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Goolwa Beach SA 5214

1,811 addresses · 66 streets

Mayo Electorate › Alexandrina LGA › Goolwa Beach · 67 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Goolwa Beach is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 2,222 people, with a median age of 58. The typical household earns around $916 a week, with median rent near $275 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,222Population
58Median age
$916Median household income / wk
$275Median rent / wk
2.1Avg 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 Beach itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources3/10
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: 17.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Goolwa Beach

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

Tree cover measures, Goolwa Beach SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202017.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202123.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.2% · Labour-force participation 41.6%

Population by age in Goolwa Beach
Population by age, Goolwa Beach SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-478
5-14201
15-1986
20-2460
25-34151
35-44195
45-54242
55-64347
65-74466
75-84294
85+95
Dwelling types in Goolwa Beach
Dwelling types, Goolwa Beach SA (ABS Census 2021)
House896
Townhouse100
Apartment4
Other0
Households by weekly income in Goolwa Beach
Households by weekly income, Goolwa Beach SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650248
$650-1,499434
$1,500-2,999180
$3,000+49
Top ancestries in Goolwa Beach
Top ancestries, Goolwa Beach SA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,123
Australian836
Scottish242
German212
Irish177
Ancestry NS116
Housing tenure in Goolwa Beach
Housing tenure, Goolwa Beach SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned425
Mortgage292
Rented200
Other66
Cars per household in Goolwa Beach
Cars per household, Goolwa Beach SA (ABS Census 2021)
033
1443
2374
399
4+39
Commute to work in Goolwa Beach
Commute to work, Goolwa Beach SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car527
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked20
Bicycle7
Home72
Top countries of birth in Goolwa Beach
Top countries of birth, Goolwa Beach SA (ABS Census 2021)
England221
Netherlands22
New Zealand19
Germany13
Wales11
Scotland9
Languages used at home in Goolwa Beach
Languages used at home, Goolwa Beach SA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian9
German7
Greek7
Portuguese5
Thai4
Afrikaans3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

42,155 bird observations recorded near Goolwa Beach — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Goolwa Beach

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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