Craigburn Farm, SA

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

98/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs

Craigburn Farm is more socio-economically advantaged than about 98% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1134, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Craigburn Farm at a glance

Population (2021): 3,099
Median age: 41
Median weekly household income: $2,944
SEIFA score: 1134
Coordinates: -35.0414, 138.6037

Craigburn Farm demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Craigburn Farm using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 29%, 6% of homes are rented, and 27% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	629	20%
Youth (15–24)	380	12%
Young adults (25–44)	708	23%
Mid-life (45–64)	901	29%
Seniors (65+)	487	16%

Share of the 3,105 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	384	37%
Owned with a mortgage	570	56%
Rented	61	6%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	1,014	100%
Townhouses & semis	4	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,018 occupied private dwellings in Craigburn Farm.

Median weekly rent: $550
Median monthly mortgage: $2,383
Average household size: 3 people
Median weekly family income: $3,111
Median weekly personal income: $1,133

Community and culture

Born overseas: 845 (27%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 439 (14%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 13 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 1,707 (74%)
Labour-force participation: 68.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%
Employed full-time: 1,028
Employed part-time: 554

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in Craigburn Farm

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Craigburn Farm is January (average daytime high around 27.9°C) and the coolest is July (around 14°C). The area receives roughly 711 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	27.9°C	17.5°C	29 mm
Feb	26.5°C	17°C	29 mm
Mar	24.7°C	16°C	20 mm
Apr	21.4°C	14°C	51 mm
May	17.3°C	11.7°C	86 mm
Jun	14.8°C	9.6°C	100 mm
Jul	14°C	8.9°C	104 mm
Aug	14.7°C	8.8°C	95 mm
Sep	17.2°C	10.2°C	62 mm
Oct	20.5°C	11.9°C	52 mm
Nov	22.7°C	13.6°C	52 mm
Dec	25.6°C	15.6°C	31 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Craigburn Farm

Where is Craigburn Farm?

Craigburn Farm is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.

What is the population of Craigburn Farm?

At the 2021 Census, Craigburn Farm had a population of about 3,099.

Is Craigburn Farm an advantaged area?

Craigburn Farm has an ABS SEIFA score of 1134, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 98 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 98% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Craigburn Farm?

Craigburn Farm has average daytime highs of about 20.6°C and overnight lows of about 12.9°C, with roughly 711 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).

Does Craigburn Farm have high household incomes?

Craigburn Farm has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in South Australia — the 4th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($2,944 per week).

Where Craigburn Farm ranks

Craigburn Farm appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.