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Goolwa South SA 5214

1,210 addresses · 39 streets

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

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Living Here

Goolwa South is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 1,041 people, with a median age of 62. The typical household earns around $961 a week, with median rent near $280 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 28% 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.

1,041Population
62Median age
$961Median household income / wk
$280Median rent / wk
1.9Avg 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 South itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
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: 1.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Goolwa South

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

Tree cover measures, Goolwa South SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20201.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202120.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.9% · Labour-force participation 39.1%

Population by age in Goolwa South
Population by age, Goolwa South SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-429
5-1449
15-1939
20-2440
25-3478
35-4482
45-54109
55-64163
65-74243
75-84160
85+56
Dwelling types in Goolwa South
Dwelling types, Goolwa South SA (ABS Census 2021)
House447
Townhouse28
Apartment22
Other3
Households by weekly income in Goolwa South
Households by weekly income, Goolwa South SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650128
$650-1,499228
$1,500-2,999101
$3,000+31
Top ancestries in Goolwa South
Top ancestries, Goolwa South SA (ABS Census 2021)
English545
Australian381
Scottish132
Irish107
German84
Other51
Housing tenure in Goolwa South
Housing tenure, Goolwa South SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned245
Mortgage104
Rented136
Other4
Cars per household in Goolwa South
Cars per household, Goolwa South SA (ABS Census 2021)
028
1217
2176
348
4+24
Commute to work in Goolwa South
Commute to work, Goolwa South SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car248
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked11
Bicycle3
Home41
Top countries of birth in Goolwa South
Top countries of birth, Goolwa South SA (ABS Census 2021)
England106
New Zealand14
Netherlands10
Germany8
United States7
Wales7
Languages used at home in Goolwa South
Languages used at home, Goolwa South SA (ABS Census 2021)
German8
Samoan4
Spanish4
Australian Indigenous3
Italian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

48,629 bird observations recorded near Goolwa South — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Goolwa South

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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