² density

41.3

Median age

0.0 vs SA

994

SEIFA IRSAD

#15 of 72 in SA

Schools

24 gov, 8 Cath, 2 indep

28.1%

Born overseas

32.4%

Renting

Map shows the Charles Sturt LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Federal electorate boundaries can be toggled on the map. Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021 CED boundaries.

Charles Sturt is a metropolitan Local Government Area in South Australia, in the Adelaide region. It covers 42 suburbs across 15 postcodes and an area of 58 km². Charles Sturt has a population of 123,859 , ranking #4 most populous in SA. The most populous suburb is Seaton (10,877 residents).About 28.1% of residents were born overseas and 26.7% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

15.2%

11.4%

27.9%

25.7%

19.8%

0–14 (15.2%) 15–24 (11.4%) 25–44 (27.9%) 45–64 (25.7%) 65+ (19.8%)

Show counts

0–14 years	18,822 (15.2%)
15–24 years	14,091 (11.4%)
25–44 years	34,602 (27.9%)
45–64 years	31,809 (25.7%)
65+ years	24,531 (19.8%)

28.1%

Born overseas

26.7%

Speak a language other than English at home

1.6%

First Nations

2.4

Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

33.7%

33.8%

32.4%

Owned outright (33.7%) Mortgaged (33.8%) Renting (32.4%)

Dwelling type mix

72.7%

20.1%

Separate house (72.7%) Semi/townhouse (20.1%) Flat/apartment (7.2%)

$330

Median weekly rent

$1,786

Median monthly mortgage

47.4%

Households with 0-1 cars

52.6%

Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

4.9%

Unemployment rate

36,692

In full-time work

22,271

In part-time work

Schools in Charles Sturt

34 schools across Charles Sturt: 70.6% Government, 23.5% Catholic, 5.9% Independent. The SA average is 70.8% / 14.3% / 14.9%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 1042 (range 906 to 1108). SA median is 999; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

70.6%

23.5%

SA average for comparison

70.8%

14.3%

14.9%

Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

64.7%

14.7%

11.8%

8.8%

Primary (64.7%) Secondary (14.7%) Combined (11.8%) Special (8.8%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300

LGA median 1042 SA median 999LGA range 906 to 1108

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 34 schools in Charles Sturt, sorted by enrolment:

School	Sector	Type	Suburb	Students	ICSEA
Nazareth Catholic College	Catholic	Combined	Flinders Park	2,576	1049
St Michael's College	Catholic	Combined	Henley Beach	2,193	1064
Henley High School	Government	Secondary	Henley Beach	1,381	1045
Woodville High School	Government	Secondary	St Clair	1,170	973
Seaton High School	Government	Secondary	Seaton	917	1001
Grange Primary School	Government	Primary	Grange	702	1075
Whitefriars School	Catholic	Primary	Woodville Park	603	1076
Australian Islamic College Adelaide	Independent	Combined	West Croydon	589	1016
Star of the Sea School	Catholic	Primary	Henley Beach	558	1108
West Lakes Shore School	Government	Primary	West Lakes Shore	554	1060
Adelaide Secondary School of English	Government	Secondary	West Croydon	487	961
Kidman Park Primary School	Government	Primary	Kidman Park	485	1053
Findon High School	Government	Secondary	Findon	467	978
Kilkenny Primary School	Government	Primary	West Croydon	450	1069
Westport Primary School	Government	Primary	Semaphore Park	421	1025
Fulham North Primary School	Government	Primary	Henley Beach	395	1095
Allenby Gardens Primary School	Government	Primary	Allenby Gardens	392	1062
Henley Beach Primary School	Government	Primary	Henley Beach South	354	1104
West Beach Primary School	Government	Primary	West Beach	297	1089
Our Lady Queen of Peace School	Catholic	Primary	Albert Park	278	1043
Hendon Primary School	Government	Primary	Royal Park	270	965
Pennington School R-6	Government	Primary	Pennington	262	934
Ngutu College	Independent	Combined	Woodville North	260	909
Challa Gardens Primary School	Government	Primary	Kilkenny	251	982
St Joseph's School	Catholic	Primary	West Hindmarsh	223	1063
Woodville Primary School	Government	Primary	Woodville South	204	1020
Flinders Park Primary School	Government	Primary	Flinders Park	187	1037
Brompton Primary School	Government	Primary	Renown Park	175	1001
Immaculate Heart of Mary School	Catholic	Primary	Brompton	153	1105
Seaton Park Primary School	Government	Primary	Seaton	149	999
Fulham Gardens Primary School	Government	Primary	Henley Beach	148	1042
Bowden Brompton Community School	Government	Special	Brompton	145	906
Our Lady of La Vang School	Catholic	Special	Flinders Park	70	1066
The Grove Education Centre	Government	Special	Woodville	63	992

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Charles Sturt. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

994

Ranked #15 of 72 SA LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

1002

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

970

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

1006

Suburbs in Charles Sturt

Charles Sturt contains 42 suburbs and 15 postcodes. Sorted by population.

Suburb	Postcode	Population	Median income	Median age
Seaton	5023	10,877	$1,300/wk	40
Findon	5023	6,997	$1,424/wk	37
West Lakes	5021	6,768	$1,548/wk	54
Fulham Gardens	5024	6,573	$1,595/wk	45
Henley Beach	5022	6,259	$1,879/wk	45
Grange	5022	6,143	$1,709/wk	49
Flinders Park	5025	5,489	$1,754/wk	39
West Beach	5024	5,175	$1,746/wk	45
Semaphore Park	5019	4,541	$1,262/wk	46
West Croydon	5008	4,242	$1,767/wk	38
Kidman Park	5025	3,874	$1,637/wk	44
Woodville West	5011	3,854	$1,669/wk	35
Pennington	5013	3,773	$1,276/wk	41
Brompton	5007	3,729	$1,809/wk	36
Woodville South	5011	3,464	$1,787/wk	37
Royal Park	5014	3,453	$1,414/wk	37
West Lakes Shore	5020	3,236	$1,758/wk	48
Henley Beach South	5022	2,799	$2,096/wk	43
Woodville North	5012	2,721	$1,341/wk	35
St Clair	5011	2,634	$1,890/wk	32
Cheltenham	5014	2,236	$1,534/wk	44
Woodville	5011	2,180	$1,514/wk	42
Allenby Gardens	5009	2,045	$1,732/wk	40
Athol Park	5012	2,023	$1,380/wk	34
Woodville Park	5011	1,852	$1,743/wk	36
Kilkenny	5009	1,846	$1,399/wk	39
Bowden	5007	1,808	$1,628/wk	32
Albert Park	5014	1,780	$1,503/wk	39
Renown Park	5008	1,663	$1,164/wk	37
Beverley	5009	1,578	$1,598/wk	36
West Hindmarsh	5007	1,560	$1,640/wk	37
Hendon	5014	1,271	$1,361/wk	40
Croydon	5008	1,220	$1,854/wk	42
Ridleyton	5008	1,180	$1,465/wk	35
Tennyson	5022	1,137	$2,061/wk	55
Welland	5007	881	$1,467/wk	42
Ovingham	5082	766	$1,433/wk	36
Hindmarsh	5007	232	$1,426/wk	31
Kirkcaldy	5022
Rosewater East	5013
Seaton North	5023
St Claire	5011

Postcodes covered

5007, 5008, 5009, 5011, 5012, 5013, 5014, 5019, 5020, 5021, 5022, 5023, 5024, 5025, 5082

Compare Charles Sturt with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Charles Sturt and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA	Population	Median age	SEIFA IRSAD	% renting	% overseas-born
Charles Sturt (SA)	123,859	41.3	994	32.4%	28.1%
Port Adelaide Enfield	133,310	37.8	954	37.4%	35.9%
West Torrens	57,236	38.1	1007	38.9%	32.4%
Prospect	19,630	37.7	1059	34.9%	28.9%

Services and amenities

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Frequently asked questions about Charles Sturt

What is the population of Charles Sturt?

The 2021 Census recorded 123,859 people living in Charles Sturt, across 42 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Charles Sturt?

Charles Sturt contains 42 suburbs. The most populous are Seaton, Findon, West Lakes, Fulham Gardens, Henley Beach.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Charles Sturt?

Charles Sturt covers 15 postcodes: 5007, 5008, 5009, 5011, 5012, 5013, 5014, 5019, 5020, 5021, 5022, 5023, 5024, 5025, 5082.

How many schools are in Charles Sturt?

Charles Sturt has 34 schools, including 24 government, 8 Catholic, and 2 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Charles Sturt?

Charles Sturt has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 994, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.