Mitcham

South Australia · Adelaide - South · 66,083 people · 30 suburbs · 9 postcodes

Mitcham at a glance

66,083
Population
#8 of 72 in SA
71
km² area
926/km² density
42.6
Median age
+1.3 vs SA
$2,039
Median HH income/wk
#6 of 72 in SA
1072
SEIFA IRSAD
#4 of 72 in SA
24
Schools
16 gov, 5 Cath, 3 indep
23.2%
Born overseas
18.5%
Renting

Map shows the Mitcham 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.

Mitcham is a metropolitan Local Government Area in South Australia, in the Adelaide region. It covers 30 suburbs across 9 postcodes and an area of 71 km². Mitcham has a population of 66,083 , ranking #8 most populous in SA. The most populous suburb is Belair (4,718 residents), and the highest median household income is in Springfield at $4,511/week. The LGA-wide median household income is $2,039/week and median age is 42.6. About 23.2% of residents were born overseas and 15.4% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

0–14 (17.2%) 15–24 (12.4%) 25–44 (23.4%) 45–64 (26.1%) 65+ (21.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years11,356 (17.2%)
15–24 years8,184 (12.4%)
25–44 years15,473 (23.4%)
45–64 years17,238 (26.1%)
65+ years13,860 (21.0%)
23.2%
Born overseas
15.4%
Speak a language other than English at home
0.6%
First Nations
2.6
Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

Owned outright (39.9%) Mortgaged (41.6%) Renting (18.5%)

Dwelling type mix

Separate house (85.0%) Semi/townhouse (8.8%) Flat/apartment (6.2%)
$362
Median weekly rent
$2,002
Median monthly mortgage
37.8%
Households with 0-1 cars
62.2%
Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

4.2%
Unemployment rate
18,510
In full-time work
13,134
In part-time work

Schools in Mitcham

24 schools across Mitcham: 66.7% Government, 20.8% Catholic, 12.5% Independent. The SA average is 70.8% / 14.3% / 14.9%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 1100 (range 1021 to 1146). SA median is 999; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

SA average for comparison
Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

Primary (58.3%) Secondary (25.0%) Combined (16.7%) Special (0%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300
LGA median 1100 SA median 999LGA range 1021 to 1146

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 24 schools in Mitcham, sorted by enrolment:

School Sector Type Suburb Students ICSEA
Unley High School Government Secondary Netherby 1,547 1084
Scotch College Independent Combined Torrens Park 1,213 1146
Blackwood High School Government Secondary Eden Hills 1,211 1059
Cabra Dominican College Catholic Combined Cumberland Park 1,165 1065
Mercedes College Catholic Combined Springfield 1,111 1133
Urrbrae Agricultural High School Government Secondary Netherby 1,102 1074
St John's Grammar School Independent Combined Belair 1,009 1141
Mitcham Girls High School Government Secondary Kingswood 754 1083
Colonel Light Gardens Primary School Government Primary Colonel Light Gardens 688 1119
Mitcham Primary School Government Primary Kingswood 629 1121
Edwardstown Primary School Government Primary Melrose Park 512 1098
Belair Primary School Government Primary Belair 490 1117
Westbourne Park Primary School Government Primary Westbourne Park 480 1126
Australian Science and Mathematics School Government Secondary Bedford Park 419 1101
Blackwood Primary School Government Primary Eden Hills 363 1095
Hawthorndene Primary School Government Primary Hawthorndene 290 1108
St Joseph's School Catholic Primary Kingswood 256 1135
Springbank Secondary College Government Secondary Pasadena 249 1021
Clapham Primary School Government Primary Clapham 243 1098
Eden Hills Primary School Government Primary Eden Hills 229 1116
St Bernadette's School Catholic Primary St Marys 205 1085
Bellevue Heights Primary School Government Primary Bellevue Heights 177 1090
St Therese School Catholic Primary Colonel Light Gardens 172 1087
Concordia College (St Peters Campus, Blackwood) Independent Primary Blackwood 88 1119

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 Mitcham. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

1072
Ranked #4 of 72 SA LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

1074

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

1047

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

1094

Suburbs in Mitcham

Mitcham contains 30 suburbs and 9 postcodes. Sorted by population.

SuburbPostcodePopulationMedian incomeMedian age
Belair 5052 4,718 $2,265/wk 47
Blackwood 5051 4,266 $1,715/wk 45
Hawthorndene 5051 3,389 $2,139/wk 41
Colonel Light Gardens 5041 3,311 $2,491/wk 42
Craigburn Farm 5051 3,099 $2,944/wk 41
Pasadena 5042 3,073 $1,381/wk 49
Eden Hills 5050 3,020 $2,062/wk 43
St Marys 5042 3,010 $1,490/wk 35
Bellevue Heights 5050 2,712 $1,662/wk 47
Daw Park 5041 2,705 $1,639/wk 39
Torrens Park 5062 2,687 $2,165/wk 43
Cumberland Park 5041 2,571 $1,901/wk 41
Westbourne Park 5041 2,564 $2,164/wk 44
Kingswood 5062 2,554 $1,898/wk 49
Panorama 5041 2,388 $1,863/wk 43
Clarence Gardens 5039 2,373 $2,200/wk 38
Melrose Park 5039 2,319 $1,583/wk 38
Hawthorn 5062 2,221 $2,370/wk 43
Lower Mitcham 5062 2,187 $2,045/wk 45
Glenalta 5052 2,039 $1,968/wk 42
Bedford Park 5042 1,882 $1,448/wk 28
Mitcham 5062 1,832 $1,996/wk 44
Clapham 5062 1,685 $2,321/wk 42
Netherby 5062 1,510 $2,537/wk 43
Urrbrae 5064 1,070 $2,346/wk 44
Springfield 5062 548 $4,511/wk 48
Lynton 5062 222 $2,542/wk 51
Brown Hill Creek 5062 71 $2,833/wk 36
Leawood Gardens 5150 57 $2,666/wk 44
Mitcham Shopping Centre 5062

Postcodes covered

5039, 5041, 5042, 5050, 5051, 5052, 5062, 5064, 5150

Compare Mitcham with neighbouring LGAs

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

LGA Population Median age Median HH income SEIFA IRSAD % renting % overseas-born
Mitcham (SA) 66,083 42.6 $2,039/wk 1072 18.5% 23.2%
Unley 38,644 42.8 $2,033/wk 1084 32.1% 25.5%
Marion 94,003 39.4 $1,596/wk 993 30.9% 29.2%
Burnside 43,446 44.4 $2,156/wk 1105 22.3% 32.9%
Onkaparinga 177,379 41.2 $1,484/wk 952 23.4% 21.2%
Adelaide Hills 41,441 44.6 $2,093/wk 1066 10.9% 16.6%

Services and amenities

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Frequently asked questions about Mitcham

What is the population of Mitcham?

The 2021 Census recorded 66,083 people living in Mitcham, across 30 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Mitcham?

Mitcham contains 30 suburbs. The most populous are Belair, Blackwood, Hawthorndene, Colonel Light Gardens, Craigburn Farm.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Mitcham?

Mitcham covers 9 postcodes: 5039, 5041, 5042, 5050, 5051, 5052, 5062, 5064, 5150.

What is the median household income in Mitcham?

The population-weighted median household income across Mitcham is $2,039 per week (2021 Census), ranking #6 of 72 SA LGAs.

How many schools are in Mitcham?

Mitcham has 24 schools, including 16 government, 5 Catholic, and 3 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Mitcham?

Mitcham has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 1072, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed . 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.