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Chiton SA 5211

564 addresses · 23 streets

Mayo Electorate › Alexandrina LGA › Chiton · 67 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Chiton is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 440 people, with a median age of 63. The typical household earns around $1,212 a week, with median rent near $335 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

440Population
63Median age
$1,212Median household income / wk
$335Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 14.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Chiton

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

Tree cover measures, Chiton SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202014.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202118.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.8% · Labour-force participation 34.8%

Population by age in Chiton
Population by age, Chiton SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-49
5-1437
15-1917
20-243
25-3427
35-4425
45-5447
55-6481
65-74130
75-8457
85+20
Dwelling types in Chiton
Dwelling types, Chiton SA (ABS Census 2021)
House168
Townhouse28
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Chiton
Households by weekly income, Chiton SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65037
$650-1,49981
$1,500-2,99941
$3,000+17
Top ancestries in Chiton
Top ancestries, Chiton SA (ABS Census 2021)
English247
Australian121
Scottish71
German55
Irish43
Other22
Housing tenure in Chiton
Housing tenure, Chiton SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned100
Mortgage42
Rented30
Other21
Cars per household in Chiton
Cars per household, Chiton SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
184
271
326
4+6
Commute to work in Chiton
Commute to work, Chiton SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car90
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle4
Home14
Top countries of birth in Chiton
Top countries of birth, Chiton SA (ABS Census 2021)
England55
Scotland10
Germany5
Hong Kong5
Ireland4
Netherlands4
Languages used at home in Chiton
Languages used at home, Chiton SA (ABS Census 2021)
Thai4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

69,143 bird observations recorded near Chiton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Chiton

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.