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Cape Jervis SA 5204

512 addresses · 31 streets

Mayo Electorate › Yankalilla LGA › Cape Jervis · 87 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Cape Jervis is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 343 people, with a median age of 57. The typical household earns around $795 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

343Population
57Median age
$795Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Yankalilla statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cape Jervis itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Ferry wharf: Sealink Cape Jervis, 1.6 km west · Airport: Kingscote Airport, 54.6 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 7.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cape Jervis

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

Tree cover measures, Cape Jervis SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20219.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.1% · Labour-force participation 38.6%

Population by age in Cape Jervis
Population by age, Cape Jervis SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-415
5-1431
15-199
20-2413
25-3422
35-4415
45-5449
55-6461
65-7476
75-8426
85+16
Dwelling types in Cape Jervis
Dwelling types, Cape Jervis SA (ABS Census 2021)
House148
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Cape Jervis
Households by weekly income, Cape Jervis SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65045
$650-1,49963
$1,500-2,99928
$3,000+9
Top ancestries in Cape Jervis
Top ancestries, Cape Jervis SA (ABS Census 2021)
English165
Australian121
Irish41
Scottish32
Ancestry NS31
Other26
Housing tenure in Cape Jervis
Housing tenure, Cape Jervis SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned83
Mortgage40
Rented13
Other4
Cars per household in Cape Jervis
Cars per household, Cape Jervis SA (ABS Census 2021)
04
151
256
317
4+10
Commute to work in Cape Jervis
Commute to work, Cape Jervis SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car53
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home16
Top countries of birth in Cape Jervis
Top countries of birth, Cape Jervis SA (ABS Census 2021)
England29
Thailand9
Scotland6
Netherlands4
Greece3
New Zealand3
Languages used at home in Cape Jervis
Languages used at home, Cape Jervis SA (ABS Census 2021)
Thai6
Greek5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,791 bird observations recorded near Cape Jervis — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cape Jervis

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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