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Goolwa SA 5214

2,448 addresses · 92 streets

Mayo Electorate › Alexandrina LGA › Goolwa · 66 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Goolwa is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 2,558 people, with a median age of 67. The typical household earns around $790 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,558Population
67Median age
$790Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
1.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Goolwa - Port Elliot statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Goolwa itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 4.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Goolwa

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

Tree cover measures, Goolwa SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20214.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.8% · Labour-force participation 28.5%

Population by age in Goolwa
Population by age, Goolwa SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-448
5-14139
15-1979
20-2450
25-34121
35-44130
45-54209
55-64387
65-74613
75-84547
85+233
Dwelling types in Goolwa
Dwelling types, Goolwa SA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,057
Townhouse112
Apartment53
Other8
Households by weekly income in Goolwa
Households by weekly income, Goolwa SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650416
$650-1,499523
$1,500-2,999160
$3,000+54
Top ancestries in Goolwa
Top ancestries, Goolwa SA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,343
Australian817
Scottish294
Irish252
German231
Ancestry NS174
Housing tenure in Goolwa
Housing tenure, Goolwa SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned618
Mortgage205
Rented299
Other78
Cars per household in Goolwa
Cars per household, Goolwa SA (ABS Census 2021)
0121
1629
2322
383
4+57
Commute to work in Goolwa
Commute to work, Goolwa SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car412
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked28
Bicycle3
Home57
Top countries of birth in Goolwa
Top countries of birth, Goolwa SA (ABS Census 2021)
England340
Germany34
Scotland33
Netherlands22
New Zealand22
United States16
Languages used at home in Goolwa
Languages used at home, Goolwa SA (ABS Census 2021)
German22
Australian Indigenous10
Polish8
Greek4
Khmer4
Tagalog4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

44,132 bird observations recorded near Goolwa — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Goolwa

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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