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Ballast Head SA 5221

15 addresses · 4 streets

Mayo Electorate › Kangaroo Island LGA › Ballast Head · 119 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Ballast Head is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 21 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $2,249 a week, with median rent near $40 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Dutch. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

21Population
45Median age
$2,249Median household income / wk
$40Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Kangaroo Island statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Ballast Head itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Kingscote Airport, 22.9 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 27.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Ballast Head

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

Tree cover measures, Ballast Head SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202027.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202126.8%

Demographics

Population by age in Ballast Head
Population by age, Ballast Head SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-143
15-190
20-244
25-340
35-440
45-546
55-643
65-740
75-843
85+0
Dwelling types in Ballast Head
Dwelling types, Ballast Head SA (ABS Census 2021)
House6
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Top ancestries in Ballast Head
Top ancestries, Ballast Head SA (ABS Census 2021)
English8
Australian7
Dutch3
Aboriginal0
Chinese0
Croatian0
Housing tenure in Ballast Head
Housing tenure, Ballast Head SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned4
Mortgage0
Rented0
Other0
Commute to work in Ballast Head
Commute to work, Ballast Head SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car6
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

9,945 bird observations recorded near Ballast Head — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Ballast Head

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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Streets

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