Suburb profile · ABS Census 2021
Blewitt Springs suburb profile
Blewitt Springs, SA · Postcode 5171
This Blewitt Springs suburb profile summarises official Australian Bureau of Statistics Census 2021 data for Blewitt Springs, SA (postcode 5171). Use it as a free suburb report covering population, median rent, household income, age, housing tenure and employment, plus how those figures changed since Census 2016— then compare Blewitt Springs with nearby suburbs.
Blewitt Springs at a glance
Population
346
Median rent
$205/wk
Household income
$2,050/wk
Median age
49
Blewitt Springs trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
-1.1% over 10 years
Population
346
was 329 in 2016
+17 · +5.2%
Median rent
$205/wk
was $200/wk in 2016
+$5 · +2.5%
Household income
$2,050/wk
was $1,388/wk in 2016
+$662 · +47.7%
Median age
49
was 50 in 2016
-1 · -2%
Dig deeper: Blewitt Springs population growth · Blewitt Springs then and now
Blewitt Springs people
- Population
- 346
- Median age
- 49
- Born overseas
- 19.1%
- Average household size
- 2.6
Total usual residents (Census 2021)
Median age of residents in years
Percentage born outside Australia
Average number of people per household
Blewitt Springs income
- Median household income
- $2,050/wk
- Median personal income
- $767/wk
Median total weekly household income
Median total weekly personal income
Blewitt Springs housing
- Median rent
- $205/wk
- Median mortgage repayment
- $2,000/mo
- Separate houses
- 90.5%
- Flats & apartments
- 0%
- Owned outright
- 34.3%
- Mortgaged
- 41.6%
- Rented
- 10.9%
- Unoccupied dwellings
- 13.1%
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
Median monthly mortgage repayment
Percentage of dwellings that are separate houses
Percentage of dwellings that are flats or apartments
Percentage of dwellings owned without a mortgage
Percentage of dwellings with a mortgage
Percentage of dwellings rented
Percentage of private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Blewitt Springs work
- Employment to population
- 64.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Year 12 or above
- 50.4%
Employed persons as a percentage of population aged 15+
Unemployed persons as a percentage of the labour force
Percentage with Year 12 or equivalent as highest school level
Nearby suburb profiles (near 5171)
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About this Blewitt Springs suburb profile
Figures are from the ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) for the Suburbs and Localities boundary matching Blewitt Springs. Where shown, 2016 values come from the 2016 State Suburbs (SSC) profile, linked via ABS geographic correspondence — boundaries are not always identical. Medians may be suppressed for very small areas. This is not financial or relocation advice — use it alongside current market data.
Source: ABS Census 2021. Methodology · Richest suburbs in Adelaide