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Callington SA 5254

552 addresses · 39 streets

Barker Electorate › Murray Bridge LGA › Callington · 45 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Callington is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 625 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,312 a week, with median rent near $295 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

625Population
42Median age
$1,312Median household income / wk
$295Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Adelaide Airport, 50.1 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources4/10
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: 4.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Callington

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

Tree cover measures, Callington SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20218.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 63.5%

Population by age in Callington
Population by age, Callington SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-440
5-1469
15-1937
20-2440
25-3475
35-4469
45-5498
55-64102
65-7455
75-8430
85+5
Dwelling types in Callington
Dwelling types, Callington SA (ABS Census 2021)
House229
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Callington
Households by weekly income, Callington SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65042
$650-1,49973
$1,500-2,99970
$3,000+19
Top ancestries in Callington
Top ancestries, Callington SA (ABS Census 2021)
English298
Australian269
Scottish75
German58
Irish49
Ancestry NS35
Housing tenure in Callington
Housing tenure, Callington SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned65
Mortgage133
Rented35
Other0
Cars per household in Callington
Cars per household, Callington SA (ABS Census 2021)
05
177
280
337
4+39
Commute to work in Callington
Commute to work, Callington SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car238
Train0
Bus7
Tram/ferry0
Walked7
Bicycle0
Home23
Top countries of birth in Callington
Top countries of birth, Callington SA (ABS Census 2021)
England27
Netherlands9
New Zealand9
Canada5
Thailand4
China3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

24,326 bird observations recorded near Callington — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Callington

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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