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Lewiston SA 5501

1,532 addresses · 65 streets

Grey Electorate › Adelaide Plains LGA › Lewiston · 36 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Lewiston is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 3,275 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,910 a week, with median rent near $330 a week. Most homes are houses. About 93% of households own their home and 6% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

3,275Population
42Median age
$1,910Median household income / wk
$330Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Lewiston - Two Wells statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lewiston itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 7.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lewiston

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

Tree cover measures, Lewiston SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202111.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 66.5%

Population by age in Lewiston
Population by age, Lewiston SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4165
5-14411
15-19262
20-24180
25-34329
35-44381
45-54600
55-64544
65-74272
75-84110
85+24
Dwelling types in Lewiston
Dwelling types, Lewiston SA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,092
Townhouse0
Apartment4
Other0
Households by weekly income in Lewiston
Households by weekly income, Lewiston SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650124
$650-1,499250
$1,500-2,999400
$3,000+211
Top ancestries in Lewiston
Top ancestries, Lewiston SA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,521
Australian1,403
Scottish313
German250
Irish226
Italian170
Housing tenure in Lewiston
Housing tenure, Lewiston SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned304
Mortgage702
Rented67
Other13
Cars per household in Lewiston
Cars per household, Lewiston SA (ABS Census 2021)
07
1177
2379
3267
4+255
Commute to work in Lewiston
Commute to work, Lewiston SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,320
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked17
Bicycle0
Home142
Top countries of birth in Lewiston
Top countries of birth, Lewiston SA (ABS Census 2021)
England251
Scotland30
Vietnam23
New Zealand20
Greece15
Italy14
Languages used at home in Lewiston
Languages used at home, Lewiston SA (ABS Census 2021)
Greek26
Vietnamese26
Italian21
Afrikaans7
Tamil7
Russian6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,575 bird observations recorded near Lewiston — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Lewiston

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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