Goodwood Postcode

South Australia

CoastalMetro Top 10% SEIFA Above SA income
5034
Postcode for Goodwood, SA
Phone area code: 08 · 3 km from Adelaide · Pop. 2,823
2,823
Population
40
Median Age
$1,918
Household Income/wk
$355
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
0.9
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Goodwood ranks: household income is in the top 25% of SA suburbs; rents are among the top 10% in SA; SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Goodwood Compares

Goodwood vs the SA average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricGoodwoodSA avgAU avgGreater Adelaide
Household income/wk $1,918 +SA $1,545 $1,836 $1,620
Rent/wk $355 +SA $308 $390 $329
Mortgage/month $2,167 +SA $1,558 $1,958 $1,666
Median age 40 45.0 45.0 42.0
SEIFA decile 10/10 +SA 5.0/10 6.0/10 7.0/10
Unemployment 4.2% -SA 6.0% 5.0% 6.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the SA average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Goodwood is a coastal suburb of Adelaide in South Australia, with postcode 5034. It sits about 3 km from the Adelaide CBD, within the Unley local government area. The suburb footprint covers roughly 0.9 square kilometres.

According to the 2021 Census, Goodwood has a population of 2,823 with a median age of 40. The median weekly household income is $1,918, above the SA average. The unemployment rate is 4.2%, lower than the SA average. The Indigenous population is 27 (1.0% of residents).

Housing in Goodwood includes a median weekly rent of $355, median monthly mortgage repayment of $2,167, with 1,208 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the SA average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 63.8% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Goodwood scores in decile 10 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Schools in Goodwood include Goodwood Primary School and St Thomas' School.

Goodwood is part of the Unley statistical area in South Australia.

Goodwood Details

Postcode5034
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)2,823
Median Age40 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,918/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,006/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$355
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$2,167
Average Household Size2.2 persons
Area0.9 km²
Population Density3057/km²
Total Dwellings1,208
Australian Citizens85.9%
Indigenous Population27 (1.0%)
Unemployment Rate4.2%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-34.952
Longitude138.595
Distance from Adelaide3 km
Region (SA4)Adelaide - Central and Hills
Area (SA3)Unley
Local GovernmentUnley
Federal ElectorateAdelaide

Age Profile

0–14 (15.2%) 15–24 (9.8%) 25–44 (30.8%) 45–64 (26.0%) 65+ (17.9%)
Show counts
0–14 years428 (15.2%)
15–24 years277 (9.8%)
25–44 years869 (30.8%)
45–64 years733 (26.0%)
65+ years504 (17.9%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (34.5%) Mortgaged (29.3%) Rented (36.2%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 10 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma217 (7.7%)
Arthritis197 (7.0%)
Diabetes105 (3.7%)
Heart Disease96 (3.4%)
Cancer96 (3.4%)
Lung Condition32 (1.1%)
Dementia16 (0.6%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle104 (8.6%)
1 vehicle563 (46.4%)
2 vehicles417 (34.4%)
3+ vehicles129 (10.6%)

Schools in Goodwood

Goodwood Primary School
Primary · Gov · ICSEA 1147 · 408 students
St Thomas' School
Primary · Cat · ICSEA 1116 · 297 students

Suburbs Near Goodwood

Same Postcode (5034)

More Goodwood Data

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.