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Ardrossan SA 5571

1,023 addresses · 46 streets

Grey Electorate › Yorke Peninsula LGA › Ardrossan · 84 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Ardrossan is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 1,269 people, with a median age of 61. The typical household earns around $844 a week, with median rent near $228 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,269Population
61Median age
$844Median household income / wk
$228Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Yorke Peninsula - North statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Ardrossan itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Minlaton Airport, 50.6 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 1.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Ardrossan

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Ardrossan SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20201.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20211.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 37.3%

Population by age in Ardrossan
Population by age, Ardrossan SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-453
5-1485
15-1936
20-2434
25-3490
35-4495
45-5498
55-64216
65-74303
75-84172
85+79
Dwelling types in Ardrossan
Dwelling types, Ardrossan SA (ABS Census 2021)
House492
Townhouse38
Apartment0
Other59
Households by weekly income in Ardrossan
Households by weekly income, Ardrossan SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650175
$650-1,499223
$1,500-2,999113
$3,000+30
Top ancestries in Ardrossan
Top ancestries, Ardrossan SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian586
English539
German128
Scottish114
Ancestry NS98
Irish71
Housing tenure in Ardrossan
Housing tenure, Ardrossan SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned299
Mortgage115
Rented145
Other9
Cars per household in Ardrossan
Cars per household, Ardrossan SA (ABS Census 2021)
028
1246
2196
373
4+26
Commute to work in Ardrossan
Commute to work, Ardrossan SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car289
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked21
Bicycle0
Home24
Top countries of birth in Ardrossan
Top countries of birth, Ardrossan SA (ABS Census 2021)
England67
Scotland15
Philippines12
New Zealand8
Netherlands6
Vietnam4
Languages used at home in Ardrossan
Languages used at home, Ardrossan SA (ABS Census 2021)
German5
Vietnamese5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,810 bird observations recorded near Ardrossan — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Ardrossan

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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