Cummins SA 5631
631 addresses · 55 streets
Grey Electorate › Lower Eyre Peninsula LGA › Cummins · 274 km from Adelaide
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Living Here
Cummins is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 981 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,526 a week, with median rent near $180 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Eyre Peninsula statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cummins itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 supermarket
1 pharmacy
1 physiotherapist
1 hospital
1 post office
2 service stations
1 bakery
1 butcher
1 hardware store
2 hairdressers
1 mechanic
Getting around. Airport: Port Lincoln Airport, 40.9 km south.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 4.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 4.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 6.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.6% · Labour-force participation 65.2%
Population by age in Cummins
| 0-4 | 55 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 158 |
| 15-19 | 61 |
| 20-24 | 44 |
| 25-34 | 95 |
| 35-44 | 115 |
| 45-54 | 130 |
| 55-64 | 102 |
| 65-74 | 104 |
| 75-84 | 72 |
| 85+ | 43 |
Dwelling types in Cummins
| House | 354 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 12 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 4 |
Households by weekly income in Cummins
| <$650 | 61 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 105 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 118 |
| $3,000+ | 54 |
Top ancestries in Cummins
| Australian | 458 |
|---|---|
| English | 437 |
| German | 104 |
| Irish | 101 |
| Scottish | 94 |
| Ancestry NS | 55 |
Housing tenure in Cummins
| Owned | 164 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 102 |
| Rented | 84 |
| Other | 19 |
Cars per household in Cummins
| 0 | 9 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 92 |
| 2 | 157 |
| 3 | 84 |
| 4+ | 33 |
Commute to work in Cummins
| Car | 320 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 54 |
| Bicycle | 5 |
| Home | 61 |
Top countries of birth in Cummins
| England | 14 |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | 6 |
| New Zealand | 3 |
| South Africa | 3 |
| Wales | 3 |
Languages used at home in Cummins
| German | 4 |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
187 bird observations recorded near Cummins — most often seen:
- New Holland Honeyeater (11)
- Common Starling (9)
- Galah (9)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (9)
- Red Wattlebird (9)
- Australian Raven (8)
- Dusky Woodswallow (8)
- Eastern Galah (8)
- Eastern New Holland Honeyeater (8)
- Eurasian Blackbird (8)
- Australian Ringneck (7)
- House Sparrow (7)
- Western Red Wattlebird (7)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Cummins
- Western Striated Pardalote (7)
- Magpie-lark (6)
- Nankeen Kestrel (6)
- Southern Weebill (6)
- Southern Magpie-lark (5)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (5)
- Welcome Swallow (5)
- Brown Currawong (4)
- Brown Falcon (4)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (4)
- Hoary-headed Grebe (4)
- Little Raven (4)
- Pacific Black Duck (4)
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (4)
- South-eastern Yellow-rumped Thornbill (4)
- White-faced Heron (4)
- Australasian Grebe (3)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Cummins:
- Cockaleechie (12.7 km)
- Yeelanna (14.3 km)
- Edillilie (16.6 km)
- Yallunda Flat (17 km)
- Koppio (22.4 km)
- Kapinnie (24.1 km)
- Brooker (25.2 km)
- Karkoo (25.7 km)
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Streets
- Albert Lane (4)
- Arthur Street (13)
- Bartley Road (1)
- Bratten Way (24)
- Bruce Terrace (29)
- Cemetery Hill Road (2)
- Church Road (3)
- Cockaleechie Hall Road (4)
- Cooper Street (6)
- Dodd Street (6)
- Doudle Drive (2)
- Durdin Street (1)
- East Terrace (7)
- Firth Avenue (6)
- Fuss Street (12)
- Gap Road (5)
- Hall Street (21)
- Hayman Drive (13)
- Hinton Street (9)
- Jeanes Street (7)
- Laube Street (12)
- Lawrie Road (3)
- Light Road (59)
- Marble View Road (4)
- Marrie Road (5)
- Mccracken Street (4)
- Mcfarlane Street (8)
- Meikle Street (7)
- Mortlock Street (6)
- Mount Drummond Road (2)
- O'malley Street (31)
- Pearson Street (17)
- Peelina Road (1)
- Phillips Street (3)
- Ponton Grove (22)
- Railway Terrace (42)
- Roe Street (10)
- Sabey Road (2)
- Secker Court (4)
- Settlers Road (16)
- Siviour Street (10)
- Slaters Court (3)
- Slaters Lane (3)
- Solly Terrace (18)
- St Andrews Road (1)
- Tod Highway (19)
- Trigg Street (5)
- Tumby Bay Road (55)
- Umlauf Street (1)
- Walkom Street (20)
- Walter Street (9)
- Warrow Road (40)
- Wildeloo Road (5)
- Yeelanna Road (6)
- Yeltukka Road (3)
