Cannawigara SA 5268
97 addresses · 18 streets
Barker Electorate › Tatiara LGA › Cannawigara · 239 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Cannawigara is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 147 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $2,299 a week, with median rent near $115 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Tatiara statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cannawigara itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 hospital
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: 5% 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 | 5.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 8.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1% · Labour-force participation 80.6%
Population by age in Cannawigara
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 20 |
| 15-19 | 14 |
| 20-24 | 11 |
| 25-34 | 10 |
| 35-44 | 20 |
| 45-54 | 36 |
| 55-64 | 21 |
| 65-74 | 12 |
| 75-84 | 5 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Cannawigara
| House | 45 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Cannawigara
| <$650 | 10 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 6 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 18 |
| $3,000+ | 17 |
Top ancestries in Cannawigara
| English | 66 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 59 |
| German | 22 |
| Other | 18 |
| Ancestry NS | 9 |
| Scottish | 8 |
Housing tenure in Cannawigara
| Owned | 23 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 12 |
| Rented | 12 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Cannawigara
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 17 |
| 3 | 13 |
| 4+ | 10 |
Commute to work in Cannawigara
| Car | 55 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 33 |
Top countries of birth in Cannawigara
| Indonesia | 4 |
|---|
Languages used at home in Cannawigara
| Indonesian | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,114 bird observations recorded near Cannawigara — most often seen:
- Eastern Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (63)
- Eastern White-plumed Honeyeater (62)
- Grey Teal (60)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (56)
- Eastern Galah (55)
- South-eastern Red-rumped Parrot (55)
- Southern Magpie-lark (53)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (49)
- Long-billed Corella (46)
- Pacific Black Duck (46)
- North-eastern Brown Treecreeper (41)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (40)
- Black-tailed Native-hen (39)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Cannawigara
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (39)
- Australian Wood Duck (37)
- Common Starling (37)
- Black-fronted Dotterel (31)
- Fairy Martin (29)
- Australian Shelduck (28)
- Galah (28)
- South-eastern Musk Lorikeet (26)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (26)
- Australian Magpie (25)
- Hoary-headed Grebe (23)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (22)
- White-faced Heron (22)
- South-east Eastern Rosella (20)
- Australasian Grebe (19)
- Black Swan (19)
- Noisy Miner (18)
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 Cannawigara:
- Mundulla (9.7 km)
- Buckingham (10.4 km)
- Bordertown (10.6 km)
- Wirrega (11.4 km)
- Lowan Vale (12.5 km)
- Mundulla West (15.3 km)
- Carew (16.3 km)
- Bordertown South (16.8 km)
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Streets
- Aerodrome Road (1)
- Bainger Road (1)
- Barton Steer Road (4)
- Black Joes Road (3)
- Cannawigara Road (25)
- Cuppa Cup Road (8)
- Darcy King Road (2)
- Don Hunt Road (4)
- Dukes Highway (5)
- Hutchison Road (6)
- Monkey Bridge Road (8)
- Ngarkat Highway (9)
- Pitcher Lane (3)
- Railtz Road (1)
- Scown Road (4)
- Siding Road (7)
- Taylor Road (5)
- Wagenknecht Road (1)
