Suburb report · SA 5159
Aberfoyle Park
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Population
11,034
Aberfoyle Park suburb profile
Who lives in Aberfoyle Park
Aberfoyle Park sits 15km from the Adelaide CBD, in the middle ring of the capital. With 11,034 residents, Aberfoyle Park is in the largest fifth of South Australian suburbs, well above the 3,045 of the median suburb. Among the 340 suburbs within 40km of the Adelaide CBD, it ranks 14 by population. Aberfoyle Park has a median age of 42, near the state's median suburb at 41. Among suburbs within 40km of the Adelaide CBD, 110 of 340 have an older median age.
Income and home ownership
Median household income is $99,700, higher than 69% of South Australian suburbs. On household income it ranks 124 of 340 suburbs within 40km of the Adelaide CBD. An ownership share of 85.1% is higher than 82% of South Australian suburbs, against 73.1% in the median suburb. On ownership it ranks 63 of 340 suburbs within 40km of the Adelaide CBD.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted 4,167 occupied private dwellings in Aberfoyle Park, one of the larger housing stocks in South Australia. Families with children are the largest household type at 47.7%, ahead of couples without children at 30.2% and people living alone at 20.4%. On the share of families with children it ranks 78 of 340 suburbs within 40km of the Adelaide CBD. Few South Australian suburbs have fewer people living alone: 20.4% of households, at the 16th percentile. At 30.2%, couples without children are more common here than in 69% of South Australian suburbs.
Housing supply
Approvals picked up to 15 in the year to June 2025 across the Aberfoyle Park statistical area, above its 2020 to 2024 average of 14 a year. Supply figures here are for the Aberfoyle Park statistical area, home to 11,778 residents in 2025, which closely matches Aberfoyle Park. Per head of population the pipeline is thin: 1.3 approvals per 1,000 residents of that area against 5.2 for the median South Australian area. Over the 6 years to June 2025, annual approvals ranged from 4 in 2023 to 25 in 2021.
Population trend
The population of the Aberfoyle Park statistical area fell 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, against 6.3% for South Australia as a whole. The median South Australian statistical area grew 4.8% over the same 5 years, 6.4 points faster than this one. That rate is faster than 2% of South Australian statistical areas. Growth was strongest in the year to 2021 (0.2%) and weakest in the year to 2025 (-0.8%).
Against its neighbours
Of the nearby suburbs listed below, Happy Valley differs most on the median household income: $88,700 there against $99,700 in Aberfoyle Park. Woodcroft is the closest match on the owner-occupied share, at 83.9% against 85.1%. At 2km, Flagstaff Hill counts 10,664 residents against 11,034 in Aberfoyle Park.
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.