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Back Valley SA 5211

124 addresses · 18 streets

Mayo Electorate › Victor Harbor LGA › Back Valley · 69 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Back Valley is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 176 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,202 a week, with median rent near $310 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

176Population
47Median age
$1,202Median household income / wk
$310Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Victor Harbor statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Back Valley itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 16.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Back Valley

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

Tree cover measures, Back Valley SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202016.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202122.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.7% · Labour-force participation 58.1%

Population by age in Back Valley
Population by age, Back Valley SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-417
5-1427
15-196
20-240
25-3423
35-4413
45-5417
55-6424
65-7435
75-8414
85+0
Dwelling types in Back Valley
Dwelling types, Back Valley SA (ABS Census 2021)
House62
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Back Valley
Households by weekly income, Back Valley SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6503
$650-1,49928
$1,500-2,99919
$3,000+4
Top ancestries in Back Valley
Top ancestries, Back Valley SA (ABS Census 2021)
English88
Australian78
Scottish15
German13
Irish10
Ancestry NS9
Housing tenure in Back Valley
Housing tenure, Back Valley SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned30
Mortgage20
Rented6
Other0
Cars per household in Back Valley
Cars per household, Back Valley SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
115
225
39
4+12
Commute to work in Back Valley
Commute to work, Back Valley SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car46
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home14
Top countries of birth in Back Valley
Top countries of birth, Back Valley SA (ABS Census 2021)
England12
Languages used at home in Back Valley
Languages used at home, Back Valley SA (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,770 bird observations recorded near Back Valley — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Back Valley

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.