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Colonel Light Gardens, SA Family Guide

SA 5041 · City of Mitcham

Discover Colonel Light Gardens with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.

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Schools17within 3 kmActivities116within 5 kmUpcoming events1shown within 5 kmHomes0for sale within 5 km

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Tennis24 within 5 kmFootball (AFL)19 within 5 kmSoccer19 within 5 kmMartial arts17 within 5 kmOther sports11 within 5 km
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Gymnastics & cheer10 within 5 kmBasketball6 within 5 kmNetball5 within 5 kmSwimming5 within 5 kmAthletics3 within 5 kmCricket2 within 5 kmArts & dance23 within 5 kmMusic13 within 5 kmTutoring & STEM12 within 5 kmKids' activities & play5 within 5 kmYoga & wellbeing3 within 5 km
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Sports & local clubs around Colonel Light Gardens

Tennis around Colonel Light Gardens

24 listed within 5 km of Colonel Light Gardens · 3 in Colonel Light Gardens

Colonel Light West Tennis Club

Colonel Light Gardens

TennisEvent Entertainment

In Colonel Light Gardens

Evolve Tennis Coaching

Colonel Light Gardens

Tennis

In Colonel Light Gardens

Reade Park Lawn Tennis Club

Colonel Light Gardens

ParkTennis

In Colonel Light Gardens

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Football (AFL) around Colonel Light Gardens

19 listed within 5 km of Colonel Light Gardens · 2 in Colonel Light Gardens

Trinity Baptist Basketball Club

Colonel Light Gardens

BasketballAFLSinging

In Colonel Light Gardens

Colonel Light Gardens FC Auskick Centre

Colonel Light Gardens

AFLAuskick

In Colonel Light Gardens

Mitcham FC Auskick Centre

Hawthorn

AFLAuskick

1.7 km from central Colonel Light Gardens

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Soccer around Colonel Light Gardens

19 listed within 5 km of Colonel Light Gardens

Cumberland United Football Club

Clarence Gardens

Soccer

1.6 km from central Colonel Light Gardens

Southern Suburbs Rugby Union Football Club

Clarence Gardens

AthleteSoccer

1.6 km from central Colonel Light Gardens

Mitcham Football Club

Hawthorn

AFLSoccer

2.1 km from central Colonel Light Gardens

Not finding it in Colonel Light Gardens? Listed in Clarence Gardens (3 · 1.6 km), Hawthorn (1 · 2.1 km), Kingswood (1 · 2.7 km)

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Martial arts around Colonel Light Gardens

17 listed within 5 km of Colonel Light Gardens · 1 in Colonel Light Gardens

Dynamic Taekwon-do Australia - Colonel Lights Garden

Colonel Light Gardens

Taekwondo

In Colonel Light Gardens

GKR Karate

Melrose Park

Karate

1.5 km from central Colonel Light Gardens

Taekwondo Fit Australia

Melrose Park

Taekwondo

1.8 km from central Colonel Light Gardens

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Arts & dance around Colonel Light Gardens

23 listed within 5 km of Colonel Light Gardens

Tower Arts Centre

Pasadena

Art Centre

0.6 km from central Colonel Light Gardens

SJC Art Studios

Clarence Gardens

Art CentreEvent EntertainmentPainting

1.6 km from central Colonel Light Gardens

The Newry Studio of Irish Dancing

Clarence Gardens

Dancing School

1.6 km from central Colonel Light Gardens

Not finding it in Colonel Light Gardens? Listed in Clarence Gardens (2 · 1.6 km), Pasadena (1 · 1.7 km), Melrose Park (1 · 1.7 km)

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Music around Colonel Light Gardens

13 listed within 5 km of Colonel Light Gardens · 1 in Colonel Light Gardens

Pelican Productions

Lower Mitcham

Dancing SchoolMusicDrama
Ages 7–18*

1.8 km from central Colonel Light Gardens

Jamie Adam Music

Torrens Park

MusicDramaLearning Centre

2 km from central Colonel Light Gardens

Marion City Band

Edwardstown

MusicTutoring

1.9 km from central Colonel Light Gardens

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Schools within 3 km of Colonel Light Gardens

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17 schools within 3 km of the Colonel Light Gardens centre, 2 with a Colonel Light Gardens address.

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Parks, playgrounds & community places

Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.

Playgrounds (verified features) (4 of 6)

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Libraries (1)

Sports grounds (4)

  • Randell Park

    Mitcham · 2.5 km

    Sports courts / fields

  • Page Park

    Clarence Park · 2.5 km

    Toilets Sports courts / fields
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Parks (3)

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What's coming up

One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.

Activities by age around Colonel Light Gardens

Ages as the provider or event states them. * Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.

Free & low-cost

"Free" means the organiser marks it free; low-cost means a stated price of $15 or less.

At a glance

This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Colonel Light Gardens: 116 kids' activities within 5 km, 2 schools in Colonel Light Gardens, parks and playgrounds, and 1 upcoming event.

Free & low-cost
1 event

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Colonel Light Gardens within City of Mitcham

7 of the council area’s 59 activity providers · 1st of 20 suburbs by number of providers

City of Mitcham guide

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Homes with family context

Homes in and around Colonel Light Gardens

A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.

$1.66m

Median, houses

Recently sold within 5 km of Colonel Light Gardens

Homes that have sold nearby. We don’t show sale prices.

2 Vancouver Avenue (1/1)
Sold
House
2 Vancouver Avenue700m

Panorama, SA 5041

3
1
3
14 Flinders Avenue (1/1)
Sold
House
14 Flinders Avenue1.0km

Colonel Light Gardens, SA 5041

4
2
2
14 Tafquin Street (1/1)
Sold
House
14 Tafquin Street1.2km

Panorama, SA 5041

4
2
6
5 Ingrid Street (1/1)
Sold
House
5 Ingrid Street1.2km

Clapham, SA 5062

4
2
7
33 Murray Street (1/1)
Sold
House
33 Murray Street1.3km

Lower Mitcham, SA 5062

5
3
8
2/70 Winston Avenue (1/1)
Sold
Apartment / Unit / Flat
2/70 Winston Avenue1.3km

Melrose Park, SA 5039

2
1

Medians are of settled sales (2025-Q4). Source: Metro Median House Sales © Government of South Australia, CC BY

Nearby suburbs

Find more for your family close by. Distances are measured between suburb centres.

Pasadena

2 activity providers · 1.7 km

Compare activities, schools & parks
  • Colonel Light Gardens

    Tennis 3, Football (AFL) 2, Martial arts 1, Other sports 1 +4

    2 schools · 0 parks

  • Clarence Gardens1.6 km · same council

    Soccer 3, Arts & dance 2, Athletics 1, Party entertainers 1 +1

    0 schools · 0 parks

  • Pasadena1.7 km · same council

    Arts & dance 1, Basketball 1

    1 school · 3 parks

  • Melrose Park1.7 km · same council

    Martial arts 2, Arts & dance 1

    1 school · 0 parks

  • Lower Mitcham1.8 km · same council

    Tennis 2, Arts & dance 1, Kids' activities & play 1, Tutoring & STEM 1 +1

    0 schools · 1 park

  • St Marys1.9 km · same council

    Football (AFL) 1, Arts & dance 1, Other sports 1

    1 school · 0 parks

Each row counts only what is listed in that suburb itself; distances are between suburb centres.

Explore nearby family guides

Clarence Gardens family guide · 1.6 kmPasadena family guide · 1.7 kmMelrose Park family guide · 1.7 kmLower Mitcham family guide · 1.8 kmSt Marys family guide · 1.9 kmHawthorn family guide · 2.1 kmCumberland Park family guide · 2.3 kmKingswood family guide · 2.7 kmBelair family guide · 2.9 kmSpringfield family guide · 3.4 kmEdwardstown family guide · 1.9 km

Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 21 Oct 2026.

Recorded offences in Colonel Light Gardens

SuburbRecorded offences (12 months)
Colonel Light Gardens66
Ascot Park253
Ashford46
Bedford Park177
Belair134
Bellevue Heights30
Black Forest84
Blackwood126
Brown Hill Creek7
Clapham44
Clarence Gardens88
Clarence Park118

Recorded offences, 12 months to 2025-06 · Source: South Australia Police, CC BY · source

Kids activities across City of Mitcham

59 kids activities listed
on AroundSchools, in City of Mitcham
Sports49Creative Arts13Entertainment8Music8Academic5Health2

Local guides & reading

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School, activity and family guides for readers exploring Colonel Light Gardens.

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Broader reading: SA-wide and national guides

Junior Soccer in South Australia (2026/27): Ages, Season and Where to Play

Kids in South Australia can start organised soccer from about age four — Football South Australia runs MiniRoos competitions from Under 6 to Under 11 (with grading at U10 and U11), plus Coles…

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What Kids Actually Do in South Australia (Boys and Girls, 2025 Data)

The most common organised activity for children in South Australia is Swimming, which 20% of all children take part in outside school hours. For boys the most common is Swimming (19.4%), and for…

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Before School Care: Start Times, Fees and What CCS Covers

Before school care opens between 6am and 7am at almost every service, and the session ends when children are taken to class. That makes it the shortest session of care you will buy — anywhere from 55…

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All kids' activities listed in Colonel Light Gardens

Grouped by kind; only listings whose address is in Colonel Light Gardens.

* Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.