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Oakbank SA 5243

517 addresses · 31 streets

Mayo Electorate › Adelaide Hills LGA › Oakbank · 23 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Oakbank is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 865 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $2,024 a week, with median rent near $340 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,200,000.

865Population
48Median age
$2,024Median household income / wk
$340Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Lobethal - Woodside statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Oakbank itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Adelaide Airport, 29.1 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources9/10
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.

Median Sale Prices

$1,200,000House · 2026 1Q

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Metropolitan Median House Sales, Valuer-General South Australia.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 15.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Oakbank

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

Tree cover measures, Oakbank SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202015.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202136.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.3% · Labour-force participation 63.9%

Population by age in Oakbank
Population by age, Oakbank SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-439
5-14108
15-1942
20-2443
25-3477
35-4491
45-54122
55-64148
65-74119
75-8453
85+10
Dwelling types in Oakbank
Dwelling types, Oakbank SA (ABS Census 2021)
House307
Townhouse10
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Oakbank
Households by weekly income, Oakbank SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65035
$650-1,49967
$1,500-2,99989
$3,000+93
Top ancestries in Oakbank
Top ancestries, Oakbank SA (ABS Census 2021)
English418
Australian363
Scottish92
German86
Irish73
Ancestry NS58
Housing tenure in Oakbank
Housing tenure, Oakbank SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned134
Mortgage134
Rented44
Other5
Cars per household in Oakbank
Cars per household, Oakbank SA (ABS Census 2021)
04
172
2124
360
4+51
Commute to work in Oakbank
Commute to work, Oakbank SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car297
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked8
Bicycle0
Home78
Top countries of birth in Oakbank
Top countries of birth, Oakbank SA (ABS Census 2021)
England43
Germany11
New Zealand9
Wales8
Scotland5
Canada4
Languages used at home in Oakbank
Languages used at home, Oakbank SA (ABS Census 2021)
German9
Afrikaans6
Greek6
Arabic3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

7,458 bird observations recorded near Oakbank — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Oakbank

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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