Roxby Downs, SA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Roxby Downs is more socio-economically advantaged than about 60% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1004, 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.
Roxby Downs at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 3,671
- Median age
- 30
- Median weekly household income
- $3,142
- SEIFA score
- 1004
- Coordinates
- -30.5642, 136.9000
Roxby Downs demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Roxby Downs 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 young adults (25–44) at 39%, 67% of homes are rented, and 14% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 1,020 | 28% |
| Youth (15–24) | 401 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,433 | 39% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 768 | 21% |
| Seniors (65+) | 67 | 2% |
Share of the 3,689 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 78 | 7% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 259 | 22% |
| Rented | 802 | 67% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,156 | 96% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 33 | 3% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,199 occupied private dwellings in Roxby Downs.
- Median weekly rent
- $260
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,517
- Average household size
- 2.7 people
- Median weekly family income
- $3,467
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,747
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 474 (14%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 305 (9%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 191 (5%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,271 (50%)
- Labour-force participation
- 79.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.2%
- Employed full-time
- 1,530
- Employed part-time
- 350
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.
Common questions about Roxby Downs
Where is Roxby Downs?
Roxby Downs is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Roxby Downs?
At the 2021 Census, Roxby Downs had a population of about 3,671.
Is Roxby Downs an advantaged area?
Roxby Downs has an ABS SEIFA score of 1004, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 60 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 60% of Australian suburbs.
Does Roxby Downs have high household incomes?
Roxby Downs has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in South Australia — the 2nd-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($3,142 per week).
Where Roxby Downs ranks
Roxby Downs appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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