Suburb profile
Petwood SA 5252
Petwood is located in the Adelaide Central and Hills region of South Australia, postcode 5252. It has 33 properties across 4 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Petwood, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Petwood
Petwood, SA 5252, sits in the Adelaide Central and Hills region and neighbours Dawesley, Mount Barker Springs, Mount Barker Summit and Nairne. Its 4 streets hold 33 properties, all of them houses.
Census figures are for Mount Barker Surrounds, which covers the whole suburb. The area had 6,825 residents, a median age of 43 and an average household of 2.6 people. Median household income was $1,784 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,522 a month and the median rent $305 a week. Of 2,464 dwellings, 2,447 were separate houses, 12 semi-detached and 5 other; 873 were owned outright, 1,290 owned with a mortgage and 245 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Petwood
- 6,825Peoplelive in the area
- 43Median ageyears
- $1,784Median household incomea week
- $305Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses2,447
- Townhouses and semis12
- Other5
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$1,522a month
- Household size2.6people on average
How homes are held
Properties in Petwood
Streets in Petwood
Neighbouring suburbs
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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.