Kalka SA 0872
37 addresses · 8 streets
Grey Electorate › Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara LGA › Kalka · 1332 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Kalka is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 112 people, with a median age of 26. The typical household earns around $1,337 a week, with median rent near $100 a week. Most homes are houses. About 0% of households own their home and 100% rent. Most workers walk to work. Common community backgrounds include Aboriginal, Ancestry NS, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2011 → 2021
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
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: 0.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020
Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 0.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 0.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 25% · Labour-force participation 31.6%
Population by age in Kalka
| 0-4 | 9 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 27 |
| 15-19 | 10 |
| 20-24 | 11 |
| 25-34 | 24 |
| 35-44 | 12 |
| 45-54 | 9 |
| 55-64 | 7 |
| 65-74 | 0 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Kalka
| House | 17 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Kalka
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 4 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 3 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Kalka
| Aboriginal | 99 |
|---|---|
| Ancestry NS | 6 |
| English | 3 |
| Australian | 0 |
| Chinese | 0 |
| Croatian | 0 |
Housing tenure in Kalka
| Owned | 0 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 15 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Kalka
| 0 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Kalka
| Car | 4 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 10 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 0 |
Top countries of birth in Kalka
| New Zealand | 3 |
|---|
Languages used at home in Kalka
| Australian Indigenous | 103 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
31 bird observations recorded near Kalka — most often seen:
- Budgerigar (2)
- Little Crow (2)
- Australian Magpie (1)
- Australian Pipit (1)
- Australian Torresian Crow (1)
- Black-faced Woodswallow (1)
- Brown Songlark (1)
- Common Bronzewing (1)
- Eastern Brown Falcon (1)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (1)
- Eastern Galah (1)
- Inland Australian Hobby (1)
- Inland Black-faced Woodswallow (1)
Show all 29 birds recorded near Kalka
- Inland Western Bowerbird (1)
- Inland Yellow-throated Miner (1)
- Mainland Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (1)
- Mainland Wedge-tailed Eagle (1)
- Nankeen Kestrel (1)
- Pilbara Australian Magpie (1)
- Port Lincoln Parrot (1)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (1)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (1)
- Varied Sittella (1)
- Western Grey-fronted Honeyeater (1)
- Western Pied Butcherbird (1)
- Western White-plumed Honeyeater (1)
- White-backed Swallow (1)
- Yellow-throated Miner (1)
- Zebra Finch (1)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Kalka:
- Pipalyatjara (5.4 km)
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Streets
- Kalka Road (7)
- Kapi Wiru Road (8)
- Kulunypa Road (4)
- Maku Street (1)
- Minga Street (1)
- Ninu Street (2)
- Tilun Tilun Street (13)
- Wanari Street (1)