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Lochiel SA 5510

140 addresses · 28 streets

Grey Electorate › Wakefield LGA › Lochiel · 118 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Lochiel is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 104 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $1,208 a week, with median rent near $175 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

104Population
50Median age
$1,208Median household income / wk
$175Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Wakefield - Barunga West statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lochiel itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
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: 1.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lochiel

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

Tree cover measures, Lochiel SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20201.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20212.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.8% · Labour-force participation 58.4%

Population by age in Lochiel
Population by age, Lochiel SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-46
5-147
15-193
20-243
25-3411
35-446
45-5415
55-6424
65-7415
75-846
85+0
Dwelling types in Lochiel
Dwelling types, Lochiel SA (ABS Census 2021)
House44
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Lochiel
Households by weekly income, Lochiel SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6509
$650-1,49921
$1,500-2,99910
$3,000+4
Top ancestries in Lochiel
Top ancestries, Lochiel SA (ABS Census 2021)
English58
Australian49
Scottish12
Irish10
German9
Other3
Housing tenure in Lochiel
Housing tenure, Lochiel SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned27
Mortgage7
Rented5
Other8
Cars per household in Lochiel
Cars per household, Lochiel SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
114
212
312
4+6
Commute to work in Lochiel
Commute to work, Lochiel SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car28
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked7
Bicycle0
Home3
Top countries of birth in Lochiel
Top countries of birth, Lochiel SA (ABS Census 2021)
England3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

407 bird observations recorded near Lochiel — most often seen:

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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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