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Goolwa North SA 5214

1,053 addresses · 41 streets

Mayo Electorate › Alexandrina LGA › Goolwa North · 65 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Goolwa North is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 1,307 people, with a median age of 66. The typical household earns around $948 a week, with median rent near $270 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 14% 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.

1,307Population
66Median age
$948Median household income / wk
$270Median rent / wk
2.0Avg 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 North itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
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: 9.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Goolwa North

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

Tree cover measures, Goolwa North SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20219.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.3% · Labour-force participation 29.2%

Population by age in Goolwa North
Population by age, Goolwa North SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-430
5-1488
15-1945
20-2410
25-3464
35-4480
45-5495
55-64177
65-74425
75-84250
85+30
Dwelling types in Goolwa North
Dwelling types, Goolwa North SA (ABS Census 2021)
House583
Townhouse14
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Goolwa North
Households by weekly income, Goolwa North SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650134
$650-1,499307
$1,500-2,999106
$3,000+29
Top ancestries in Goolwa North
Top ancestries, Goolwa North SA (ABS Census 2021)
English679
Australian478
Scottish158
German112
Irish104
Other52
Housing tenure in Goolwa North
Housing tenure, Goolwa North SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned387
Mortgage112
Rented84
Other18
Cars per household in Goolwa North
Cars per household, Goolwa North SA (ABS Census 2021)
010
1247
2235
370
4+37
Commute to work in Goolwa North
Commute to work, Goolwa North SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car226
Train0
Bus5
Tram/ferry0
Walked9
Bicycle3
Home24
Top countries of birth in Goolwa North
Top countries of birth, Goolwa North SA (ABS Census 2021)
England168
Germany18
Netherlands16
New Zealand16
Scotland16
South Africa6
Languages used at home in Goolwa North
Languages used at home, Goolwa North SA (ABS Census 2021)
Thai8
Greek4
German3
Italian3
Vietnamese3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

48,048 bird observations recorded near Goolwa North — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Goolwa North

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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