Golden Grove, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Golden Grove is an outer north-eastern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Tea Tree Gully, known for its hilly ground, generous vegetation and closeness to the Adelaide Hills. Captain Adam Robertson settled here after arriving in South Australia in 1839 and gave the district its name — that of the last ship he had commanded — donating land in 1853 for a local school. Freestone was quarried in the area from the earliest settlement days. The modern suburb was built as one of South Australia's large master-planned communities: from 1983 the state's Urban Land Trust engaged the developer Delfin to lay it out, earthworks began in 1985, and the final allotment sold in 2002, completing a project that ran for two decades. Its three secondary schools share a campus near the Grove shopping centre, and the bushland of the Cobbler Creek Recreation Park lies along its edge. Newer subdivisions have continued to add homes into the 2020s.
More advantaged than the national average
Golden Grove is more socio-economically advantaged than about 66% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1016, 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.
Golden Grove at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 10,299
- Median age
- 44
- Median weekly household income
- $1,669
- SEIFA score
- 1016
- Coordinates
- -34.7694, 138.7427
Golden Grove demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Golden Grove 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 28%, 18% of homes are rented, and 25% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 1,706 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 1,304 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 2,182 | 21% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 2,911 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 2,208 | 21% |
Share of the 10,311 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,309 | 33% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 1,625 | 41% |
| Rented | 720 | 18% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3,341 | 85% |
| Townhouses & semis | 577 | 15% |
| Flats & apartments | 3 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 3,925 occupied private dwellings in Golden Grove.
- Median weekly rent
- $320
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,686
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,188
- Median weekly personal income
- $792
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 2,490 (25%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 999 (10%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 84 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 4,588 (56%)
- Labour-force participation
- 62.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
- Employed full-time
- 3,090
- Employed part-time
- 1,839
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 Golden Grove
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Golden Grove is January (average daytime high around 28.9°C) and the coolest is July (around 13°C). The area receives roughly 850 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.9°C | 16.1°C | 31 mm |
| Feb | 27.5°C | 15.4°C | 28 mm |
| Mar | 25.2°C | 14.3°C | 23 mm |
| Apr | 21.2°C | 12°C | 55 mm |
| May | 16.4°C | 9.4°C | 90 mm |
| Jun | 13.7°C | 7.3°C | 112 mm |
| Jul | 13°C | 6.4°C | 132 mm |
| Aug | 13.8°C | 6.6°C | 141 mm |
| Sep | 16.6°C | 8°C | 87 mm |
| Oct | 20.6°C | 10.1°C | 63 mm |
| Nov | 23°C | 11.7°C | 58 mm |
| Dec | 26.5°C | 13.9°C | 30 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Golden Grove
Where is Golden Grove?
Golden Grove is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Golden Grove?
At the 2021 Census, Golden Grove had a population of about 10,299.
Is Golden Grove an advantaged area?
Golden Grove has an ABS SEIFA score of 1016, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 66 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 66% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Golden Grove?
Golden Grove has average daytime highs of about 20.5°C and overnight lows of about 10.9°C, with roughly 850 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
How big is Golden Grove?
Golden Grove is one of the most populous suburbs in South Australia — the 19th-largest by usual resident population at the 2021 Census (about 10,299 usual residents).
Where Golden Grove ranks
Golden Grove appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Largest suburbs in South Australia#19 of 25
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