Markaranka SA 5330
13 addresses · 1 street
Barker Electorate › Loxton Waikerie LGA › Markaranka · 154 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Markaranka is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 37 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,562 a week, with median rent near $130 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Waikerie statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Markaranka itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 hospital
1 golf club
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: 9.4% 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 | 9.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 20.2% |
Demographics
Population by age in Markaranka
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 5 |
| 15-19 | 5 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 0 |
| 35-44 | 7 |
| 45-54 | 6 |
| 55-64 | 9 |
| 65-74 | 3 |
| 75-84 | 3 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Markaranka
| House | 10 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Markaranka
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 3 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 8 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Markaranka
| Australian | 19 |
|---|---|
| English | 15 |
| German | 6 |
| Irish | 6 |
| Filipino | 5 |
| Aboriginal | 0 |
Housing tenure in Markaranka
| Owned | 11 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 5 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Markaranka
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Markaranka
| Car | 12 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 5 |
Top countries of birth in Markaranka
| Philippines | 5 |
|---|
Languages used at home in Markaranka
| Filipino | 5 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
2,337 bird observations recorded near Markaranka — most often seen:
- Galah (165)
- Grey Teal (140)
- Whistling Kite (126)
- Australian Pelican (118)
- Yellow Rosella (113)
- Australian Raven (99)
- Australian Wood Duck (99)
- Australian Magpie (86)
- Great Cormorant (85)
- Pacific Black Duck (84)
- Welcome Swallow (82)
- Crested Pigeon (80)
- White-faced Heron (77)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Markaranka
- Eastern Regent Parrot (73)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (68)
- Little Black Cormorant (67)
- Magpie-lark (63)
- Crimson Rosella (62)
- Willie Wagtail (62)
- Masked Lapwing (58)
- Australasian Darter (57)
- Australian Shelduck (57)
- Tree Martin (56)
- Straw-necked Ibis (55)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (54)
- Red-rumped Parrot (53)
- Black Swan (52)
- Great Egret (50)
- Little Raven (49)
- Pied Butcherbird (47)
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 Markaranka:
- Qualco (4.5 km)
- Taylorville (5.5 km)
- Sunlands (7.8 km)
- Ramco (10.9 km)
- Ramco Heights (11.9 km)
- Golden Heights (13.3 km)
- Waikerie (13.6 km)
- Holder (14.8 km)
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Streets
- Goyder Highway (13)