Novar Gardens, SA

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

66/100

Suburb Score

More advantaged than the national average

Novar Gardens is more socio-economically advantaged than about 66% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1015, 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.

Novar Gardens at a glance

Population (2021): 2,508
Median age: 45
Median weekly household income: $1,468
SEIFA score: 1015
Coordinates: -34.9662, 138.5297

Novar Gardens demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Novar Gardens 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 seniors (65+) at 26%, 26% of homes are rented, and 22% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	395	16%
Youth (15–24)	373	15%
Young adults (25–44)	461	18%
Mid-life (45–64)	638	25%
Seniors (65+)	642	26%

Share of the 2,509 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	370	39%
Owned with a mortgage	300	32%
Rented	249	26%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	745	80%
Townhouses & semis	189	20%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 934 occupied private dwellings in Novar Gardens.

Median weekly rent: $165
Median monthly mortgage: $2,060
Average household size: 2.4 people
Median weekly family income: $1,956
Median weekly personal income: $630

Community and culture

Born overseas: 522 (22%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 422 (18%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 50 (2%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 1,081 (57%)
Labour-force participation: 51.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%
Employed full-time: 536
Employed part-time: 432

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 Novar Gardens

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Novar Gardens 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 Novar Gardens

Where is Novar Gardens?

Novar Gardens is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.

What is the population of Novar Gardens?

At the 2021 Census, Novar Gardens had a population of about 2,508.

Is Novar Gardens an advantaged area?

Novar Gardens has an ABS SEIFA score of 1015, 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 Novar Gardens?

Novar Gardens 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).