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Carrickalinga SA 5204

903 addresses · 45 streets

Mayo Electorate › Yankalilla LGA › Carrickalinga · 60 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Carrickalinga is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 409 people, with a median age of 60. The typical household earns around $971 a week, with median rent near $278 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

409Population
60Median age
$971Median household income / wk
$278Median 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: Carrickalinga itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Adelaide Airport, 56.7 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 5.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Carrickalinga

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

Tree cover measures, Carrickalinga SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20218.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.6% · Labour-force participation 41.9%

Population by age in Carrickalinga
Population by age, Carrickalinga SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-416
5-1439
15-1911
20-243
25-3428
35-4432
45-5441
55-6479
65-74113
75-8438
85+5
Dwelling types in Carrickalinga
Dwelling types, Carrickalinga SA (ABS Census 2021)
House188
Townhouse6
Apartment0
Other4
Households by weekly income in Carrickalinga
Households by weekly income, Carrickalinga SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65057
$650-1,49971
$1,500-2,99937
$3,000+17
Top ancestries in Carrickalinga
Top ancestries, Carrickalinga SA (ABS Census 2021)
English212
Australian138
Scottish58
Irish56
German37
Other25
Housing tenure in Carrickalinga
Housing tenure, Carrickalinga SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned102
Mortgage51
Rented36
Other4
Cars per household in Carrickalinga
Cars per household, Carrickalinga SA (ABS Census 2021)
04
175
270
324
4+12
Commute to work in Carrickalinga
Commute to work, Carrickalinga SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car90
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home28
Top countries of birth in Carrickalinga
Top countries of birth, Carrickalinga SA (ABS Census 2021)
England39
New Zealand12
United States8
France6
Canada4
Ireland3
Languages used at home in Carrickalinga
Languages used at home, Carrickalinga SA (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish4
German3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,808 bird observations recorded near Carrickalinga — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Carrickalinga

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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