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North Shields SA 5607

215 addresses · 22 streets

Grey Electorate › Lower Eyre Peninsula LGA › North Shields · 252 km from Adelaide

Living Here

North Shields is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 338 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,733 a week, with median rent near $345 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

338Population
49Median age
$1,733Median household income / wk
$345Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Eyre Peninsula statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: North Shields itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Port Lincoln Airport, 1.9 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs4/10

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: 3.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in North Shields

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

Tree cover measures, North Shields SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20203.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20213.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.9% · Labour-force participation 59.1%

Population by age in North Shields
Population by age, North Shields SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-426
5-1434
15-1919
20-246
25-3434
35-4435
45-5439
55-6461
65-7455
75-8420
85+11
Dwelling types in North Shields
Dwelling types, North Shields SA (ABS Census 2021)
House113
Townhouse6
Apartment0
Other4
Households by weekly income in North Shields
Households by weekly income, North Shields SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65017
$650-1,49924
$1,500-2,99943
$3,000+22
Top ancestries in North Shields
Top ancestries, North Shields SA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian162
English134
Scottish28
Irish25
Ancestry NS21
German18
Housing tenure in North Shields
Housing tenure, North Shields SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned54
Mortgage46
Rented17
Other0
Cars per household in North Shields
Cars per household, North Shields SA (ABS Census 2021)
00
128
252
324
4+20
Commute to work in North Shields
Commute to work, North Shields SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car102
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked10
Bicycle0
Home16
Top countries of birth in North Shields
Top countries of birth, North Shields SA (ABS Census 2021)
England10
New Zealand5
Languages used at home in North Shields
Languages used at home, North Shields SA (ABS Census 2021)
Thai4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,513 bird observations recorded near North Shields — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near North Shields

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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