Mccracken SA 5211
1,564 addresses · 55 streets
Mayo Electorate › Victor Harbor LGA › Mccracken · 68 km from Adelaide
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Living Here
Mccracken is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 2,076 people, with a median age of 64. The typical household earns around $1,006 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Victor Harbor statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Mccracken itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
5 supermarkets
1 beach
2 pharmacies
2 optometrists
1 hospital
2 libraries
1 post office
3 gyms & sports centres
2 golf clubs
2 bakeries
4 hardware stores
2 hairdressers
1 mechanic
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: 13.4% 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 | 13.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 20.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 7.2% · Labour-force participation 35.3%
Population by age in Mccracken
| 0-4 | 53 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 166 |
| 15-19 | 76 |
| 20-24 | 59 |
| 25-34 | 97 |
| 35-44 | 172 |
| 45-54 | 181 |
| 55-64 | 258 |
| 65-74 | 502 |
| 75-84 | 380 |
| 85+ | 134 |
Dwelling types in Mccracken
| House | 812 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 112 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Mccracken
| <$650 | 228 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 413 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 169 |
| $3,000+ | 75 |
Top ancestries in Mccracken
| English | 1,070 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 795 |
| Scottish | 242 |
| Irish | 218 |
| German | 195 |
| Other | 78 |
Housing tenure in Mccracken
| Owned | 471 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 208 |
| Rented | 173 |
| Other | 60 |
Cars per household in Mccracken
| 0 | 49 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 428 |
| 2 | 339 |
| 3 | 73 |
| 4+ | 34 |
Commute to work in Mccracken
| Car | 405 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 3 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 17 |
| Bicycle | 6 |
| Home | 68 |
Top countries of birth in Mccracken
| England | 232 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 19 |
| Scotland | 19 |
| Netherlands | 14 |
| Germany | 9 |
| Ireland | 9 |
Languages used at home in Mccracken
| German | 8 |
|---|---|
| Korean | 7 |
| Indonesian | 6 |
| Italian | 5 |
| Russian | 5 |
| Greek | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
65,993 bird observations recorded near Mccracken — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (4,302)
- Eastern New Holland Honeyeater (4,209)
- Western Red Wattlebird (3,676)
- Eurasian Blackbird (3,522)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (3,323)
- Eastern Galah (2,781)
- Common Starling (2,633)
- South Australian Superb Fairy-wren (2,626)
- Fleurieu Adelaide Rosella (2,548)
- Eastern White-plumed Honeyeater (2,436)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (2,421)
- Pacific Black Duck (2,333)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (2,276)
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- Little Raven (2,266)
- Southern Magpie-lark (2,184)
- Giinbaywarraymal (1,952)
- House Sparrow (1,850)
- Dusky Moorhen (1,741)
- Eastern Asian Spotted Dove (1,709)
- South-eastern Little Wattlebird (1,576)
- Australian Wood Duck (1,552)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (1,493)
- Little Pied Cormorant (1,482)
- South-eastern Musk Lorikeet (1,475)
- Western Striated Pardalote (1,460)
- South Australian Silvereye (1,275)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (1,272)
- South-eastern Red-rumped Parrot (1,257)
- Eurasian Coot (1,187)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (1,176)
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 Mccracken:
- Hayborough (1.4 km)
- Chiton (2.1 km)
- Victor Harbor (2.2 km)
- Hindmarsh Valley (3.6 km)
- Port Elliot (4.2 km)
- Lower Inman Valley (4.4 km)
- Encounter Bay (5.2 km)
- Waitpinga (8.3 km)
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Streets
- Adare Avenue (14)
- Adelaide Road (111)
- Africaine Drive (31)
- Alexander Street (12)
- Anderson Grove (24)
- Antrim Street (10)
- Batley Street (9)
- Beaumont Street (2)
- Bluffview Road (26)
- Bodman Street (11)
- Cherington Road (28)
- Coleman Avenue (19)
- Coromandel Drive (153)
- Cowan Avenue (11)
- Cudmore Road (105)
- David Street (34)
- Dinan Road (9)
- Donegal Street (14)
- Down Street (6)
- Dundalk Avenue (28)
- Emma Court (6)
- Endeavour Drive (39)
- Fairway Drive (47)
- Goshawk Court (3)
- Hardy Street (2)
- Hayward Court (13)
- Hayward Street (25)
- Heggerton Street (37)
- Hindmarsh Road (149)
- Honeyman Grove (22)
- Hooghly Court (9)
- Isabella Court (8)
- Ives Crescent (27)
- John Pirie Court (11)
- Lamont Court (6)
- Lamont Road (32)
- Langley Road (26)
- Laxton Street (17)
- Links Court (18)
- Mary Pelham Court (10)
- Mccracken Drive (24)
- Modra Street (9)
- Palm Court (8)
- Pearsons Road (4)
- Rapid Drive (109)
- Riverway Court (24)
- Sarah Court (9)
- Schah Court (9)
- Tam O'shanter Place (25)
- The Crescent (35)
- The Drive (7)
- Tyrone Street (56)
- Victor Harbor Road (1)
- View Road (15)
- Wattle Drive (65)
