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Boatswain Point SA 5275

103 addresses · 8 streets

Barker Electorate › Robe LGA › Boatswain Point · 259 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Boatswain Point is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 46 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $900 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

46Population
51Median age
$900Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Kingston - Robe statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Boatswain Point itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs5/10

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: 5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Boatswain Point

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

Tree cover measures, Boatswain Point SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202117.3%

Demographics

Population by age in Boatswain Point
Population by age, Boatswain Point SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-140
15-193
20-245
25-344
35-444
45-543
55-6413
65-743
75-843
85+0
Dwelling types in Boatswain Point
Dwelling types, Boatswain Point SA (ABS Census 2021)
House22
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Boatswain Point
Households by weekly income, Boatswain Point SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,4994
$1,500-2,9994
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Boatswain Point
Top ancestries, Boatswain Point SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian25
English13
Ancestry NS4
Scottish3
Aboriginal0
Chinese0
Housing tenure in Boatswain Point
Housing tenure, Boatswain Point SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned12
Mortgage4
Rented3
Other0
Cars per household in Boatswain Point
Cars per household, Boatswain Point SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
110
211
34
4+0
Commute to work in Boatswain Point
Commute to work, Boatswain Point SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car14
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home0

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,300 bird observations recorded near Boatswain Point — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Boatswain Point

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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