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Cleve SA 5640

820 addresses · 62 streets

Grey Electorate › Cleve LGA › Cleve · 236 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Cleve is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 953 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,091 a week, with median rent near $165 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

953Population
49Median age
$1,091Median household income / wk
$165Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Kimba - Cleve - Franklin Harbour statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cleve itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Cleve Airport, 800 m south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs3/10

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% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cleve

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

Tree cover measures, Cleve SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202119.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.8% · Labour-force participation 56.2%

Population by age in Cleve
Population by age, Cleve SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-463
5-14116
15-1928
20-2424
25-34101
35-4497
45-5499
55-64142
65-74126
75-84100
85+51
Dwelling types in Cleve
Dwelling types, Cleve SA (ABS Census 2021)
House381
Townhouse4
Apartment0
Other4
Households by weekly income in Cleve
Households by weekly income, Cleve SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65090
$650-1,499140
$1,500-2,99999
$3,000+29
Top ancestries in Cleve
Top ancestries, Cleve SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian422
English390
German106
Scottish92
Ancestry NS79
Irish70
Housing tenure in Cleve
Housing tenure, Cleve SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned181
Mortgage110
Rented72
Other17
Cars per household in Cleve
Cars per household, Cleve SA (ABS Census 2021)
024
1134
2144
356
4+25
Commute to work in Cleve
Commute to work, Cleve SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car276
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked54
Bicycle0
Home48
Top countries of birth in Cleve
Top countries of birth, Cleve SA (ABS Census 2021)
England12
Ireland5
Italy4
New Zealand4
Philippines3
United States3
Languages used at home in Cleve
Languages used at home, Cleve SA (ABS Census 2021)
Nepali3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,003 bird observations recorded near Cleve — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cleve

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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