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Lake Plains SA 5255

48 addresses · 12 streets

Mayo Electorate › Alexandrina LGA › Lake Plains · 63 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Lake Plains is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 48 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $850 a week, with median rent near $127 a week. Most homes are houses. About 57% of households own their home and 43% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

48Population
47Median age
$850Median household income / wk
$127Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Strathalbyn Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lake Plains itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 3.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lake Plains

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

Tree cover measures, Lake Plains SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20203.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20217.1%

Demographics

Population by age in Lake Plains
Population by age, Lake Plains SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-47
5-145
15-195
20-240
25-343
35-443
45-544
55-6412
65-744
75-840
85+0
Dwelling types in Lake Plains
Dwelling types, Lake Plains SA (ABS Census 2021)
House19
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Lake Plains
Households by weekly income, Lake Plains SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6506
$650-1,4994
$1,500-2,9990
$3,000+5
Top ancestries in Lake Plains
Top ancestries, Lake Plains SA (ABS Census 2021)
English21
Australian20
Scottish8
Ancestry NS5
Filipino4
German4
Housing tenure in Lake Plains
Housing tenure, Lake Plains SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned8
Mortgage0
Rented6
Other0
Cars per household in Lake Plains
Cars per household, Lake Plains SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
19
25
33
4+4
Commute to work in Lake Plains
Commute to work, Lake Plains SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car12
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home6
Top countries of birth in Lake Plains
Top countries of birth, Lake Plains SA (ABS Census 2021)
England4
Philippines4
Languages used at home in Lake Plains
Languages used at home, Lake Plains SA (ABS Census 2021)
Filipino3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,994 bird observations recorded near Lake Plains — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Lake Plains

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.