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Encounter Bay SA 5211

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Mayo Electorate › Victor Harbor LGA › Encounter Bay · 72 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Encounter Bay is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 5,305 people, with a median age of 66. The typical household earns around $929 a week, with median rent near $305 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

5,305Population
66Median age
$929Median household income / wk
$305Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Victor Harbor statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Encounter Bay itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
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: 8.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Encounter Bay

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

Tree cover measures, Encounter Bay SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202111.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.3% · Labour-force participation 31.5%

Population by age in Encounter Bay
Population by age, Encounter Bay SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4132
5-14356
15-19182
20-24110
25-34248
35-44323
45-54431
55-64712
65-741,425
75-841,033
85+349
Dwelling types in Encounter Bay
Dwelling types, Encounter Bay SA (ABS Census 2021)
House2,405
Townhouse58
Apartment9
Other0
Households by weekly income in Encounter Bay
Households by weekly income, Encounter Bay SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650645
$650-1,4991,145
$1,500-2,999415
$3,000+143
Top ancestries in Encounter Bay
Top ancestries, Encounter Bay SA (ABS Census 2021)
English2,911
Australian1,736
Scottish649
Irish527
German477
Other243
Housing tenure in Encounter Bay
Housing tenure, Encounter Bay SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,521
Mortgage448
Rented441
Other44
Cars per household in Encounter Bay
Cars per household, Encounter Bay SA (ABS Census 2021)
0101
11,256
2839
3187
4+72
Commute to work in Encounter Bay
Commute to work, Encounter Bay SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,007
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked20
Bicycle9
Home143
Top countries of birth in Encounter Bay
Top countries of birth, Encounter Bay SA (ABS Census 2021)
England711
Scotland87
Germany65
Netherlands52
New Zealand51
United States30
Languages used at home in Encounter Bay
Languages used at home, Encounter Bay SA (ABS Census 2021)
German39
Punjabi11
Italian9
Spanish9
French8
Mandarin7

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

24,980 bird observations recorded near Encounter Bay — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Encounter Bay

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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