Alford SA 5555

Living Here

Alford is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 159 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,286 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Wakefield - Barunga West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Alford itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 1 school

  • Alford Primary School
• 1 café or restaurant

  • Karimis Kitchen Takeaway

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 1% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 5.5% · Labour-force participation 55.7%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

80 bird observations recorded near Alford — most often seen:

• Common Starling (6)
• Australian Magpie (5)
• Eastern Crested Pigeon (5)
• Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (5)
• House Sparrow (5)
• Eastern Yellow-throated Miner (4)
• Red Wattlebird (4)
• South-eastern Singing Honeyeater (4)
• Eastern Galah (3)
• Nankeen Kestrel (3)
• Southern Magpie-lark (3)
• Southern Willie Wagtail (3)
• Birds (2)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Alford:

• Tickera (11.4 km)
• Willamulka (11.8 km)
• Ward Hill (15.1 km)
• Wallaroo Plain (16.1 km)
• Thomas Plain (16.8 km)
• Bute (16.8 km)
• Kadina (19.5 km)
• New Town (19.7 km)

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