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Balaklava SA 5461

1,323 addresses · 88 streets

Grey Electorate › Wakefield LGA › Balaklava · 89 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Balaklava is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 2,083 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,088 a week, with median rent near $227 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% 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.

2,083Population
46Median age
$1,088Median household income / wk
$227Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

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: Balaklava itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 1.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Balaklava

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

Tree cover measures, Balaklava SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20201.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20211.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 51.4%

Population by age in Balaklava
Population by age, Balaklava SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4111
5-14272
15-19113
20-24102
25-34221
35-44181
45-54245
55-64254
65-74279
75-84184
85+106
Dwelling types in Balaklava
Dwelling types, Balaklava SA (ABS Census 2021)
House729
Townhouse100
Apartment0
Other5
Households by weekly income in Balaklava
Households by weekly income, Balaklava SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650204
$650-1,499294
$1,500-2,999191
$3,000+79
Top ancestries in Balaklava
Top ancestries, Balaklava SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian977
English933
German229
Scottish202
Irish126
Ancestry NS104
Housing tenure in Balaklava
Housing tenure, Balaklava SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned333
Mortgage244
Rented216
Other35
Cars per household in Balaklava
Cars per household, Balaklava SA (ABS Census 2021)
055
1306
2286
3121
4+58
Commute to work in Balaklava
Commute to work, Balaklava SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car613
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked53
Bicycle14
Home45
Top countries of birth in Balaklava
Top countries of birth, Balaklava SA (ABS Census 2021)
England68
Philippines42
Germany9
New Zealand9
Netherlands8
Scotland7
Languages used at home in Balaklava
Languages used at home, Balaklava SA (ABS Census 2021)
Filipino26
Tagalog16
Nepali9
Afrikaans5
Urdu4
Greek3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,774 bird observations recorded near Balaklava — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Balaklava

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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