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Cowell SA 5602

949 addresses · 77 streets

Grey Electorate › Franklin Harbour LGA › Cowell · 208 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Cowell is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 1,124 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,161 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,124Population
53Median age
$1,161Median household income / wk
$200Median 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: Cowell itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Cowell Airport, 2.4 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 3.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cowell

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

Tree cover measures, Cowell SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20203.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202122.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.3% · Labour-force participation 49.7%

Population by age in Cowell
Population by age, Cowell SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-439
5-14122
15-1946
20-2430
25-34105
35-44106
45-54145
55-64185
65-74221
75-84103
85+35
Dwelling types in Cowell
Dwelling types, Cowell SA (ABS Census 2021)
House353
Townhouse67
Apartment3
Other10
Households by weekly income in Cowell
Households by weekly income, Cowell SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65097
$650-1,499152
$1,500-2,99991
$3,000+44
Top ancestries in Cowell
Top ancestries, Cowell SA (ABS Census 2021)
English481
Australian478
German132
Ancestry NS123
Irish70
Scottish67
Housing tenure in Cowell
Housing tenure, Cowell SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned201
Mortgage107
Rented99
Other17
Cars per household in Cowell
Cars per household, Cowell SA (ABS Census 2021)
016
1134
2153
373
4+39
Commute to work in Cowell
Commute to work, Cowell SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car287
Train0
Bus12
Tram/ferry0
Walked33
Bicycle4
Home23
Top countries of birth in Cowell
Top countries of birth, Cowell SA (ABS Census 2021)
England33
New Zealand9
South Africa8
Germany7
Netherlands6
Philippines5
Languages used at home in Cowell
Languages used at home, Cowell SA (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans7

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

22,337 bird observations recorded near Cowell — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cowell

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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