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Cowirra SA 5238

116 addresses · 17 streets

Barker Electorate › Mid Murray LGA › Cowirra · 66 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Cowirra is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 155 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $887 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 13% 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.

155Population
55Median age
$887Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Ferry wharf: Cowirra #2 Ferry, 850 m west.

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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: 2.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cowirra

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

Tree cover measures, Cowirra SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20202.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20216.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.7% · Labour-force participation 54.7%

Population by age in Cowirra
Population by age, Cowirra SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-44
5-1412
15-1911
20-240
25-3410
35-4412
45-5427
55-6438
65-7429
75-8414
85+4
Dwelling types in Cowirra
Dwelling types, Cowirra SA (ABS Census 2021)
House59
Townhouse0
Apartment6
Other9
Households by weekly income in Cowirra
Households by weekly income, Cowirra SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65031
$650-1,49920
$1,500-2,99912
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Cowirra
Top ancestries, Cowirra SA (ABS Census 2021)
English78
Australian50
German27
Scottish13
Irish11
Italian11
Housing tenure in Cowirra
Housing tenure, Cowirra SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned44
Mortgage20
Rented10
Other4
Cars per household in Cowirra
Cars per household, Cowirra SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
129
217
317
4+8
Commute to work in Cowirra
Commute to work, Cowirra SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car44
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home14
Top countries of birth in Cowirra
Top countries of birth, Cowirra SA (ABS Census 2021)
England12

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,512 bird observations recorded near Cowirra — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cowirra

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.