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Dawesley SA 5252

130 addresses · 16 streets

Mayo Electorate › Mount Barker LGA › Dawesley · 34 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Dawesley is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 316 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,949 a week, with median rent near $290 a week. Most homes are houses. About 97% of households own their home and 3% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

316Population
43Median age
$1,949Median household income / wk
$290Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Mount Barker Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Dawesley itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Adelaide Airport, 39.6 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 12.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Dawesley

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

Tree cover measures, Dawesley SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202128.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 69.8%

Population by age in Dawesley
Population by age, Dawesley SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-423
5-1441
15-1920
20-2417
25-3430
35-4425
45-5453
55-6455
65-7433
75-8410
85+7
Dwelling types in Dawesley
Dwelling types, Dawesley SA (ABS Census 2021)
House111
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Dawesley
Households by weekly income, Dawesley SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65010
$650-1,49937
$1,500-2,99949
$3,000+19
Top ancestries in Dawesley
Top ancestries, Dawesley SA (ABS Census 2021)
English160
Australian121
Scottish34
Irish22
German17
Dutch9
Housing tenure in Dawesley
Housing tenure, Dawesley SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned39
Mortgage69
Rented3
Other0
Cars per household in Dawesley
Cars per household, Dawesley SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
121
253
327
4+9
Commute to work in Dawesley
Commute to work, Dawesley SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car114
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home29
Top countries of birth in Dawesley
Top countries of birth, Dawesley SA (ABS Census 2021)
England37
New Zealand9

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,999 bird observations recorded near Dawesley — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Dawesley

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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