Colonel Light Gardens SA 5041
Colonel Light Gardens sits 8 km from Adelaide CBD in South Australia, around 14 minutes by car. Census data records 3,311 residents with a median age of 42 and a median household income of $129,532 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 20% nationally. Population fell 1.1% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $400 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,173. The area shows high flood risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. 2 schools sit within the suburb boundary, and walkability is high.
Is Colonel Light Gardens a good suburb?
Colonel Light Gardens scores a A+ (83/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit and community, weaker on safety.
Mixed results
2 schools
Walkable and central
Walkability 82/100 · 7.5 km · 14 min drive to Adelaide
Around the state median
Median $1.69M · Pricier than 85% of SA
High flood risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 27/100 · Flood 71/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 10/10 · median age 42 · 3,311 residents
Liveability Rating
83 / 100 · Ranked #25 in SAEach bar is Colonel Light Gardens's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
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Our score
83 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataColonel Light Gardens's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.69 million, roughly 15% above where it sat a year earlier.
$1,691,000
28% above its 8 neighbours (median $1,323,000)
Based on 46 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 20 days — median across 17 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 17 sales $1.55M
- 4 bed 17 sales $1.77M
- 5 bed 6 sales $1.96M
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Colonel Light Gardens are currently listed at around $1.5 million on average. Based on 5 houses listed in the past six months.
$1.5M
5 houses listed in the last 6 months.
5 of the suburb's 1,158 dwellings (0.4%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Colonel Light Gardens rent for around $650 a week on average, based on 3 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$650/wk
3 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
4 rentals advertised against an estimated 137 rented homes (2.9%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025106 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 28% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5041.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$650/week ($34,000 a year) on a $1.5 million median
Based on a small sample (3 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Colonel Light Gardens safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Colonel Light Gardens sits in the low band, with 48 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 27% on the prior year.
48 offences
27.3% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20254 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Schools
Two schools serve Colonel Light Gardens, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 860 students across 2 schools (avg 430)
- • Sectors: 1 Government, 1 Catholic
- • ICSEA 1087-1119, median 1103 (well above the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Colonel Light Gardens Primary School (688 students)
Primary
Universities nearby
- 2.7 kmTonsleyFlinders University · 63 courses
- 5.0 kmBedford ParkFlinders University · 399 courses
- 6.1 kmAdelaide University, Adelaide City CampusAdelaide University · 472 courses
3.9% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
Colonel Light Gardens is very walkable on foot — at 82/100, most daily errands can be done on foot.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Colonel Light Gardens.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 96.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 74.0 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 42.6 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 18.6 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Colonel Light Gardens.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 96%
- Premises covered
- 1,275
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Mitcham: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 7 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 2 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Colonel Light Gardens is home to about 3,300 residents, with a median age of 42, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $130,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.6%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
3,311
Median Age
42
Median Household Income
$129,532/yr
Census Median Rent
$400/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,173/mo
Avg Household Size
2.8
Median Personal Income
$54,184/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.6%
Unoccupied Dwellings
3.7%
Total Dwellings
1,158
Owner-Occupier Rate
88.2%
Houses
91.2%
Rental Stress
16.1%
Mortgage Stress
20.1%
Work From Home
15.8%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
8 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 4 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 134 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 84.9%
- English Spoken at Home
- 91.0%
- Employment Rate
- 69.7%
- Completed Year 12
- 56.4%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
45 residents (1.4%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 3,141 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
26% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (473 of 1,834).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,296 a year through Mitcham based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 92%
- Parks and recreation 7%
- Zones under 1% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Mitcham
In the year to August 2026, 188 new dwellings were approved across Mitcham. That mix is 131 houses and 57 units. Approvals are up 32.4% on the same period a year earlier.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 6 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³).
PM10 averaged 17.8 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 1.12 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 0 · NO₂ 0.
From the Adelaide CBD monitoring station, 6.1 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Adelaide (West Terrace / Ngayirdapira), 6.5 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 56 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 7.6 km
- Annual rainfall
- 457 mm
- 77 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 29.1°C
- 21 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 8.5°C
- 0 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
4 facilities within 5 km- 1.7 kmFuneral, Crematorium and Cemetery ServicesTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 3.8 kmOther Motor Vehicle Parts ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Toluene (methylbenzene) · Carbon monoxide
- 4.0 kmBread Manufacturing (Factory based)Top reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ethanol · Carbon monoxide
- 4.1 kmHigher EducationTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
EV adoption
In postcode 5041, 130 of 10,120 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.8% (384 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 5.1%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5041, 3,084 rooftop-solar systems totalling 20.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 5,313 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 205 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$15,000 for new homes.
No purchase-price cap. Stamp duty is fully exempted for eligible first-home buyers as a separate concession.
Mortgage repayments
1 mortgage broker is registered in this suburb, 10 across postcode 5041.
Conveyance duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueSA
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Louise Miller-Frost Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louise Miller-Frost | 61.1% | 38.9% | +7.8 |
| 2022 | Louise Miller-Frost | 53.3% | 46.7% | -4.7 |
| 2019 | Nicolle Flint | 48.6% | 51.4% | -1.3 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Nadia Clancy Australian Labor Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nadia Clancy ALP | 69.1% |
| 2022 | Nadia Clancy ALP | 55.6% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
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Common questions about Colonel Light Gardens
Is Colonel Light Gardens a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Colonel Light Gardens is low (27/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Colonel Light Gardens?
Colonel Light Gardens has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a high share of it (71/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Colonel Light Gardens a good place to live?
Colonel Light Gardens has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A+ (83/100), ranked against other SA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Colonel Light Gardens?
Colonel Light Gardens, SA had a population of 3,311 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Colonel Light Gardens, SA?
The postcode for Colonel Light Gardens, SA is 5041.
How far is Colonel Light Gardens from Adelaide?
Colonel Light Gardens is 8 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 14 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Colonel Light Gardens?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Colonel Light Gardens was $129,532 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Colonel Light Gardens?
The median advertised rent in Colonel Light Gardens is $650 a week for houses (3 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Colonel Light Gardens?
The median age of residents in Colonel Light Gardens was 42 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Colonel Light Gardens?
There are 2 schools inside the Colonel Light Gardens boundary: 1 at and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Colonel Light Gardens walkable?
Colonel Light Gardens scores 82/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in Colonel Light Gardens?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Colonel Light Gardens (Adelaide CBD) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.0 µg/m³ and PM10 of 17.8 µg/m³. That puts Colonel Light Gardens below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Colonel Light Gardens?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Colonel Light Gardens, Adelaide (West Terrace / Ngayirdapira) (6.5 km away), summer days average 29.1°C, winter nights 8.5°C, 457 mm of rain a year over 77 rainy days, and 21 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Colonel Light Gardens?
First-home buyers in SA may be eligible for $15,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by RevenueSA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Colonel Light Gardens belong to?
Colonel Light Gardens sits within the Mitcham local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Colonel Light Gardens?
The average residential rates bill through Mitcham is $2,296 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Colonel Light Gardens?
Across Mitcham, 188 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 32.4% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Colonel Light Gardens in?
Colonel Light Gardens sits within the federal Division of Boothby, currently held by Louise Miller-Frost (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2026
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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