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Lower Light SA 5501

123 addresses · 31 streets

Grey Electorate › Adelaide Plains LGA › Lower Light · 47 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Lower Light is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 203 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,542 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

203Population
45Median age
$1,542Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Mallala statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lower Light itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
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% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lower Light

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

Tree cover measures, Lower Light SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20201.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20210.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.1% · Labour-force participation 52.4%

Population by age in Lower Light
Population by age, Lower Light SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-48
5-1428
15-199
20-246
25-3422
35-4422
45-5422
55-6432
65-7432
75-8414
85+4
Dwelling types in Lower Light
Dwelling types, Lower Light SA (ABS Census 2021)
House64
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Lower Light
Households by weekly income, Lower Light SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6508
$650-1,49915
$1,500-2,99918
$3,000+18
Top ancestries in Lower Light
Top ancestries, Lower Light SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian71
English66
Ancestry NS46
Scottish15
Other11
German10
Housing tenure in Lower Light
Housing tenure, Lower Light SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned35
Mortgage14
Rented11
Other4
Cars per household in Lower Light
Cars per household, Lower Light SA (ABS Census 2021)
04
116
224
310
4+9
Commute to work in Lower Light
Commute to work, Lower Light SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car45
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked8
Bicycle0
Home19
Top countries of birth in Lower Light
Top countries of birth, Lower Light SA (ABS Census 2021)
England11
Sri Lanka3
Languages used at home in Lower Light
Languages used at home, Lower Light SA (ABS Census 2021)
Sinhalese3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

615 bird observations recorded near Lower Light — 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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