Arkaroola SA 5732
1 address · 1 street
Grey Electorate › Unincorporated SA LGA › Arkaroola · 516 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Arkaroola is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 32 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,625 a week, with median rent near $75 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers walk to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Aboriginal. 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 Outback statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Arkaroola itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Balcanoona Airport, 23 km south.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 0.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020
Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 0.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 0.5% |
Demographics
Population by age in Arkaroola
| 0-4 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 0 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 3 |
| 25-34 | 10 |
| 35-44 | 3 |
| 45-54 | 5 |
| 55-64 | 3 |
| 65-74 | 0 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Arkaroola
| House | 10 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Arkaroola
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 0 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 4 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Arkaroola
| English | 13 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 11 |
| Aboriginal | 6 |
| Scottish | 6 |
| Chinese | 0 |
| Croatian | 0 |
Housing tenure in Arkaroola
| Owned | 6 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 3 |
Commute to work in Arkaroola
| Car | 3 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 3 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 13 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 0 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
2,750 bird observations recorded near Arkaroola — most often seen:
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (273)
- Red-capped Robin (150)
- Zebra Finch (135)
- Singing Honeyeater (118)
- Australian Ringneck (115)
- Australian Raven (111)
- Willie Wagtail (111)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (103)
- Mistletoebird (100)
- White-browed Babbler (99)
- Tree Martin (98)
- Mulga Parrot (96)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (92)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Arkaroola
- Southern Willie Wagtail (89)
- Mallee Ringneck (75)
- Crested Pigeon (74)
- Purple-backed Fairy-wren (71)
- Southern Rufous Whistler (70)
- Red-rumped Tit (69)
- Emu (68)
- Eastern Australian Raven (67)
- Rufous Whistler (67)
- Little Corella (65)
- Nankeen Kestrel (65)
- Australian Magpie (62)
- Red-backed Kingfisher (62)
- Weebill (62)
- Western Striated Pardalote (62)
- Redthroat (61)
- Wedge-tailed Eagle (60)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Arkaroola:
- Arkaroola Village (4 km)
- Wooltana (20.7 km)
- Lake Frome (23.1 km)
- Gammon Ranges (28.7 km)
- Umberatana (31.5 km)
- Yankaninna (36.2 km)
- Mount Freeling (44.6 km)
- Nepabunna (46.9 km)
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Streets
- Arkaroola Road (1)