The suburb is located between Park Terrace and the Gawler Central railway line. It is bisected by Torrens Road. It includes what was for a time the suburb Hillside.

Ovingham was established in 1875 by William Whinham. The portion of Ovingham in the City of Charles Sturt (the triangle bounded by the railway line, Torrens Road and Park Terrace) was previously considered to be part of Bowden, known as Bowden-on-the-Hill.

Ovingham Post Office opened on 1 November 1879 but was renamed Bowden in 1970.

The 2006 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 654 persons in Ovingham on census night. Of these, 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female.

The majority of residents (65.9%) are of Australian birth, with other common census responses being England (4.9%) and India (2.3%).

The age distribution of Ovingham residents is skewed higher than the greater Australian population. 74.6% of residents were over 25 years in 2006, compared to the Australian average of 66.5%; and 25.4% were younger than 25 years, compared to the Australian average of 33.5%.

Part of Ovingham lies in Hindmarsh Ward in the City of Charles Sturt local government area, being represented in that council by Paul Alexandrides and Craig Auricht. The remainder of the suburb lies in the City of Prospect.

Ovingham lies in the state electoral district of Adelaide and the federal electoral division of Adelaide. The suburb is represented in the South Australian House of Assembly by Rachel Sanderson and federally by Kate Ellis.

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