Karkoo SA 5632
34 addresses · 11 streets
Grey Electorate › Lower Eyre Peninsula LGA › Karkoo · 283 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Karkoo is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 52 people, with a median age of 32. The typical household earns around $1,875 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 45% of households own their home and 35% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Eyre Peninsula statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Karkoo itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 childcare centre
Getting around. Airport: Lock Airport, 54.7 km north.
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: 6.7% 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 | 6.7% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 18.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 7.1% · Labour-force participation 77.8%
Population by age in Karkoo
| 0-4 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 10 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 5 |
| 25-34 | 9 |
| 35-44 | 6 |
| 45-54 | 3 |
| 55-64 | 4 |
| 65-74 | 3 |
| 75-84 | 4 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Karkoo
| House | 15 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Karkoo
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 0 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 8 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Karkoo
| Australian | 29 |
|---|---|
| English | 22 |
| Irish | 8 |
| Russian | 6 |
| German | 5 |
| Aboriginal | 3 |
Housing tenure in Karkoo
| Owned | 9 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 7 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Karkoo
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 6 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Karkoo
| Car | 20 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 8 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
13 bird observations recorded near Karkoo — most often seen:
- Black-shouldered Kite (4)
- Wedge-tailed Eagle (3)
- Black-tailed Native-hen (1)
- Brown Currawong (1)
- Brown Falcon (1)
- Hooded Plover (1)
- White-necked Heron (1)
- Yellow-throated Miner (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.
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Streets
- Archie Griffiths Road (6)
- Baines Road (1)
- Boundary Road (1)
- Durdin Drive (1)
- Harold Freeman Road (5)
- Loller Road (2)
- Meaney Road (2)
- The Goat Track (1)
- Tiller Lake Road (1)
- Tod Highway (11)
- Wagner Road (3)