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Middle River SA 5223

48 addresses · 7 streets

Mayo Electorate › Kangaroo Island LGA › Middle River · 161 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Middle River is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 23 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,124 a week, with median rent near $210 a week. Most homes are houses. About 33% of households own their home and 33% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

23Population
45Median age
$1,124Median household income / wk
$210Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Kangaroo Island statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Middle River itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Kingscote Airport, 39.8 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 31.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Middle River

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

Tree cover measures, Middle River SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202031.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202141.6%

Demographics

Population by age in Middle River
Population by age, Middle River SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-140
15-190
20-240
25-340
35-446
45-544
55-640
65-744
75-840
85+0
Dwelling types in Middle River
Dwelling types, Middle River SA (ABS Census 2021)
House12
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Top ancestries in Middle River
Top ancestries, Middle River SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian9
English9
Irish4
Ancestry NS4
Aboriginal0
Chinese0
Housing tenure in Middle River
Housing tenure, Middle River SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned5
Mortgage0
Rented5
Other5
Cars per household in Middle River
Cars per household, Middle River SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
14
26
30
4+0
Commute to work in Middle River
Commute to work, Middle River SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car5
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,042 bird observations recorded near Middle River — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Middle River

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.