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Fords SA 5373

36 addresses · 14 streets

Barker Electorate › Light LGA › Fords · 65 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Fords is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 81 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $2,083 a week, with median rent near $248 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

81Population
39Median age
$2,083Median household income / wk
$248Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 1.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Fords

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

Tree cover measures, Fords SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20201.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20211.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.8% · Labour-force participation 90.3%

Population by age in Fords
Population by age, Fords SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-1417
15-193
20-240
25-3411
35-4416
45-547
55-6413
65-748
75-840
85+0
Dwelling types in Fords
Dwelling types, Fords SA (ABS Census 2021)
House29
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Fords
Households by weekly income, Fords SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6500
$650-1,4994
$1,500-2,99915
$3,000+10
Top ancestries in Fords
Top ancestries, Fords SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian31
English26
German22
Irish14
Scottish11
Ancestry NS4
Housing tenure in Fords
Housing tenure, Fords SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned10
Mortgage14
Rented5
Other0
Cars per household in Fords
Cars per household, Fords SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
13
27
314
4+6
Commute to work in Fords
Commute to work, Fords SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car37
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home7
Top countries of birth in Fords
Top countries of birth, Fords SA (ABS Census 2021)
England4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

720 bird observations recorded near Fords — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Fords

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.