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Mount Light SA 5271

103 addresses · 17 streets

Barker Electorate › Naracoorte Lucindale LGA › Mount Light · 302 km from Adelaide

Living Here

Mount Light is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 155 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,937 a week, with median rent near $250 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, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

155Population
46Median age
$1,937Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Naracoorte Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Mount Light itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Naracoorte Airport, 4.4 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 12% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Mount Light

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

Tree cover measures, Mount Light SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202119.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.1% · Labour-force participation 72.1%

Population by age in Mount Light
Population by age, Mount Light SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-43
5-1423
15-1920
20-245
25-3410
35-4416
45-5428
55-6414
65-7414
75-8412
85+5
Dwelling types in Mount Light
Dwelling types, Mount Light SA (ABS Census 2021)
House54
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Mount Light
Households by weekly income, Mount Light SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6504
$650-1,49918
$1,500-2,99920
$3,000+10
Top ancestries in Mount Light
Top ancestries, Mount Light SA (ABS Census 2021)
English79
Australian60
Scottish33
German22
Irish14
Dutch6
Housing tenure in Mount Light
Housing tenure, Mount Light SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned34
Mortgage20
Rented0
Other0
Cars per household in Mount Light
Cars per household, Mount Light SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
114
225
313
4+11
Commute to work in Mount Light
Commute to work, Mount Light SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car64
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home13
Top countries of birth in Mount Light
Top countries of birth, Mount Light SA (ABS Census 2021)
England5
Germany4
Languages used at home in Mount Light
Languages used at home, Mount Light SA (ABS Census 2021)
Korean5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,347 bird observations recorded near Mount Light — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Mount Light

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.