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Blakiston SA 5250

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Mayo Electorate › Mount Barker LGA › Blakiston · 29 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Blakiston is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 377 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $2,600 a week, with median rent near $550 a week. Most homes are houses. About 97% of households own their home and 3% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

377Population
46Median age
$2,600Median household income / wk
$550Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Mount Barker statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Blakiston itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Adelaide Airport, 34.1 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources10/10
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: 31.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Blakiston

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

Tree cover measures, Blakiston SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202031.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202185.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.5% · Labour-force participation 65.5%

Population by age in Blakiston
Population by age, Blakiston SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-415
5-1448
15-1938
20-2421
25-3412
35-4440
45-5469
55-6467
65-7447
75-8418
85+0
Dwelling types in Blakiston
Dwelling types, Blakiston SA (ABS Census 2021)
House120
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Blakiston
Households by weekly income, Blakiston SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65010
$650-1,49925
$1,500-2,99938
$3,000+42
Top ancestries in Blakiston
Top ancestries, Blakiston SA (ABS Census 2021)
English196
Australian159
German52
Scottish41
Irish34
Other10
Housing tenure in Blakiston
Housing tenure, Blakiston SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned50
Mortgage66
Rented4
Other0
Cars per household in Blakiston
Cars per household, Blakiston SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
116
247
327
4+35
Commute to work in Blakiston
Commute to work, Blakiston SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car137
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home33
Top countries of birth in Blakiston
Top countries of birth, Blakiston SA (ABS Census 2021)
England45
New Zealand6
Germany4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

59,631 bird observations recorded near Blakiston — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Blakiston

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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