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Living in Fords, SA
Fords is in the Light council area. About 81 people lived here at the 2021 Census. Here's who they are, their homes and how they get around, next to the rest of Light and South Australia.
Rent now
$500 a week
That's the median rent on new leases in Kapunda (5373), the postcode most of Fords is in, in the June quarter 2026 (from a small number of leases). Half of new leases cost more and half cost less.
Who lives here
| Measure | Fords | Light | SA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 | 41 |
| People per home | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| Household income, a week (median) | $2,083 | $1,781 | $1,455 |
Homes
| Measure | Fords | Light | SA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 34% | 35% | 33% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 48% | 51% | 36% |
| Rented | 17% | 13% | 28% |
| Separate houses | 100% | 98% | 78% |
| Flats and apartments | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| Rent, a week (median, 2021) | $248 | $280 | $300 |
| Mortgage repayment, a month (median) | $1,700 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
Shares of homes where people answered the question. Rent and mortgage figures are from 2021, so they're well below today's. See what tenants pay now.
Getting around
| Measure | Fords | Light | SA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with no car | 0% | 2% | 7% |
| Homes with two or more cars | 90% | 77% | 56% |
| Went to work by car | 71% | 83% | 77% |
| Went to work by public transport | 0% | 1% | 6% |
| Walked or cycled to work | 0% | 3% | 4% |
| Worked from home | 13% | 10% | 11% |
How people got to work on Census day, as a share of those who went to work or worked at home. The Census was on 10 August 2021, when Greater Sydney and Melbourne were in lockdown, so many more people there worked from home than usual, and fewer took public transport.
Public transport
Fords has no train station. The nearest is Gawler Central Railway Station, about 25.3 km from the middle of the suburb in a straight line.
Each time a train, tram, ferry or bus stops counts once, in both directions. Train and tram stations count once however many platforms they have.
Bushfire map
- All of Fords is mapped as bushfire prone.
These are planning maps. They decide building rules, like how a new home must be built. They aren't an insurance price or a promise: a place outside them can still burn or flood. Check a street address on SAPPA, the SA Property and Planning Atlas.
More about Light
- What it costs to live in Light: rent, power, fuel, pokies losses and crime, against South Australia.
- Compare Light with another area.
- Other suburbs in Light.
Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, General Community Profile, and Suburbs and Localities boundaries, CC BY 4.0. Light figures use the council's 2021 boundaries. Public transport: Adelaide Metro, Department for Infrastructure and Transport, CC BY. Rent: state rental bond data (see the rent pages). Hazards: Department for Housing and Urban Development, Planning and Design Code overlays, CC BY 4.0.