Moving to Ceduna SA 5690
What the official numbers say about living in Ceduna — before you pack a box.
At a glance
Housing: buy or rent
Renting? The census median is $200 a week, against a median household income of $1,376 a week.
About 55% of homes are owner-occupied and 44% rented, and the most common dwelling type is the house.
Who you'll be living with
Ceduna shrank 5% between the 2011 and 2021 censuses (2,068 → 1,955 people).
Around 67% of households are families, averaging 2.4 people per home.
Largest overseas birthplaces: India, England, New Zealand; most spoken languages besides English: Australian Indigenous, Punjabi, Malayalam.
On the ABS advantage scale (SEIFA), Ceduna scores below the national average (decile 2 of 10).
The commute
The most common way to work is by car (83% of workers), while 5% work from home.
Nearest airport: Ceduna Airport, 2.7 km east.
The Adelaide CBD is roughly 553 km away in a straight line.
Daily life
Mapped locally so far: 4 cafes & restaurants · 1 supermarket · 1 park — see them all on the Ceduna profile.
What's actually nearby
Groceries: Foodland 150 m
Parks and reserves: Soidiers Memorial Park 650 m
What you'll see in the garden
Birds recorded around Ceduna, most often seen first: House Sparrow · Common Starling · Silver Gull · Pacific Gull · Singing Honeyeater · Rock Dove.
Before you move — quick checklist
- Your council will be Ceduna — bins, rates, pets and permits live there.
- You'll vote in the federal electorate of Grey — update your enrolment address.
- The postcode is 5690 — handy for utility sign-ups and quotes.
- Check street-level details on the full Ceduna profile (map, streets, amenities, wildlife).
In short
Renters pay a median $200 a week, and about 44% of homes here are rented.
The population fell 5% between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, from 2,068 people to 1,955. It sits about 553 km from the Adelaide CBD in a straight line. Local government is Ceduna council, and the federal seat is Grey.
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