Barabba SA 5460
56 addresses · 18 streets
Grey Electorate › Adelaide Plains LGA › Barabba · 63 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Barabba is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 135 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $2,125 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, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Mallala statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Barabba itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
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: 0.2% 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 | 0.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 0.4% |
Demographics
Population by age in Barabba
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 28 |
| 15-19 | 4 |
| 20-24 | 7 |
| 25-34 | 21 |
| 35-44 | 15 |
| 45-54 | 16 |
| 55-64 | 16 |
| 65-74 | 15 |
| 75-84 | 7 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Barabba
| House | 43 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Barabba
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 16 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 12 |
| $3,000+ | 13 |
Top ancestries in Barabba
| English | 65 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 55 |
| German | 12 |
| Irish | 11 |
| Ancestry NS | 8 |
| Scottish | 6 |
Housing tenure in Barabba
| Owned | 17 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 27 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Barabba
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 13 |
| 3 | 8 |
| 4+ | 13 |
Commute to work in Barabba
| Car | 51 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 6 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 14 |
Top countries of birth in Barabba
| England | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
904 bird observations recorded near Barabba — most often seen:
- Southern Willie Wagtail (65)
- Eastern White-plumed Honeyeater (61)
- Little Raven (55)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (50)
- House Sparrow (49)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (48)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (48)
- South-eastern Singing Honeyeater (47)
- Eastern Galah (43)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (39)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (35)
- Southern White-browed Babbler (35)
- Common Starling (34)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Barabba
- South-eastern Red-rumped Parrot (30)
- Eastern Dusky Woodswallow (26)
- Fleurieu Adelaide Rosella (23)
- Southern Magpie-lark (22)
- Eastern Asian Spotted Dove (20)
- Eastern Peaceful Dove (18)
- Southern Rufous Whistler (18)
- Western Red Wattlebird (17)
- Brown Falcon (16)
- Eurasian Coot (14)
- Mainland Tree Martin (14)
- North-eastern Brown Treecreeper (14)
- Little Pied Cormorant (13)
- Singing Honeyeater (13)
- Western Striated Pardalote (13)
- Australian Magpie (12)
- Eastern Yellow-throated Miner (12)
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 Barabba:
- Stockyard Creek (6.9 km)
- Pinkerton Plains (8.3 km)
- Grace Plains (8.3 km)
- Hamley Bridge (8.9 km)
- Mallala (10.7 km)
- Owen (11.2 km)
- Alma (13 km)
- Magdala (13.1 km)
Embed this suburb
Add this free Barabba stat card to your own site — just copy the code:
Preview:
Cite this page
Quoting these figures? Copy the credit line:
Keep an eye on Barabba
One email when this data meaningfully changes — new census figures, prices, rankings. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.
Streets
- Barabba Road (16)
- Boundary Road (1)
- Brady Road (6)
- Davies Road (2)
- Dows Road (1)
- Edward Road (2)
- Fidge Road (4)
- Finch Road (1)
- Hamley Bridge Road (8)
- Harkness Road (1)
- Hawes Road (2)
- Kain Road (2)
- Marshman Road (1)
- Murphy Road (1)
- Sorrell Road (1)
- Tank Road (4)
- Wasleys Road (1)
- Wilson Road (2)
