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Mallala SA 5502

546 addresses · 41 streets

Grey Electorate › Adelaide Plains LGA › Mallala · 55 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Mallala is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 1,042 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,537 a week, with median rent near $278 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,042Population
37Median age
$1,537Median household income / wk
$278Median rent / wk
2.5Avg 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: Mallala itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Adelaide Airport, 56.2 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 0.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Mallala

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

Tree cover measures, Mallala SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20200.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20211.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.1% · Labour-force participation 62%

Population by age in Mallala
Population by age, Mallala SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-463
5-14136
15-1957
20-2453
25-34164
35-44144
45-54102
55-64149
65-7484
75-8462
85+18
Dwelling types in Mallala
Dwelling types, Mallala SA (ABS Census 2021)
House318
Townhouse9
Apartment3
Other26
Households by weekly income in Mallala
Households by weekly income, Mallala SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65050
$650-1,499103
$1,500-2,999142
$3,000+35
Top ancestries in Mallala
Top ancestries, Mallala SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian433
English413
Other114
Ancestry NS104
Scottish88
Irish72
Housing tenure in Mallala
Housing tenure, Mallala SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned123
Mortgage147
Rented86
Other9
Cars per household in Mallala
Cars per household, Mallala SA (ABS Census 2021)
027
1108
2127
357
4+43
Commute to work in Mallala
Commute to work, Mallala SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car348
Train0
Bus56
Tram/ferry0
Walked14
Bicycle4
Home20
Top countries of birth in Mallala
Top countries of birth, Mallala SA (ABS Census 2021)
England23
New Zealand9
Netherlands5
United States5
Germany4
Iran4
Languages used at home in Mallala
Languages used at home, Mallala SA (ABS Census 2021)
French9
Australian Indigenous6
Persian4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

472 bird observations recorded near Mallala — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Mallala

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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