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Cockatoo Valley SA 5351

274 addresses · 25 streets

Barker Electorate › Barossa LGA › Cockatoo Valley · 40 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Cockatoo Valley is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 714 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $2,489 a week, with median rent near $383 a week. Most homes are houses. About 96% of households own their home and 4% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

714Population
42Median age
$2,489Median household income / wk
$383Median rent / wk
3.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Lyndoch statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cockatoo Valley itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Gawler Central, 9.1 km west · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 45.1 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 16.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cockatoo Valley

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

Tree cover measures, Cockatoo Valley SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202016.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202133.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.5% · Labour-force participation 70.9%

Population by age in Cockatoo Valley
Population by age, Cockatoo Valley SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-437
5-14117
15-1947
20-2435
25-3456
35-44117
45-54105
55-64106
65-7472
75-8415
85+9
Dwelling types in Cockatoo Valley
Dwelling types, Cockatoo Valley SA (ABS Census 2021)
House226
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Cockatoo Valley
Households by weekly income, Cockatoo Valley SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65016
$650-1,49942
$1,500-2,99976
$3,000+71
Top ancestries in Cockatoo Valley
Top ancestries, Cockatoo Valley SA (ABS Census 2021)
English326
Australian309
German97
Scottish63
Irish56
Other38
Housing tenure in Cockatoo Valley
Housing tenure, Cockatoo Valley SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned67
Mortgage146
Rented10
Other0
Cars per household in Cockatoo Valley
Cars per household, Cockatoo Valley SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
122
288
360
4+57
Commute to work in Cockatoo Valley
Commute to work, Cockatoo Valley SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car273
Train0
Bus7
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home45
Top countries of birth in Cockatoo Valley
Top countries of birth, Cockatoo Valley SA (ABS Census 2021)
England60
Netherlands5
New Zealand5
Poland5
Germany3
Ireland3
Languages used at home in Cockatoo Valley
Languages used at home, Cockatoo Valley SA (ABS Census 2021)
German5
Polish5
Thai3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

9,530 bird observations recorded near Cockatoo Valley — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cockatoo Valley

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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