Lucky Bay SA 5602
119 addresses · 1 street
Grey Electorate › Franklin Harbour LGA › Lucky Bay · 197 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Lucky Bay is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 15 people, with a median age of 72. The typical household earns around $669 a week, with median rent near $92 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Scottish, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Kimba - Cleve - Franklin Harbour statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lucky Bay itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 hospital
Getting around. Ferry wharf: Lucky Bay Ferry Terminal, 800 m west · Airport: Cowell Airport, 14.7 km west.
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: 1.1% 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 | 1.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 8.0% |
Demographics
Population by age in Lucky Bay
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 0 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 0 |
| 35-44 | 0 |
| 45-54 | 4 |
| 55-64 | 0 |
| 65-74 | 8 |
| 75-84 | 4 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Lucky Bay
| House | 5 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Lucky Bay
| <$650 | 4 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 5 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Lucky Bay
| English | 13 |
|---|---|
| Scottish | 4 |
| German | 3 |
| Australian | 0 |
| Aboriginal | 0 |
| Chinese | 0 |
Housing tenure in Lucky Bay
| Owned | 9 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Lucky Bay
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Lucky Bay
| Car | 4 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 0 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
365 bird observations recorded near Lucky Bay — most often seen:
- Variegated Fairy-wren (63)
- White-bellied Sea-eagle (22)
- Nankeen Kestrel (16)
- Red-capped Plover (16)
- Pied Cormorant (15)
- South-eastern Singing Honeyeater (15)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (14)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (13)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (13)
- Common Starling (12)
- Giinbaywarraymal (12)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (12)
- Eastern Osprey (10)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Lucky Bay
- Australian Pelican (9)
- Eastern Australian Raven (9)
- Osprey (9)
- Brown Songlark (8)
- Caspian Tern (8)
- Eastern Galah (8)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (8)
- Inland Grey Butcherbird (8)
- Red-necked Stint (8)
- Silver Gull (8)
- West Coast Pacific Gull (8)
- Western Red Wattlebird (8)
- Malleefowl (7)
- Singing Honeyeater (7)
- White-faced Heron (7)
- Australian Pipit (6)
- Australian Raven (6)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Lucky Bay:
- Cowell (12.8 km)
- Mitchellville (12.8 km)
- Minbrie (22.5 km)
- Port Gibbon (25.7 km)
- Midgee (31.1 km)
- Miltalie (33 km)
- Mangalo (48.5 km)
- Arno Bay (49.2 km)
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Streets
- Lucky Bay Boulevard (119)
